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FIFA announced this month that the deadline for players to be released to AFCON squads would be pushed back to December 15. Mark Critchley71 Bruno Fernandes feels unloved by Manchester United. The truth is he is their most precious asset Chris Mc Kenna92 Was Man Utd 4-4 Bournemouth the game of the season so far? Our writers have their say The Athletic UK Staff14 Premier League injuries have cost clubs over £1bn in salaries over past five years Liam Tharme31 Bruno Fernandes says he felt Manchester United wanted him to leave in the summer: 'It hurt a bit' Mark Critchley114 Advertisement United have dropped 10 points from winning positions this season – it's a trend that Ruben Amorim needs to fix Ahmed Walid55 Manchester United's 4-4 draw with Bournemouth was sensational entertainment, and raised several talking points Carl Anka172 POWERED BY GRADED 2023-24 Select Premier League Gold /10 Kobbie Mainoo Manchester United PSA 10 1 available $550. 00 View Listing UNGRADED Roy Keane 2025-26 Topps Premier League Chrome King Auto Red 3/5 1 available $254. 99 View Listing UNGRADED 23/24 Select EPL David Beckham Manchester United Gold 9/10 Autograph ? ?? 1 available $1, 500. 00 View Listing UNGRADED 2003-04 Collezioni Firenze Campioni di Futuro - Cristiano Ronaldo #22 (RC) 1 available $350. 00 View Listing For England's forgotten men there is a clean slate under Thomas Tuchel, and their exclusions are a sign that football moves fast Rob Tanner26 How are FIFA's annual awards different from the Ballon d'Or? Who is nominated? Who votes? And how can you watch Tuesday's show? Dan Sheldon27 Advertisement Manchester United fought back from 3-2 down to lead 4-3 with little time left on the clock, only for Bounemouth to grab a late equaliser Mark Critchley330 Ivory Coast and Cameroon begin their AFCON campaigns on December 24. Mark Critchley and Laurie Whitwell10 Losing three key players to AFCON could play a part in the Portuguese trialling a new formation in the coming games Laurie Whitwell126 Matt Slater discusses the big talking points from the Premier League games, where Villa snuck into the title race - and own goals were king Matt Slater109 Off the pitch, Manchester United and Tottenham claim they do not have a fierce rivalry. .. Sunday's 3-3 WSL draw told a different story Megan Feringa19 The Athletic looks back at five prominent examples of high-profile Premier League players taking on their clubs The Athletic UK Staff64 Advertisement The Athletic's reporters try to have constructive relationships with clubs, but sometimes things can become frosty. .. Daniel Taylor, Matt Slater and more48 Lundkvist is out of contract at the San Diego Wave, while Schuller's Bayern Munich deal expires next summer. Megan Feringa and Charlotte Harpur9 The England international has started just one of his side's last six matches since the return from last month's international break. Pol Ballús and Colin Millar77 The full-back comes in for plenty of criticism but his recent performances, particularly in an attacking sense, have been encouraging Andy Mitten146 Welcome to our new Talk of the Devils column with Ian Irving, bringing you all the talking points and bits you may have missed about United Ian Irving55 Has there ever been a season during which the narratives and fortunes of clubs change so suddenly and dramatically? Nick Miller65 Advertisement Who's leading after MD15? And what do our writer, the algorithm, a child and this week's subscriber expect to see on Matchday 16? Oliver Kay32 The fall was helped by the loan exits of high earners Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford. Mark Critchley and Chris Weatherspoon65 The 6ft 6in Czech has impressed at the Championship promotion hopefuls this season Chris Mc Kenna46 A detailed look at the teams and players that have been the best at recovering the ball high up the pitch this season Anantaajith Raghuraman12 See More