Ruben Amorim will have learnt plenty about his Manchester United squad during Sunday’s woeful Premier League defeat against Bournemouth. Tyrell Malacia – a surprise starter at left-wing-back – was among a handful of players essentially asking to be sold in the January transfer window.

United were beaten for a third time in four league games at Old Trafford – losing 3-0 at home to the Cherries in a second straight season.

Dean Huijsen headed the visitors ahead in the first half before a Justin Kluivert penalty doubled the advantage on the hour mark.

Antoine Semenyo added a third minutes later to inflict the latest in a string of dark days during United’s troublesome season.

Malacia’s first-half struggles summarised the Red Devils’ afternoon and sparked serious debate over his future in M16.

Is the Dutch defender still finding his feet after spending 18 months on the sidelines with multiple knee injuries?

Or is he simply one of many poor signings sanctioned by Amorim’s predecessor, Erik ten Hag?

Either way, Malacia looked like a player who won’t be starting games for United next season once Amorim dips into the transfer market.

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Ashley Young suffered a nasty neck injury during Everton’s Premier League clash against Chelsea on Sunday.

The ex-Manchester United star started as a right-back in Everton’s goalless draw against Chelsea on Sunday and was substituted in the 73rd minute as Seamus Coleman replaced him on the pitch. After the game, manager Sean Dyche confirmed that Young ‘ripped his neck’ during the game and was subbed off as a precaution.

Speaking to reporters, the Toffees boss said: “Youngy is suspended anyway but he ripped his neck then he did a brilliant header at the far stick. We had to take him off for both reasons – to make sure he was OK physically and was on a yellow card.”

The 39-year-old was already suspended for the upcoming Boxing Day clash against Manchester City after he picked up his fifth yellow card of the season against the Blues. The Merseyside club will conduct medical tests to find out the degree of the player’s injury and the exact time he will take to recover.

The former England international will hope that his injury is not too serious so that he can return to action at least before January 9 and take the field against Peterborough United in the FA Cup where his 18-year-old son Tyler plays.

Arsenal have been left sweating over Bukayo Saka’s injury.

On Saturday evening, the Gunners were in fine form as they secured a vital win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

A brace from Gabriel Jesus plus goals from Kai Havertz, Gabriel Martinelli and Declan Rice sealed a huge 5-1 win. Ismaila Sarr was the scorer for Oliver Glasner’s side.

However, the victory was marred by the fact that talisman Saka was forced off with what looked like another hamstring injury in the 24th minute.

Speaking after the match, Gunners boss Mikel Arteta gave a worrying update as Arsenal are now sweating over the severity of the injury.

With matches against the likes of Ipswich Town, Brentford, Brighton and Hove Albion and Manchester United on the horizon, it has been reported that Saka could be out for a few weeks.

As reported by The Times, the winger is likely to be out of action for several weeks after injuring his right hamstring.

The report stated that a typical recovery time for a moderate hamstring injury is around four to six weeks.

However, we have previously seen Saka recover from hamstring injuries before the expected return date, giving Arsenal hope ahead of the busy period.

On the back of Saka’s injury, Premier League record goalscorer Alan Shearer has urged Jesus to step up.

He said on BBC’s Match of the Day: “It will be a big loss for Arsenal. [They will miss] not only Saka’s goals but his assists which is why I think it is important for Jesus to step up and try to replace him.

“He was having such a tough time in front of goal, but I think Mikel Arteta deserves a lot of credit because of what happened in midweek, he gets his goals and you can see the belief he would’ve had in training. He had to start him and it was a wonderful performance and it’s no surprise he was back in the goals.”

Shearer added: “His all-around play I thought was very, very good today also. He was bringing players into the game with little touches, going in behind. You can see he’s got a pace about him again and he feels as if he belongs back in the team.”