Manchester United defender Paddy McNair is expected to be sidelined for two weeks with an abdominal injury he sustained during the international break. The 20-year-old picked up the knock in the early stages of Northern Ireland's 1-1 draw with Finland on Sunday, but was only substituted 51 minutes into the Euro 2016 qualifier at the Olympiastadion in Helsinki. McNair was subsequently taken t...Full Story »

MANCHESTER, England -- Wayne Rooney scored and was sent off as Manchester United defeated West Ham 2-1. Here are three points from their Premier League clash at Old Trafford. 1. Another dazzling United debutant Patrick "Paddy" McNair's ability to listen and act upon the instruction of his coaches in training impressed Louis van Gaal this week. With four of his central defenders injured or susp...Full Story »

Louis van Gaal says he is worried by the amount of injuries his players are picking up and says Daley Blind will not feature at centre-back at Old Trafford on Saturday Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has confirmed that he has called Under-21s defenders Paddy McNair and Tom Thorpe into his squad for Saturday's clash with West Ham. The Red Devils are short on numbers in central defenc...Full Story »