MAN UNITED CONFIDENTIAL: Kobbie Mainoo in line for Nando's 後援 取引，協定, Tyrell Malacia mystery is solved and Jonny Evans isn't ready to hang up his boots just yet

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Kobbie Mainoo has been the 指名する on everyone’s lips during the international break, and Confidential understands that Manchester 部隊d’s teen 星／主役にする could 示す the 最新の 行う／開催する／段階 of his meteoric rise by 調印 a 後援 を取り引きする Nando’s.

Even the ultra professional Mainoo tucks into the 署名 peri-peri chicken dish as a 扱う／治療する when he fancies a change from his favourite meal of rice and peas, and discussions are said to have taken place with the restaurant chain over an 裏書，是認 取引，協定.

Nando’s won’t be the only sponsors wanting to get on board with Mainoo after the 18-year-old midfielder made his 上級の England debut off the （法廷の）裁判 against Brazil on Saturday and is 押し進めるing for a first start against Belgium on Tuesday night.

Mainoo’s 打開 season at 部隊d will 必然的に lead to a lucrative new 契約 in the summer, although formal discussions have yet to take place between the club and his 代表者／国会議員s.

The 条項s built into Mainoo’s 現在の 取引，協定 mean that his 進歩 this season has been rewarded, and 部隊d are relaxed about 安全な・保証するing the 未来 of a homegrown player who is under 契約 until 2027.

Kobbie Mainoo is in line for a Nandos 後援 after a 素晴らしい 打開 season at Manchester 部隊d?

Bukayo Saka 開始する，打ち上げるd his own peri-peri sauce at Nando's earlier this month?

Tyrell 的s next season

Tyrell Malacia's difficult 回復 from a 二塁打 膝 外科 means the 部隊d defender is ありそうもない to make his 復帰 before the end of the season.

However, Confidential understands that 報告（する）／憶測s in Germany over the 週末 （人命などを）奪う，主張するing Malacia’s problems to be as much mental as physical are somewhat wide of the 示す.

While Malacia has had to 打ち勝つ the psychological challenges typically 伴う／関わるd in any long-称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語 rehab, the 傷害 itself and several 後退s in his 回復 are the 推論する／理由 he has not played at all this season.

The 24-year-old left-支援する, who became Erik ten Hag’s first 調印 after joining 部隊d from Feyenoord for £14.7million in the summer of 2022, has had problems with a 損失d cartilage meniscus in his 膝.

Malacia has spent some time at home in the Netherlands after 外科, but he has been working on his 回復 at Carrington and is focussed on getting fit for the start of next season.

Although Ten Hag 表明するd his 失望／欲求不満 earlier this month that Malacia had not returned to 活動／戦闘 in January as 推定する／予想するd, it’s understood 部隊d are comfortable with the care he has received from the club’s 医療の department and 受託する that it has been a 複雑にするd 傷害 and rehab.

Ten Hag’s problems have been 構内／化合物d by another long-称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語 傷害 to Luke Shaw, leaving him without a recognised left-支援する after Sergio Reguilon’s 貸付金 was 削減（する） short in January.

Tyrrell Malacia has not played at all this season because of a serious 膝 傷害

Red Army take 目的（とする） at MUST

The Red Army, the group behind the atmosphere section of Old Trafford, have again 衝突／不一致d with the Manchester 部隊d 支持者s’ 信用 over the 未来 of the club's historic ground.

MUST recently 開始する，打ち上げるd a 調査する to 計器 the 優先s of 支持者s by asking them what they feel are important features or considerations in any new or redeveloped stadium.

But TRA took exception to the 協議, 警告 the fact it went out to 'all and sundry' meant 'your 見解（をとる） as a red who's got a 本物の, emotional and spiritual attachment to Old Trafford, could be 裁判官d as having equal 負わせる as someone living thousands of miles away whose only attachment to our club is they watch 部隊d in their bedroom once a week'.

Though TRA （人命などを）奪う，主張するd it was not an attack on MUST, the group felt compelled to 答える／応じる. ‘It is 価値（がある） 繰り返し言うing that the Old Trafford taskforce will have a remit much wider than those of special 利益／興味 to match going fans,' MUST said in an email to members.

The Red Army, the group behind the atmosphere section of Old Trafford, have again 衝突／不一致d with the Manchester 部隊d 支持者s’ Trus

Antony’s island bootcamp

Left out of the Brazil squad for games against England and Spain, Antony 辞退するd to 残り／休憩（する） on his laurels this international break as he looks to build on his game-changing 衝撃 against Liverpool.

The £85.5m winger 得点する／非難する／２０d a 重要な goal en 大勝する to helping 部隊d reach the FA Cup 半分-決勝戦 with a 4-3 勝利，勝つ over Liverpool at Old Trafford. But rather than sulk at 存在 snubbed by the 国家の team, the 24-year-old 長，率いるd to Madeira to get his sweat on at the Fisio Clinic.

The clinic 公約するs to help take 競技者s to ‘new 高さs of 業績／成果’. Given his sub-par season to date, Antony will hope his gruelling strength and 条件ing 開会／開廷／会期s with trainer Joao Pedro Silva will 支払う／賃金 off ? starting this 週末 away to Brentford.

A ntony is looking to build on his goal-得点する／非難する／２０ing form against Liverpool (above)

Cup date wrongfoots fans

部隊d fans have been left bemused by the 決定／判定勝ち（する） to schedule the FA Cup 半分-final against Coventry on Sunday, April 21.

Dozens of 支持者s have been 軍隊d to change trains and flights after 推定する／予想するing the game at Wembley to take place on the Saturday.

Sources say the club had 推定するd it would be Saturday, given Coventry are 負かす／撃墜する to play 船体 on the に引き続いて Tuesday. Manchester City are also in 活動／戦闘 in the 支持する／優勝者s League the 先行する Wednesday and it was thought they might be put on the Sunday to give them extra 残り／休憩（する）.

部隊d had accidentally 原因（となる）d 混乱 の中で fans as their email advising season-ticket 支えるもの／所有者s of the sales 過程 for the 半分-final, sent just hours after the victory over Liverpool, 明言する／公表するd the game would be held on the Saturday, though it 強調する／ストレスd the date was not 確認するd.

The 衝突／不一致 with Coventry will kick-off at 3.30pm instead 4pm after the 主要都市の Police みなすd it to be a high-危険 fixture, which has raised eyebrows.

Wembley will host 部隊d's FA Cup 半分-final against Coventry on Sunday, April 21

Jonny could play on

報告（する）／憶測s of Jonny Evans’ 差し迫った 退職 may 証明する to be 大いに 誇張するd.

Northern Ireland 経営者／支配人 Michael O’Neill 解任するd the 最新の 憶測 on social マスコミ ahead of his team’s game against Scotland at Hampden Park on Tuesday night, and 部隊d sources have also cast 疑問 over the prospect of Evans calling it a day at the end of the season when he will be halfway に向かって his 37th birthday.

Whether the 退役軍人 defender will get a 契約 拡張 at 部隊d or have to look for a new club remains to be seen.

Evans earned a one-year 取引，協定 when he returned to Old Trafford on a short-称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語 basis last summer, but a new 12-month 申し込む／申し出 will be 扶養家族 on new 調印s and 部隊d’s other centre-支援するs.

Jonny Evans could 延長する his career by another 12 months after impressing this 称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語

Raphael Varane and 勝利者 Lindelof could be 許すd to leave in the summer, and there are no 保証（人）s over Harry Maguire’s 未来 にもかかわらず his renaissance this season.

Although Evans is 回復するing from 再発 of a calf 傷害 before the FA Cup 勝利，勝つ over Liverpool, he has 正当化するd 部隊d’s 決定／判定勝ち（する） to bring him 支援する by making 24 外見s this （選挙などの）運動をする.

The club 地位，任命するd a clip from a TNT Sports ビデオ on Tuesday morning of Rio Ferdinand chatting with Evans and technical director Darren Fletcher in the gym at Carrington. ‘You look in better 形態／調整 now than you did when you were here before,’ Ferdinand told Evans, having last played together a １０年間 ago.

Fans 直面する Brentford 大混乱

部隊d fans travelling to Brentford by train on Saturday 直面する 抱擁する travel disruption 予定 to planned 工学 work.

The fixture at the Gtech Community Stadium will kick off at 8pm on March 30, just two minutes before the last service from London St Pancras International to Manchester Piccadilly is 予定 to 出発／死.

一方／合間, no trains will run to and from London Euston 駅／配置する over 復活祭 while 網状組織 Rail carry out 改良 work, meaning there will be no direct trains to Manchester on Sunday.

It is the fourth time this season 部隊d have had a game moved to 8pm on a Saturday ? the most of any team in the 首相 League ? and all of them have been away from home に引き続いて visits to Newcastle, Sheffield 部隊d and Burnley.

学院 lounge celebrates 星／主役にするs

There was plenty of pride at Carrington this week upon the 開始 of The 卒業生（する） Lounge.

The new space, which will be open to parents of families of players at the 学院, is a 祝賀 of all those who have gone on to 卒業生（する） to the first team.

One 塀で囲む features an 11-player mural 含むing the likes of Alejandro Garnacho and Marcus Rashford, 同様に as Sir Bobby Charlton and George Best.

Another 塀で囲む features all 249 学院 卒業生（する）s to the first team, with a でっちあげる，人を罪に陥れるd picture of Omari Forson on the 塀で囲む as the 十代の少年少女 was No.249 when he started in the 敗北・負かす to Fulham.

The 施設 申し込む／申し出s food and drinks to families as they 避難所 away from the 大部分は 予測できない Mancunian 天候.

Scanlon makes Gibraltar 屈服する

Spreaking of the 学院, there was more than just smiles for Kobbie Mainoo and his international debut this week.

Staff at the club were left bursting with pride to see 17-year-old James Scanlon 勝利，勝つ his 上級の debut for Gibraltar against Lithuania ? the first 部隊d player to 代表する the nation ? while Gabriele Biancheri, 17, 得点する／非難する／２０d the 勝利者 for むちの跡s Under-19s against Belgium.

部隊d’s 学院 lead Nick Cox is eager to 押し進める young players up into higher age groups in a 企て，努力，提案 to 実験（する） them in more uncomfortable 環境s, and that is continuing to 得る awards with the 早い 開発 of 十代の少年少女s like Scanlon, Biancheri and Bendito Mandato, the 16-year-old について言及するd in last week’s Confidential.

James Scanlon made his 上級の debut for Gibraltar against Lithuania on Thursday

Becks 契約s up for 得る，とらえるs

International breaks are as good a time as any to scout around for precious pieces of 商品／売買する, and there is one lot selling soon which could 頂点（に達する） 利益／興味 for 部隊d fans.

At an auction house in Norfolk, a collection of six David Beckham 契約s ? starting with his first 契約 with 部隊d as a 15-year-old junior in 1991 ? are going up for sale.

The collection 含むs 改善するd 契約s in 1993-1997, 1995-1999, 1996-2001, 1998-2003 and 2002-2005 ? all of which are 調印するd by Beckham and all 関連した スパイ／執行官s and parties.

Beckham has won a legion of fans across the globe from （一定の）期間s with Real Madrid, AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain and LA 星雲 after leaving 部隊d, and the chance to 逮捕（する） a piece of his career is not an 適切な時期 that comes around often.

The lot, which comes with FA and 首相 League 裏書，是認s of 登録, is to be sold on April 9 at 10am in Fakenham, Norfolk, with auctioneer 見積（る）s 予報するing a sale between £7,000 to £10,000.

If you want in, find out more here.

Fanzines in the スポットライト

部隊d's fanzines received some long 延滞の 承認 by the club in the form of an 公式の／役人 文書の.

The 最新の instalment of 部隊d's One Love series, For the Love of the Game charts the history of Red News and 部隊d We Stand ? 部隊d's two remaining fanzines ? along with Barmy Article, the first fanzine 完全に 献身的な to a women's team.

Th e 20-minute film features interviews with all three fanzine editors and 販売人s, delving into a variety of topics from fan culture, 部隊d's status in the community and the ever-増加するing reactionary nature of the football discourse in the modern 時代 of 膝-jerk reactions on social マスコミ 壇・綱領・公約s.

The 文書の 示すs a 重要な change of direction by the club, which has often given the 出版（物）s the 冷淡な shoulder.

While Jose Mourinho and Ed Woodward were both interviewed by UWS, 部隊d have been 悪名高くも 気が進まない to recognise fanzines ? which have both been 定期的に scathing of the Glazers’ 所有権.

City pile 圧力 on Skinner

Marc Skinner remains under 圧力 as 部隊d women’s team boss after last 週末’s 3-1 derby 敗北・負かす at Manchester City. 部隊d have never finished below fourth in the WSL （米）棚上げする／（英）提議する but Liverpool’s draw with Everton saw them slip to fifth.

They now 追跡する leaders Chelsea and City by 15 points and are nine points 流浪して of the European places. Their FA Cup 半分-final with Chelsea on April 13 is now their last remaining hope of 海難救助ing what has been an 極端に disappointing season.

This is the club’s lowest points total from 17 games in the WSL. They 現在／一般に have 1.65 points per game ? only in the curtailed 2019-2020 season, their first in the WSL, did they manage いっそう少なく.

Skinner, who is out of 契約 at the end of the season, seemed 困らすd by questions about 圧力 after Saturday’s game, 明言する／公表するing: ‘There are some very good writers in the room and I’m sure you utilise the Man 部隊d brand to 利益.’