Bayern Munich insider claims Thiago Alcantara has Manchester United or Liverpool FC agreement

straight to your inboxManchester United's slow movement in the summer transfer window is only made more frustrating by the fact their recruitment policy has been near-flawless under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer so far.As part of United's recruitment overhaul the club set themselves criteria of achieving a 70 per cent hit-rate in the transfer window, it is fair to argue the success rate is beyond that.A year on from Solskjaer's first transfer window as permanent manager and the first three recruits are

straight to your inboxAfter registering an assist and scoring a 100th minute winner against Brighton in the Premier League, Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has been named in the FIFA 21 Team of the Week 1 lineup.The United playmaker has been given an 88-rated in-form card as a reward for his performance and inclusion in the FUT 21 TOTW 1 squad, with the Portugal international being joined by Luis Suarez, Jamie Vardy, Dayot Upamecano, Hirving Lazano, Wissam Ben Yedder and Andres

straight to your inboxManchester United will not challenge for the Premier League title with Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes playing in the same team.

straight to your inboxRio Ferdinand noticed how Bruno Fernandes went back to basics for his last-gasp penalty kick against Brighton & Hove Albion.Manchester United beat the Seagulls 3-2 in dramatic circumstances as they were awarded a penalty after the referee had actually blown the final whistle, with a Neal Maupay handball spotted by VAR. Fernandes stepped up to dispatch the spot-kick in the 100th minute of the game and give United victory.

straight to your inboxBruno Fernandes has told Manchester United what changes to make after their narrow win against Brighton in the Premier League.United fell behind after Fernandes was adjudged to have fouled Tariq Lamptey in the area with Neal Maupay chipping the resulting penalty past David de Gea.

straight to your inboxDavid de GeaBoth of his posts and crossbar were struck by Brighton until he was mischievously beaten by Neal Maupay's penalty. Still hasn't officially saved a penalty since April 2016.

straight to your inboxRio Ferdinand says Bruno Fernandes needs to play deeper for Manchester United. The former United defender believes improvements can be made after they ended last season having finished in the top four but gone out of three cup competitions at the semi-final stage.

straight to your inboxBruno Fernandes says he fully trusts in the penalty taking abilities of Marcus Rashford,Anthony Martial and Paul Pogba should he not take a spot-kick himself.The Portuguese midfielder has established himself as the go-to penalty taker at Manchester United since his move to the Premier League back in January.During his time at United the 26-year-old has a flawless penalty record, netting eight from eight attempts, including a high pressure execution against Leicester to

Donny van de Beek, Dean Henderson and Teden Mengi make their full debuts for the club against Luton Town on Tuesday.United will be looking to bounce back and get over the disappointment of losing their opening Premier League game of the season in embarrassing fashion to Crystal Palace.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side will be entering the Carabao Cup in the third round, taking on Championship side Luton who have defeated Norwich City and Reading to get to this point.The United boss has confirmed that

straight to your inbox There were a few surprised supporters on Friday morning when Manchester United announced their fans' player of the year for the staggered season which ended trophyless last month. Despite only joining in January the accolade went to the talismanic Bruno Fernandes, who staved off competition from Marcus Rashford, Fred and Aaron Wan-Bissaka to claim the award.

straight to your inboxManchester United are stepping up their preparations ahead of their first game of the new Premier League season against Crystal Palace on Saturday.

straight to your inboxYoung Manchester United defender Teden Mengi appears to have been given a new squad number of 43 for the upcoming season.With a week to go until United get their Premier League campaign underway against Crystal Palace at Old Trafford, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side stepped up their pre-season preparations with a friendly against Aston Villa on Saturday.United, with a team lacking many of its stars who have only just returned from international duty, slipped to a 1-0 defeat at

Van de Beek could have Fernandes impactIt wasn't just the sublime turn on the 40-minute mark, which MUTV's commentators compared to Dutch legend Johan Cruyff, that showed what Donny van de Beek can do.

straight to your inboxDimitar Berbtaov believes Donny van de Beek should take up a deep-lying role in the Manchester United midfield.United signed Van de Beek for €39million rising to €44m from Ajax and he is expected to make his first appearance in today's pre-season friendly with Aston Villa.However, the 23-year-old will not play alongside Paul Pogba, still striving for match fitness after recovering from coronavirus, and Bruno Fernandes has not been at United's Carrington training complex

straight to your inboxManchester United supporters are split on what the club should do with promising talent Hannibal Mejbri this season.Creative midfielder Hannibal arrived in a £10million move from Monaco last summer.

straight to your inboxManchester United legend Gary Neville has explained why his old club would benefit from signing Thiago Alcantara.The future of the Bayern Munich midfielder continues to be the subject of speculation, with rivals Liverpool interested in signing him.United have been linked too in recent weeks, with Liverpool apparently stalling over the transfer fee for the Spain international, though MEN Sport understands that Thiago is not a priority target for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.United

Manchester United v LASK: Europa League match previewManchester United squad train ahead of UEFA Europa League second-leg against LASK LinzOle Gunnar Solskjaer on Chris Smalling, Marcos Rojo and Matteo DarmianPep Guardiola predicts potential move for Nathan Ake back in December 2019Pep Guardiola on the performances of David Silva and Kevin De Bruyne after final day win over relegated NorwichOle Gunnar Solskjaer reacts to Manchester United's qualification for the Champions LeagueMatch preview:

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester United morning headlines for Sunday, 6 September.Thiago Alcantara responds to Manchester United rumoursBayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantarahas issued a defiant message about his future amid continued speculation linking him with a move this summer.The Spanish midfielder has reportedly told the German giants he won’t be extending his current contract at the Allianz which expires in 2021.