{"id":294185,"date":"2023-11-16T14:26:29","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T14:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=294185"},"modified":"2023-11-16T14:26:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T14:26:29","slug":"more-struggles-for-manchester-united-in-hull-friendly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/more-struggles-for-manchester-united-in-hull-friendly\/","title":{"rendered":"More struggles for Manchester United in Hull friendly"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>More struggles for Manchester United as they&#8217;re held by Championship side Hull in behind-closed-doors friendly&#8230; with Antony and Donny van de Beek among those given a run-out<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Erik ten Hag wanted game time for players not away on international duty<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Carrington match against the Tigers ended in a 1-1 draw on Tuesday<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It&#8217;s a three-team title race&#8230; Toney could lead Arsenal to glory: It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Antony and Donny van de Beek featured for Manchester United in a behind-closed-doors friendly on Tuesday &#8211; but they were unable to get the better of Championship Hull City.<\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag wanted to get some minutes into the legs of United players not away on international duty this week as he looks to improve the team&#8217;s form after an inconsistent start this season.<\/p>\n<p>The Manchester Evening News reported that a makeshift United side was fielded against the Tigers, mixing first-team players in need of action and academy talents.<\/p>\n<p>They said the game ended in a 1-1 draw against Liam Rosenior&#8217;s side, who currently sit eighth in the Championship table.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a383million winger Antony has yet to register a goal or an assist in 12 outings for United this season and was overlooked for the latest Brazil squad for their 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Argentina.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/13\/77877963-12757355-image-a-61_1700139701844.jpg\" height=\"445\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Erik ten Hag gave runouts to some of his Manchester United players not away with their countries in a behind-closed-doors friendly with Championship side Hull City<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/13\/77877967-12757355-image-m-67_1700139777230.jpg\" height=\"491\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/13\/77877961-12757355-image-a-68_1700139783232.jpg\" height=\"491\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Antony (left) and Donny van de Beek (right) were among the United players who featured<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/13\/77878813-12757355-image-a-69_1700139879808.jpg\" height=\"405\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Tigers sit eighth in the Championship table, having beaten Huddersfield last time out<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Left on the bench during United&#8217;s 4-3 Champions League defeat to Copenhagen, he came on for the last 22 minutes of Saturday&#8217;s 1-0 Premier League win over Luton Town.<\/p>\n<p>Dutch midfielder Van de Beek has played just 21 minutes of football this season having suffered a serious knee injury earlier in the year.<\/p>\n<p>Those appearances came in the same week against Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup and then the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Hannibal Mejbri also reportedly featured in the match at Carrington alongside youngsters including Joe Hugill, Toby Collyer and Willy Kambwala.<\/p>\n<p>A number of former United academy players were invited to watch on.<\/p>\n<p>Rosenior revealed he&#8217;d arranged the behind-closed-doors friendly against a &#8216;really top team&#8217; after Hull beat Huddersfield in the Championship &#8211; but didn&#8217;t say it was United.<\/p>\n<p>The Hull Daily Mail reported he was delighted with the workout and the experience his players gained as the Tigers looks to push on into the Championship play-off places.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/13\/77878815-12757355-image-a-70_1700139938209.jpg\" height=\"438\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Hannibal Mejbri also featured in the behind-closed-doors friendly game on Tuesday\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/16\/13\/77878871-12757355-image-a-71_1700139988590.jpg\" height=\"538\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Joe Hugill was among a number of United academy players who featured in the friendly<\/p>\n<p>United, meanwhile, face a trio of tough away fixtures when club football returns with Premier League visits to Everton and Newcastle United sandwiching a must-win trip to Galatasaray in the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>Despite suffering five league defeats so far, United sit sixth in the table, just five points off fourth.<\/p>\n<p>However, Ten Hag&#8217;s team have exited the Carabao Cup and have lost three of their opening four Champions League group games to prop up the table.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12757355\/More-struggles-Manchester-United-theyre-held-Championship-Hull-closed-doors-friendly-Antony-Donny-van-Beek-given-run-out.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More struggles for Manchester United as they&#8217;re held by Championship side Hull in behind-closed-doors friendly&#8230; 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