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As noted by  The Express , speculation was rife over whether or not the Belgian international had been dropped after he wasn’t spotted travelling with the rest of the squad on Friday. Given he has only scored four goals in 14 games so far this season, with his last goal coming back in September, it had been suggested that he may well be left out due to a lack of confidence and form, as seen last weekend for the win over Everton. However, as noted in the tweets below, Mourinho has now confirmed that Lukaku picked up a problem in training yesterday and that it’s serious enough to keep him out of action on Saturday. Instead, Anthony Martial and Alexis Sanchez have been tasked with leading United’s line this weekend, with Marcus Rashford dropping to the bench. It remains to be seen if Lukaku is in contention to return against Juventus in the Champions League next week, but the 25-year-old will surely hope that the opportunity to sit out and fully recover will help him regroup...

Manchester United fans are not happy after a poor opening to their game against Bournemouth. In a shambolic start, United saw their defence torn to shreds by an exciting and vibrant Bournemouth side who are playing some excellent football at this moment in time. The attacking players, without Romelu Lukaku, failed to link up with Alexis Sanchez and Anthony Martial failing to got hold of the ball and show their attacking flair. However, for the United fans, it was Jose Mourinho and the weak back line who took the brunt of the abuse on social media. The opening Bournemouth goal came from a corner as Junior Stanislas was left in acres of space on the right-hand side. He squared the ball to Callum Wilson who finished with aplomb and has now scored more goals that Harry Kane and Mo Salah this season. John Gorman on Twitter said: “Smalling again. Biggest liability we have. We seriously need to get him out of the team. Bang average at best.” Ryan on Twitter: “We have an unparallele...