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Manchester United have been eliminated from both the FA Cup and League Cup in their opening tie in the same season for the first time since the 1981-82 campaign, losing to Brighton and on penalties to Grimsby Town in August.
Premier League clubs are hard at work trying to source new recruits but it's Manchester United in the most need of change with a new manager right at the top of their list in the January transfer wind
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Darren Fletcher, who has been in charge for two games, and Ruud van Nistelrooy are also in contention to oversee the remainder of the campaign, though the Scot’s candidature may have been damaged by their FA Cup exit to Brighton.
It also means United face a 40-game season, their lowest since before the First World War. This is hardly going to help the financial situation Sir Jim Ratcliffe has pledged to improve, but has now added to substantially twice by sacking managers he backed at the end of the previous season - and to the tune of more than £200m.
Manchester United's hopes of winning either of the domestic cups are over with the team losing at the first hurdle on both occasions following Brighton's win at Old Trafford