The Portuguese embraced the likes of Mason Mount and Luke Shaw at Carrington.

The Gunners captain made his first start on Sunday since August after recovering from injury.

Mark Chapman, Gabby Logan and Alex Scott are among the frontrunners to replace Gary Lineker.

The 63-year-old took over as host of the programme in 1999.

Van Nistelrooy had been in interim charge for the past four matches.

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It is believed the defender’s early intervention in signalling to the bench the need to come off in the 25th minute limited the damage.

The 39-year-old head coach joins United on a deal until 2027.

The game concluded the NFL’s 2024 International Series.

Transgender player Noa-Lynn van Leuven also bowed out of the tournament.

Captain Martin Odegaard made his first start since September, however, England duo Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice went off at Stamford Bridge.

The 39-year-old signed off at Sporting Lisbon with a 4-2 victory over Braga.

Van Nistelrooy’s final match as interim coach before Ruben Amorim takes charge finished with a 3-0 win over Leicester.

They beat Derry City 2-0 with goals in either half from Andrew Quinn and Douglas James Taylor.

The hosts rallied impressively in the second half and at one stage got to within four points of the world champions.

Gabriel Martinelli broke the deadlock with a clever near-post finish in the 60th minute before Pedro Neto’s equaliser earned a point for Chelsea.

Rodrigo Bentancur’s goal midway through the second period halved the deficit but the Tractor Boys held on for a memorable triumph.

New United head coach Ruben Amorim is taking over from the caretaker boss.

The Irish Sevens player starred at the Olympics for Ireland, and earned a three-month trial with Ulster.

They beat Derry City 2-0 with goals in either half from Andrew Quinn and Douglas James Taylor.