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Manchester United lost 2-1 in their Carabao Cup quarter final to Bristol City
On Thursday, some of their stars were spotted doing some Christmas shopping
The likes of Daley Blind, Ander Herrera and Marcos Rojo were pictured in the city

Published: 04:42 EDT, 22 December 2017 | Updated: 05:30 EDT, 22 December 2017

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Members of the Manchester United squad were pictured doing some last-minute Christmas shopping in the wake of their humbling defeat by Bristol City.

Jose Mourinho's side were dumped out of the Carabao Cup at the quarter-final stage after suffering a 2-1 loss at the hands of the Championship outfit on Wednesday.

The next day Daley Blind, Marcos Rojo and Ander Herrera were spotted out in Manchester city centre in search of some festive cheer.

Daley Blind and his partner Candy Rae Fleur walk their dog in Manchester city centre

The Holland defender was spotted out in the city centre after United's defeat by Bristol City

Argentina and United defender Marcos Rojo heads into the city centre with a friend

Blind was seen walking his dog alongside partner Candy Rae Fleur, while Rojo headed into town with a friend. Herrera, too, was spotted shopping in Cath Kidston in Manchester with his young family.

Club legend Ryan Giggs, meanwhile, says he advised United to sign Gabriel Jesus and Kylian Mbappe before the pair rose to prominence.

Former United winger Giggs joined the club's backroom staff when his stellar playing career drew to a close, serving as Louis van Gaal's assistant after spending a year as player-coach under David Moyes.

And Giggs, who watched Brazilian striker Jesus and France forward Mbappe with a scout during that time, believes the club's recruitment 'could have been better'.

The centre back was one of a number of United stars doing some last-minute shopping

Spanish midfielder Ander Herrera heads into the city with his young family on Thursday

The Manchester United midfielder was spotted shopping in the city centre Cath Kidston store

He told the Times: 'I watched Gabriel Jesus play three years ago. I watched Mbappe for a year.

'I was watching them with the scout and it was a no-brainer. It was just like, 'Get them'.

'It would have been £5million or something - get them, loan them back - and that's where the recruitment could have been better.'

Jesus joined Manchester City for £27million in January while Mbappe swapped Monaco for Paris St Germain this summer, initially on loan but with an option to make the move permanent next summer for a fee of around £166million.