'Everyone knows that' - Manchester United training ground clash shows competitive spirit in squad

Manchester United have trained at Carrington as they finalise preparations for their Europa League semi-final second leg against Athletic Club at Old Trafford on Thursday.

United have at least one foot in the final after winning 3-0 in Bilbao last week. The news that Nico and Inaki Williams will miss the second leg has boosted their chances of securing a return to the city on May 21.

Ruben Amorim was without Matthijs de Ligt during Wednesday's training session after he limped off against Brentford this week. Christian Eriksen was also missing, and his absence was considered a precaution.

The 15 minutes we get to see of open training usually means we get a glimpse of the warm-up rondos, and it always proves the point about how competitive professional footballers are.

There is always a desire to string as many passes together as possible, but towards the end of the drill there was a heated debate about the rules of the rondos.

Harry Maguire was convinced he was swapping with Rasmus Hojlund, only for the striker to hold his ground and say he hadn't broken any rules. Hojlund stopped the ball with his hands to set the drill up, but Maguire felt he had committed an infringement. For a few seconds they both stood in the outer circle, refusing to give any ground.

Hojlund said 'no, no' as Maguire tried to swap. The centre-back responded with 'you can't stop it twice, everyone knows that rule'. In the end, assistant coach Carlos Fernandes blew his whistle and the players headed off to do something else, but it showed how competitive things can get.

There was the usual pre-training tunnel in the Carrington sunshine, with three players running through it and getting slaps from their teammates.

Chido Obi was first to line up after