#manchester-united

#manchester-united

Starting with the hosts, signing off October in the midst of a three-match winning run, it appeared that Manchester United had finally started to find their feet under Ruben Amorim's guidance. However, dropping out of the European spots and once again showing some glaring inconsistencies, the former Sporting Lisbon boss once again finds serious scrutiny on his position at Old Trafford.

Manchester United could move for Conor Gallagher on loan, three Premier League clubs are vying for Antoine Semenyo, while Aston Villa join the race for Brennan Johnson. Manchester United have shortlisted seven midfielders to sign, with a loan deal for Atletico Madrid's 25-year-old England international Conor Gallagher in January being one of the more feasible options. Tottenham have ended their pursuit of Bournemouth and Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo.

The England international had hit the woodwork early on, albeit United were arguably the better team in the first half at Villa Park, with Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko going close before Rogers bent a stunning finish home in the 45th minute. United got the goal their performance merited, though, three minutes later. Matty Cash was robbed by Patrick Dorgu, and Cunha finished calmly beyond Martinez.

Sam Kerr scored the opening two goals for Chelsea, and Johanna Rytting Kaneryd got a hat-trick. Wieke Kaptein scored twice, with Sjoeke Nusken and Millie Bright also getting on the score-sheet. Jenna Clark headed home for Liverpool, who have failed to win any of their last four games in all competitions and are rooted to the bottom of the Women's Super League.

Manchester United are on course to go more than four months without playing a fixture in the traditional Saturday 3pm slot. Ruben Amorim's side have played just three times during the 3pm blackout this campaign - the last time being a 2-2 draw at Nottingham Forest on 1 November. The Red Devils have also not played a Saturday 3pm kick-off at Old Trafford since beating Sunderland on 4 October.

The UEFA Women's Champions League draw for the knockout phase took place on Thursday, with the top 12 teams learning their fate. If defending champions Arsenal overcome minnows OH Leuven in the playoff stage, they will face Chelsea, while the winners of VfL Wolfsburg and Juventus will take on eight-time champions OL Lyonnes. On the other side of the bracket, Manchester United were drawn against Atlético Madrid in the playoffs, before a possible game with Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals,