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Manchester United team returned to action for the first time in 24 days, with a friendly against La Liga side Cadiz CF in Spain at the Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla. United fell two goals behind early on but Anthony Martial's  panenka penalty and Kobbie Mainoo's finish midway in the second hakf  brought matters back level, the latter just two minutes into a second half which featured an entirely different outfield XI to the one which had started the game. Manager Erik Ten Haag made use of his entire squad which featured alot of youngsters who were given a couple of minutes. Notable players search as Aaron Wan Bissaka was selected for the first time in months.Teden Mengi and Brandon Williams were  also selected for the Manchester club. Late goals from Cadiz's  Ruben Sobrino and Tomas Alarcon  settled the game for the hosts. Manchester united next play Real Betis in a friendly match.

Photo: AFP England put in a dominant display to convincingly beat Senegal 3-0 at Al Bayt Stadium and secure their place in the FIFA World Cup (FWC) quarter-finals, in a victory which also maintained their unbeaten record against African nations in football’s biggest tournament. Gareth Southgate and Aliou Cissé will have expected their respective sides to play with a lionheart, although they each had an early scare each as Boulaye Dia nearly broke through before Bukayo Saka came close to stealing the ball from Abdou Diallo in his own box.  It was Senegal who had the best opening of the first half-hour as Dia’s shot was blocked by Stones before the ball fell to Ismaïla Sarr, who fired over from close range as Jordan Pickford fell at his feet. Dia then forced Pickford into the game’s first big save with a strike that skipped off the turf. Having survived those concerning moments, England showed the quality to go ahead as a slick move culminated in Jude Bellingham sliding the b