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So there you have it. That's everything from Darren Fletcher's news conference.

If you are just joining us, here is a quick recap of what Manchester United's interim manager had to say:

• On team news, no decision has been made on Harry Maguire's fitness yet, while Noussair Mazraoui and Bryan Mbeumo are not expected to be available after returning from Afcon duty
• Kobbie Mainoo "seems in a good place" but "doesn't give you much"
• Fletcher says he has had no thoughts and no conversations about his future
• The interim boss also sounded a rallying cry before Sunday's FA Cup third-round tie at home to Brighton, saying it was the first trophy he won as a player and a competition Manchester United should be "vying to win".

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A final word from Manchester United interim manager Darren Fletcher on the FA Cup: "It's an important competition and Manchester United are about winning trophies and I think we've had good success in the competition in recent years.

"We won it a couple of years ago, and lost in the final. It's an amazing competition, it's the first trophy I won as a player. It's a special tournament. And you know, with the season so far, not in Europe, out of the League Cup, the FA Cup is a trophy we should be vying to win and giving ourselves every opportunity to win."

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Manchester United interim boss Darren Fletcher on struggling to keep hold of leads and confidence in the squad: "It’s just feedback, talking to them, paint a picture of what to expect and how to deal with disappointments in games. We video reviewed the game against Burnley and there are some key details in that.

"It’s a constant thing over time - videos, conversations, coaching on the training ground.

"Going on a run where you deal with those situations, handling disappointment in football is everything, on and off the pitch. Nothing is going to be perfect.

"People are striving for perfection. Look at the game the other night, we conceded one shot on goal, another off target and drew 2-2. You’ve got to be able to deal with them constantly."

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Darren Fletcher on whether Noussair Mazraoui or Bryan Mbeumo could return for Manchester United against Brighton after coming home from the Africa Cup of Nations: "I don't think so - it's too close a turnaround. So we'll have the same players available we had against Burnley, no new additions."

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Manchester United interim boss Darren Fletcher on whether he has spoken to Sir Jim Ratcliffe since stepping into his current role: "I’ve not, no. I speak to Omar [Berrada] and Jason [Wilcox], that’s how the process works. For me, I've been focusing on the job in hand. There have been no thoughts from me on my future. I lead the team, guide the team, there’s been no conversations outside of those two people."

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Darren Fletcher on Patrick Dorgu not making a big deal when Kyle Walker appeared to "stamp" on him in Wednesday's 2-2 draw at Burnley: "Like Kyle [Walker] did when Martinez didn’t touch him. That’s the territory we’re in. But Patrick's such an honest guy, he wouldn't do that. It didn’t look great from Kyle’s point of view but I like him so I hope his intent was to get the ball. In the moment, Patrick thought it was Kyle's intention to get the ball.

"VAR should have looked at it. They looked at the goal which was disallowed. Those two situations were massively influential in the game."

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Manchester United interim manager Darren Fletcher on the club's academy: "I think historically this club is built around the academy, we've got an amazing academy, our record speaks for itself.

"I can’t stand here and say anything other than that. We’ve got an amazing record which is hard to beat. We have some amazing players with some amazing talent, what I see is a lot of hard work, humble, young players who aren’t perfect because they’re young and learning.

"We ask too much of young people in society at times, and in general. We have to let them learn, educate them, help them, understand they will make mistakes.

"With good guidance, all of us play a part in developing them to be Manchester United players and people. My working with them as individuals and throughout the academy I deal with hard-working, honest and coachable, super-talented kids.

"We have a lot of talent in our academy and hopefully they can showcase themselves like Shea [Lacey] did."

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Darren Fletcher on defender Harry Maguire's potential return from injury: "He’s been out for a while. We're looking at his load, that decision has not been made. When you see the players coming back, you saw with Mason Mount, Kobbie Mainoo and Bruno Fernandes, there has to be some understanding with their first minutes. We might have to be a little careful with that process to build back."

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Right, Manchester United interim manager Darren Fletcher is talking now.

Here is his first answer, on midfielder Kobbie Mainoo: "He seems in a good place. Kobbie doesn’t give you much, so never really know if he's in a good place or not. He’s like that, it’s just his natural way, but I know him well, I’ve seen him around the building and had conversations with him.

"He’s in a good place, I know Kobbie and I think he knows me. He’s comfortable with his environment. He's in a good place, he’s trained well."

Simon Stone
BBC Sport Manchester United reporter

While most of the debate around Manchester United since Ruben Amorim's explosive post-match press conference at Leeds concentrated on his future, and then the fall-out from his dismissal, it is worth remembering the club has a season to salvage.

Six points dropped from meetings with struggling Wolves, Leeds and Burnley has left United seventh in the Premier League. With matches against Manchester City and Arsenal to come, it is clearly possible they could drop into the bottom half of the table by the end of the month.

That would place their stated aim of European qualification under major threat.

A repeat of the 2024 FA Cup final win would be a route back into Europe, as it did for Erik ten Hag.

There is a long route ahead though and Brighton are difficult third-round opponents.

Don't forget, United's other cup tie this season ended in defeat to League Two Grimsby.

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Will Matheus Cunha star for Manchester United on Sunday?

The Brazilian has scored in each of his past four FA Cup appearances, all for Wolves. Only four Premier League players have scored in five in a row since 1992-93.

They are Marc Overmars (1998-1999), Darren Bent (2012-2014), Wayne Rooney (2011-2013) and Romelu Lukaku (twice in both 2014-2016 and 2017-2018).

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BBC Sport Manchester United reporter

Still no update from Manchester United on who is to become their caretaker boss.

I have been told the club regard Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Michael Carrick as managers in their own right, so a reprise of their old manager and coach relationship is thought to be unlikely.

There is also a feeling the nuts and bolts might drag on into next week rather than everything being in place for Monday morning and the start of the build-up to next Saturday's Manchester derby.

In the meantime, Darren Fletcher will speak to the media again before their FA Cup third-round tie with Brighton at Old Trafford.

Fletcher has impressed senior club officials with the way he has handled the situation after taking over as interim boss following Ruben Amorim's dismissal on Monday.

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Manchester United have faced Brighton in six previous FA Cup ties and have been victorious in all of them, most recently in the 2022-23 semi-final, winning 7-6 on penalties after a 0-0 draw.

Brighton might have been eliminated from the FA Cup six times by United, the most they’ve ever been knocked out by one side, but that doesn't tell the full story.

The Seagulls took United to a replay twice in the 1980s, most famously in the 1983 final, when they came close to providing a huge upset in an initial 2-2 draw, before losing the second encounter 4-0 at Wembley.

Back to the present day, and Brighton have in fact won three of their last four visits to Old Trafford – all in the Premier League – but did lose 4-2 there earlier this season.

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We will be hearing from Manchester United's interim manager Darren Fletcher next.

He has already faced the media, so we can bring you his quotes very soon. Our coverage will also include a video stream of his news conference, which will be available from 16:15 GMT.

Just click on the play icon at the top of this page, when it appears, to watch along.

Last weekend saw a number of games in the EFL postponed due to snow and frozen pitches.

In total, 17 fixtures were postponed across the Championship, League One and League Two and with the weather remaining icy we could see something similar again this weekend.

Already a pair of League Two fixtures have been postponed that were scheduled for tomorrow - Oldham v Notts County and Chesterfield v Colchester are to be rearranged due to unplayable pitches.

And just a couple hours ago, Salford City's FA Cup tie against Swindon Town was also postponed due to a frozen pitch.

Cambridge United also announced they have a pitch inspection at midday tomorrow for their FA Cup tie against Birmingham City scheduled for 17:45 GMT.

The four FA Cup games scheduled for this evening are set to go ahead, but it'll be worth keeping an eye out for any club announcements if you have plans to attend a match either tonight or across the weekend.

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