Manchester United couldn't make the most of a soft landing spot for caretaker manager Darren Fletcher, drawing Burnley 2-2 at Turf Moor on Wednesday in the first match since the firing of Ruben Amorim.

Man United have faced Brighton in six previous FA Cup ties and have won them all, most recently in the 2023 semifinals, prevailing 7-6 on penalties after a goalless draw. In the league, though, Brighton have won three of their last four visits to Old Trafford (the lone loss came this season, a 4-2 reverse) and that makes for an intriguing fixture.

Ruben Amorim has become the sixth Manchester United manager to be sacked in less than 13 years, with the Portuguese's hugely disappointing tenure coming to an end on Monday in acrimonious circumstances.

The post was one of several to appear on the 31-year-old's account after United were eliminated from the FA Cup on Sunday.

While Mbeumo heads back to Manchester, Noussair Mazraoui continues his journey at AFCON with Morocco and is now guaranteed to miss the derby against Man City. As the Atlas Lions have reached the final week of the competition, they will either take part in the third place play-off on January 17 or the final itself the following day.

In a season full of lows, Manchester United's early FA Cup exit only deepens their misery, denying them any chance of silverware this season.

The new plane "type” may refer to a shakeup in the airline’s seating configurations or perhaps amenity upgrades in its cabins; otherwise, it could refer to a new onboard offering for its A321XLRs that will replace aging Boeing 757-200s on flights across the Atlantic or the long-promised new domestic transcontinental premium layout.

It is 111 years since the club last played so few games in a season, the result of damaging cup losses and an absence of European football