First loss to Nottingham Forest since 1994 rings up 14th defeat of the season as under-pressure manager bemoans injury absences

Enniskillen native bounces back in a topsy turvy last 16 clash and holds nerve to send Scotsman out at PDC World Darts Championship 

Is Howe capable of breaking the pattern? If he cannot, he may find himself like Mark Hughes, an often-forgotten preamble to the more dramatic story to come.

Gibbs-White's superb finish gave Andre Onana no chance in the visitors’ goal and capped an entertaining second half.

Villa led at the break thanks to a Moussa Diaby finish after Leon Bailey's 28th-minute opener for the hosts had been cancelled out three minutes later by Zeki Amdouni.

The Old Trafford giants announced on Christmas Eve that a long-awaited deal has been reached for boyhood fan Ratcliffe to buy a 25% stake in the Premier League outfit.

INEOS is taking responsibility for United’s footballing operations.

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With four defeats in their last five league games, numerous injuries and a tough schedule, the manager is in a tricky spot

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Wood leaves the club with the Ammies currently on an eight-game winless league run

Garnacho and Højlund also show the club can still look forward with some optimism

The Argentina international sustained the injury during last weekend’s 2-1 victory against Everton

Garnacho’s double and Hojlund’s winner, after such a long wait to score in a United shirt, should be celebrated long into the night by supporters who have endured such a difficult season so far.

It was a successful end to an evening in which the Christmas joy that had come for United supporters in the tantalising prospect of seeing the beginning of the end of the ownership of the hated Glazer family did not take long to unravel.

United announced on Christmas Eve that Ratcliffe, the chairman of INEOS, had finalised a deal for a share of the Premier League outfit.

The Magpies had taken the lead through a contentious Alexander Isak penalty.

Defeat against Wolves at Molineux on Christmas Eve was their fourth away loss on the spin following reverses at Newcastle, Manchester United and Everton.