'Anything but possible champions' - National media verdict as Manchester United draw v West Brom

straight to your inboxIlkay Gundogan has identified the bore draw at Old Trafford as the performance that sparked Manchester City's sensational winning run.City are on a club record run of 21 successive wins, of which 15 have come in the Premier League. They are on a wider 28 game unbeaten streak.The sixth game of that run was the dull goalless standoff against Manchester United, where neither side could find a breakthrough and the points were shared.

straight to your inboxBefore Manchester City's win over Wolves this week, statisticians rated their chances of winning the Premier League title as 99.9 per cent. Fast forward two days, and City scored three late goals to edge past a stubborn Wolves side for a 21st straight win.

straight to your inbox every day for free Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has hinted that Manchester United could refuse to let some of their key players go away on international duty later this month.

straight to your inbox every day for freeJamie Carragher has defended Manchester United's performance against Chelsea, arguing it was more attacking than their other displays against the Big Six this season.United recorded yet another goalless draw against a Big Six side on Sunday, drawing 0-0 with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge after seeing a penalty claim controversially turned down.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer and Luke Shaw have both escaped a Football Association charge for comments they made after Manchester United's goalless draw with Chelsea on Sunday.United were denied a penalty in the first half at Stamford Bridge when Callum Hudson-Odoi appeared to handle the ball.

straight to your inbox every day for freeJoe Cole has urged West Ham to sign Jesse Lingard on a permanent basis in the summer transfer window.Lingard joined the Hammers on loan from Manchester United during the January window and has made a good start to his spell in London. The England international has been given a chance to kickstart his career after falling down the pecking order at Old Trafford.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United will be one of four British teams in hat for the Europa League last-16 draw on Friday afternoon after they eased their way past Real Sociedad in the Round of 32.A 4-0 win in the first leg made Thursday's reverse fixture a non-event, a drab 0-0 draw at Old Trafford which saw Sociedad miss an early penalty and their only chance to claw their way back into the tie.

straight to your inbox every day for freeSteve Bruce has echoed Roy Keane's claim over Bruno Fernandes at Manchester United.After United's loss to Man City in the Carabao Cup semi-finals, Keane argued that Fernandes needs to win trophies in order to be compared to club legend Eric Cantona.The Reds face Newcastle United on Sunday evening, with Magpies boss Steve Bruce set to once again come up against his former club.Responding to comparisons between Cantona and Fernandes, Bruce said he can see

straight to your inbox every day for freeJuan Mata joked with Manchester United defender Eric Bailly after the latter claimed to have provided an assist for the Reds in their 4-0 Europa League win against Real Sociedad on Thursday.United are in full control of their Europa League last-32 tie against Sociedad after Bruno Fernandes' double and goals from Marcus Rashford and Daniel James sealed a comprehensive victory in Turin.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDean HendersonMade an important save during the frenzied start and was dependable in dealing with crosses. Another clean sheet.

straight to your inbox every day for freeArsenal legend Ian Wright said there was nothing wrong with West Bromwich Albion's opener against Manchester United - and that Mbaye Diagne simply "bullied" the visiting defence. Albion took a shock lead inside two minutes at The Hawthorns when Diagne got the better of United centre-back Victor Lindelof and powered a header past David de Gea.

straight to your inbox every day for freeHarry Maguire was certain that the refereeing decisions went against Manchester United in two key moments against West Brom. The United captain criticised referee Craig Pawson and the VAR for allowing Mbaye Diagne's early goal to stand for the Baggies, when it appeared Victor Lindelof had been fouled.

straight to your inboxManchester City saw off Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table. Ilkay Gundogan netted twice for City after Rodrigo had opened the scoring from the penalty spot in Saturday's clash at the Etihad Stadium.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United will be buoyed by Mason Greenwood's return to form but that doesn't detract from the club's transfer priority this summer.After a year-long transfer saga with Borussia Dortmund over the acquisition of Jadon Sancho, United eventually admitted defeat, refusing to meet the Bundesliga club's £108million valuation.Sancho 's form has cooled this season with only three goals and seven assists in 18 league outings.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United will face Leicester City in the quarter-final of the FA Cup.An exact date and time has not yet been set for the match, but it will be played on the weekend of March 20 and be held at the King Power Stadium.In a temporary rule change to prevent the football calender from getting even more packed in wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, there will be no replays this season so the match must be settled on the day, through extra-time and penalties

straight to your inbox every day for free Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is confident Amad can have an influence on Manchester United's FA Cup fifth-round tie with West Ham if he's needed off the bench.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United will be aiming to get back to winning ways after the disappointing 3-3 draw against Everton on Saturday night. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side looked on course for an important win, before Toffees striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored a stoppage time equaliser to put a dent into United's title hopes.

straight to your inbox every day for freeEric Bailly could return for Manchester United in their FA Cup fifth round tie with West Ham on Tuesday night.Bailly, 26, has not played since the 2-1 win at Fulham three weeks ago and missed four of the last five games.Paul Pogba's muscular injury that forced him off before half-time against Everton on Saturday was due to be assessed before the end of the weekend but he is unlikely to be available.Harry Maguire has played in all but two of United's games

straight to your inboxManchester City took a giant stride towards regaining the Premier League crown on Sunday with an emphatic win over Liverpool. Pep Guardiola’s men returned from Anfield five points clear of second-placed Manchester United and 10 ahead of the current champions thanks to a 4-1 win.City also have a game in hand over their rivals and are well placed at the summit thanks to goals from Ilkay Gundogan (two), Raheem Sterling and man of the match Phil Foden.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans may have ultimately been left disappointed by the draw against Everton but Bruno Fernandes did give them one moment to savour - and one former Old Trafford favourite certainly enjoyed it.