Still unbeaten in the league this season, the Lilywhites will be hoping their squad is strong enough to challenge without their key player. The lure of playing with world class players wasn’t enough for Jansen who turned United down i. Erik Pieters and Gianelli Imbula joined the new boys. The former Manchester United and Sunderland defender, 36, has been training with the strugglers since leaving Premier League Sunderland in the summer. Van Gaal told them their first thought should be about a pass inside. cored his first goal for Liverpool against Derby on TuesdayAFP4Ragnar Klavan is an Estonian internationalHe notched the opening goal in their 3-0 win at the iPro Stadium to advance in the EFL Cup. “Now maybe they’re maybe getting the players he wants and can afford to compete again. MANCHESTER UNITED fans are beginning to rally around under-fire manager Jose Mourinho. dies celebrating Alvaro Morata's late Champions League winner against Sporting LisbonAta boyReal Madrid 2 Sporting Lisbon 1: Alvaro Morata's last-minute header and Cristiano Ronaldo's free-kick salvage a win for European champsThe good, bad and uglyAntonio Conte's sides always have sloppy starts. ited would have had a very different attack force had they signed JansenRelated storiesSHAW NO CERTAINTYGareth Southgate tells Luke Shaw he must start playing for Manchester United to regain England spotRAHEEM RECOVERYRaheem Sterling is fit for Manchester City's crunch Premier League clash at Arsenal#pogdaddyLoving son Paul Pogba visits dad Fassou Antoine in hospital to celebrate his 79th birthday after Frenchman is ruled out of Spain friendly through injuryFeeling smallInjured Chris Smalling looks down in the dumps after limping away from restaurant with his leg brace onUNITED RANT BOYSPolice are investigating Manchester United fans for homophobic chanting at Chelsealucky alliDele Alli cringed when he saw Neil Taylor's horror foul on Seamus Coleman and admits relief his tackle in Gent game didn't turn out same way'i cried when boro went down'Middlesbrough defender Ben Gibson knows better than anybody what relegation would mean for boyhood clubReds want Sak loadLiverpool outcast Mamadou Sakho wanted by Southampton and Napoli this summerEIGHT IS ENOUGHGareth Southgate holds crisis talks with Ross Barkley after seventh consecutive England snubhere for keepsClaudio Bravo insists he‘s not quitting Man City after one calamitous season despite being droppedWHITE HART CRANETottenham release fresh stadium pictures which show development of the club's stunning £750m new homeMOUR THE MERRIERManchester United boss Jose Mourinho pockets TWICE as much as City rival Pep Guardiola Just like with Palace, Jansen endured misery as they were compelled to relegation, but this worked in his favour.