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• Onana insists Man Utd will 'step up' under Amorim

  Andre Onana is confident he and his "pragmatic" Manchester United team-mates will "step up" under incoming boss Ruben Amorim. 

  The Portuguese will officially take over the reins at Old Trafford on November 11, succeeding Erik ten Hag, who was dismissed last week following a poor start to the season.

  Amorim masterminded Sporting CP's 4-1 victory over Manchester City on Tuesday in what was his final home game in charge of the reigning Primeira Liga champions.

  The 39-year-old's preferred formation is 3-4-3, compared to the 4-2-3-1 system utilised by Ten Hag and continued by interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy.

  However, Onana insists United's squad will have no problem adapting to the new tactics.

  "I did watch [Sporting's game against City] yesterday, it was a great victory for them," the goalkeeper said ahead of United's Europa League clash with PAOK on Thursday. "It's a different system, but my team-mates are all pragmatic.

  "I think everyone here is capable of playing in each system, so I don't think this will be an issue for us. We have big players, they will step up."

  Meanwhile, ahead of his penultimate match in charge, Van Nistelrooy provided an update on pre-season signing Leny Yoro.

  The defender, who is yet to make his competitive debut for the Red Devils, returned to full training on Wednesday having fractured his foot in August.

  "He's been managed very well after his injury in pre-season," the interim boss said. "Obviously, we knew it was going to be a long one.

  "It's a big moment for him as it's the first time that he's been back in full training. We will bring him back partially over the coming weeks, and look to get him on board as soon as possible."

• Motta: Juventus 'deserved more' from Lille stalemate

  Thiago Motta feels Juventus "deserved more" against Lille, insisting "I cannot be happy" with the 1-1 draw in the Champions League.

  The spoils were shared at Stade Pierre Mauroy, where a second-half Dusan Vlahovic penalty cancelled out Jonathan David's opener in the 27th minute.

  Juve responded well to falling behind, controlling large periods of the contest after the break, but were unable to turn their superiority into a winning goal.

  That moved the Bianconeri onto seven points after four games, though Motta believes their tally should be greater.

  "I'm happy with the players, but I cannot be happy with the result, we deserved more than a draw," he said.

  "We faced a team who were well-organised, defended very well and who were ready to hurt us on the break. Lille know what they are doing, they are full of confidence at the moment. But it was a great performance from my lads.

  "We certainly could've done better in the final third, though the quality of our football improved in the second half.

  "We wanted a different result and created the opportunities to get that, but I am happy with the performance. We can improve certain things but, overall, I am satisfied with the way the team played."

  Motta also praised the performances of Francisco Conceicao and Kenan Yildiz, with the pair carrying some of Juventus' greater threats down the wings.

  "The two wingers who started were in good form, we knew that we would have to go down the flanks to break Lille down," the Bianconeri coach added.

  "It was tough for us to push through the middle today because Lille were closing up all the spaces, so we had to attack wide with the wingers, and also the full-backs overlapping.

  "Kenan and Francisco are very good at taking men on in one-on-one situations to break down teams that are clammed up.

  "I really liked them in the second half, as they were in the right zones to accept the ball, and I am glad about what they both did."

• Iraola prepared for 'very, very difficult game' away to Brentford

  Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola expects a difficult game away to Brentford on Saturday, despite having taken seven points from their last three matches against top-four finishers.

  The Cherries inflicted Manchester City's first league defeat of the season last weekend, while they had done the same to Arsenal two weeks before and earned a point at Villa Park between those matches.

  "I'm not going to lie, we didn't expect seven points. Definitely, we didn't expect these points," he told the Bournemouth Echo.

  “But it's true that it’s not the end of anything. We have to recover tomorrow and next week we go Brentford away.

  “The way they are playing at home, it's going to be a very, very difficult game again and we have to continue to try to give us chances because it's going to be very difficult. This is the Premier League,”

  Antoine Semenyo opened the scoring against City last week and is Bournemouth's top scorer with four goals. Iraola will be looking for another performance from him at the Gtech Community Stadium.

  “He has been playing very well all the season," said Iraola.

  “I think we demand him a lot because I think he can give a lot, and today probably he scores and everyone gives him more recognition.”

  “I think Antoine is going to be always dangerous for every centre back, every full back that he attacks."

  But ahead of their trip to Brentford, there was no chance of Iraola getting carried away with his side's recent form.

  “To win one game in the Premier League against any team is very difficult," he said.

  “You have to do a lot of things well. So, we have to continue because we need more points and we want to continue building and take advantage because we've got these points now against these teams.

  “So, let's try to take this advantage and not lose it straight away.”

  PLAYERS TO WATCH

  Brentford – Bryan Mbeumo

  Mbeumo has scored in all five of his Premier League appearances at home this season, with seven of his eight league goals coming at the Gtech Community Stadium.

  The Cameroonian is equal-second in the Premier League top scorer standings on eight, level with Chris Wood and three behind Erling Haaland.

  Bournemouth – Antoine Semenyo

  Semenyo scored his fourth goal of the season last weekend, opening the scoring in Bournemouth's 2-1 victory at home to Manchester City.

  The Ghanaian is his club's top scorer and has had the second-most shots (42) of any player in the Premier League this season.

  MATCH PREDICTION: BRENTFORD WIN

  Brentford come into this match having won four of their five Premier League home games this season, drawing the other.  No side has picked up more home points in the competition this season so far than the Bees (13, level with Man City), while no side has scored more home goals than Thomas Frank’s side (15, level with Tottenham).

  That isn't great news for Bournemouth, who have kept just one clean sheet in the Premier League this season. They are also yet to keep a clean sheet in any of their six games on the road in all competitions so far, while Bournemouth's only away win this season was a 3-2 victory over 16th-placed Everton in August

  Brentford are also unbeaten in their last seven matches against Bournemouth (W5 D2), which is a run that stretches back to August 2014. In fact, Bournemouth haven't won a league game away to Brentford since October 2005 (D5 L4), in which they beat them 2-0 when both teams were in League One.

  OPTA WIN PROBABILITY

  Brentford – 44.1%

  Draw – 26.8%

  Bournemouth – 29%