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Five things we learned as Manchester United return to training ahead of Southampton clash


Manchester United returned to training at Carrington today ahead of Saturday's clash with Southampton in the Premier League.

The Red Devils were left frustrated against Burnley in midweek as a Paul Pogba side-footed effort was cancelled out by a Jay Rodriguez strike just after half time.

A point meant that Ralf Rangnick's side dropped out of the top four to be replaced by West Ham who defeated Watford in midweek.

There is no time to dwell for United though as they gear up to host Southampton at Old Trafford in the early kick off on Saturday.

The Saints are heading into the game off the back of an incredible turnaround against Spurs on Wednesday.

Here is everything we learnt from United's return to training.

1) Alex Telles returns to training

Many United fans will have been delighted to see the Brazilian return to training today.

Telles had contracted Covid-19 while on international break and has been missing since.

However he returned on Thursday, albeit his team-mate, Fred, was not seen having caught the virus.

Alex Telles pictured in training (Matthew Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images)

2) Jadon Sancho all smiles

Jadon Sancho was all smiles in training today at Carrington.

Since returning from leave due to personal reasons, the 21-year-old has managed to find the back of the net during the FA Cup defeat to Middlesbrough.

He will be hoping for more goals in the coming fixtures.

Jadon Sancho all smiles in training (Matthew Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images)

3) Jesse Lingard continuing to work hard in training

Following his failed move away from United, Jesse Lingard was given some time off by Ralf Rangnick.

He returned for a cameo appearance against Burnley on Tuesday night and will be hoping to feature in the German's plans over the remainder of the season.

Jesse Lingard pictured in training (Matthew Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images)

4) Hannibal Mejbri involved with the first team

Having returned from his spell at AFCON, Hannibal Mejbri has once again been pictured training with the first team.

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He has yet to feature in a Premier League squad this season but it is clear that Rangnick wants to take a closer look at the youngster.

Hannibal Mejbri (right) competes for the ball with Alex Telles (left) (Matthew Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images)

5) Cristiano Ronaldo channeling his frustrations

Plenty has been said about Cristiano Ronaldo's recent form.

He has yet to score this year for United in a non-penalty shootout environment but the Portuguese ace looked fully focused in training as he aimed to rectify that.

Cristiano Ronaldo pictured in training (Matthew Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images)

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