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Real Madrid have sent shockwaves through European football by sacking Xabi Alonso, ending his tenure at the Santiago Bernabeu prematurely. Despite arriving with a reputation as the continent's brightest young tactical mind, a run of indifferent results and friction with the board has led President Florentino Perez to pull the trigger. However, the Spaniard is unlikely to be out of work for long, with Premier League giants already circling.

Image source, Getty Images As Manchester United fans filed out of Old Trafford yesterday, their club dumped out of both domestic cups at the first hurdle for the first time since the 1981-82 season, many were left bemoaning the fact that one of their former strikers had played such a key role in their misery. Danny Welbeck's strike in Brighton's 2-1 FA Cup third round victory on Sunday was his eighth career goal in all competitions against United his joint best record against any opposition, prompting former teammate Phil Jones to say United fans would "take him back in a heartbeat".

Manchester United are facing one of the most turbulent periods in their modern history, with the atmosphere inside the club described as volatile, frantic, and close to eruption, according to a trusted source on X. Tensions have reportedly reached breaking point at both boardroom and ownership level, while morale within the dressing room has sunk to an all-time low. Players are said to be deeply unhappy with the current direction of the club, raising serious questions about stability and leadership.

They are condemned to a 40-game season, the fewest they have played since 1914-15. The world's oldest person, 116-year-old Ethel Caterham, was five at the time, so even she probably doesn't remember it. After a two-game trip to Asia at the end of last season to plug a financial hole, now the mooted mid-season trip to Saudi Arabia has to become more likely.

Manchester United's hunt for trophies is over inside the second week of January after a ruthless Brighton took advantage of yet another loose defensive performance. This FA Cup third-round knockout means the 13-times winners have been dumped from the competition and the League Cup at the first opportunity for a first time since 1981-82. By the end of May United's season will stand at a total of 40 games their lowest number in a complete campaign since 1914-15.

Brighton & Hove Albion's second game in Manchester in a matter of days takes them to Old Trafford in the third round of the FA Cup. Only Arsenal have won the FA Cup more times than Manchester United, the 2023-24 winners under former head coach Erik ten Hag. Read on as FourFourTwo brings you all the information on how to watch Manchester United vs Brighton online, on TV, and from anywhere.

Manchester United could use more quality on the flanks, and the 28-year-old would be an excellent addition. However, they have Matheus Cunha playing in a similar role. The Brazilian will have to be moved centrally in order to accommodate the Japanese International. Mitoma will not want to sit on the bench. He will only join a club where he is a regular starter.

Arsenal missed the opportunity to make up ground on their Women's Super League title rivals as they drew 0-0 with Manchester United, who had Jayde Riviere sent off. Riviere was given her marching orders after committing two bookable offences, the second of which was a late challenge on Caitlin Foord in the 65th minute. But United stood firm against a barrage of Arsenal shots at the Emirates Stadium, with Phallon Tullis-Joyce remaining unbeaten between the sticks to keep the gap between the teams

I can tell you in the last 24 hours that the message coming from Barcelona, coming directly from the club, is that in communications they had with Marcus Rashford's camp, so agents, family of the player, is that they already told Rashford they would love to continue with him beyond this season, Romano said.

Despite all the questions I'm getting on Enzo Maresca and Manchester United he's been linked in Italy with a potential role at Manchester United. At the moment guys, what I'm told is that Manchester City are interested in Enzo Maresca for the future. As I always told you, it's not something imminent. It's not something guaranteed. It's something for the future if Enzo Maresca will be available as a manager when Pep Guardiola decides to leave. But Pep has not decided anything at this stage.

Finding a long-term successor to Roy Keane before he left under a cloud back in 2005 was tricky, with the expensively-acquired Juan Sebastian Veron failing to make an impression. Michael Carrick earned plenty of respect in the deep-lying role, but was a very different kind of player. Owen Hargreaves was excellent for a brief time, but injuries curtailed his career at Old Trafford.

"What happens in these job interviews? I'm intrigued. Why do they keep giving certain people a job? What happens in the interview that they sit there and go, and 12, 14 months later, 'He's not the guy for us'. "Do you not suss that out when you speak to them? You look somebody in the eye and go... You see who's making the decisions at Manchester United. You still have Ferguson and David Gill hanging on like a bad smell."

They started slowly at Burnley, settling into a 4-2-3-1 formation that suits them and pretty much every other team far better than Ruben Amorim's 3-4-2-1 before, midway through the first half, they started to play. The deployment of Bruno Fernandes close to the opposition goal, along with a wide player, Patrick Dorgu, playing on his natural side, meant Benjamin Sesko was, for the first time, provided with decent service.

According to Fichajes, citing journalist Diego Firmino, it could be that Palmeiras will come in with an offer for Casemiro amid doubts over his Man Utd future. The report suggests the veteran Brazil international could be offered a two-year deal by Palmeiras, though it remains to be seen if he'll definitely return to the Brazilian league. Casemiro might well end up having tempting offers from elsewhere, with Saudi Pro League clubs perhaps also realistic as potential destinations for him,

Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly interested in the Marseille manager Roberto De Zerbi. The 46-year-old has done an impressive job at the French club, and he is on the radar of Manchester United as well. According to a report from TEAMtalk, Tottenham could look to bring him in as a replacement for Thomas Frank if the results do not improve quickly. They have been quite disappointing in recent months, and they will be desperate to turn things around.

United then saw two efforts cleared off the line either side of a disallowed goal prior to half-time, before finally finding their equaliser five minutes after the restart as Benjamin Sesko ended his recent scoring drought by rifling home following a sumptuous Bruno Fernandes through ball. Sesko put his side in front 10 minutes later with another fine first-time finish, but Fletcher's men were promptly pegged back by a lovely curling effort from Clarets substitute Jaidon Anthony.

It has been a dramatic week even by United's standards: the rapid breakdown in relations between Ruben Amorim and club bosses, a fiery Friday meeting with director of football Jason Wilcox, two incendiary news conferences, and another sacking. It's a club that can sometimes feel more like a soap opera with only a sprinkling of actual football. The latest episode had a new leading man -- caretaker boss Darren Fletcher -- and more twists and turns.