Dimitar Berbatov's honest assessment of Manchester United player Jesse Lingard

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United are prepared to promote academy youngsters to the first-team squad in the second half of the season.United have sold Timothy Fosu-Mensah, to Bayer Leverkusen, Jesse Lingard has joined West Ham United on loan and Odion Ighalo has returned to Shanghai Shenhua following the end of his year-long loan.Marcos Rojo is expected to permanently leave for Boca Juniors before Monday's transfer deadline, which would reduce

straight to your inbox every day for freeHere is your Manchester United morning digest on Friday, January 29. New Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has admitted that his side challenging Manchester United and Manchester City for the Premier League title this season is unrealistic.

straight to your inbox every day for freeIan Wright believes a loan move to West Ham will help Jesse Lingard rediscover his best form. The Manchester United midfielder is set to join the Hammers on a season-long loan this month after falling out of favour under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

straight to your inbox every day for freeJesse Lingard has joked that it is 'hammer time' after he agreed a loan deal to join West Ham until the end of the season.Manchester United sanctioned the temporary deal on Thursday evening with an official announcement expected before the weekend, subject to contract. West Ham will pay United a £1.5million loan fee for the 28-year-old, while also paying up his £80k per-week wages in full.

straight to your inbox every day for freeWest Ham United have agreed a deal in principal to sign Jesse Lingard on loan from Manchester United. The move will see Lingard, who has been starved of minutes this season, join the high-flying Hammers for the rest of the season, subject to contract.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDavid de GeaBilly Sharp's shove could not legislate for De Gea's feeble goalkeeping as United conceded from yet another corner. Abysmal clearance for the second.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer does not expect Manchester United to make any signings before Monday's transfer deadline.United signed Donny van de Beek, Alex Telles, Edinson Cavani, Facundo Pellistri and Amad Diallo in the summer window but have prioritised outgoings in the winter window.Pellistri, 19, could leave on loan as part of the next phase of his development and Jesse Lingard is likely to be loaned after failing to make a Premier League appearance all

straight to your inbox every day for free West Ham United are the frontrunners to sign Jesse Lingard as next week's winter transfer deadline looms. The MEN understands West Ham are the only side to have shown concrete interest in signing Lingard, 28, on loan from Manchester United until the end of the season.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United are open to letting Jesse Lingard leave before the deadline for the winter transfer window.Lingard, 28, has not played in the Premier League all season and has been excluded from 15 of their 19 matchday league squads. The forward has not started in the league since January 1 last year and has been restricted to two starts this season - in the Carabao Cup and FA Cup third-round ties against Championship teams Luton and Watford.

straight to your inbox every day for free Bruno Fernandes praised Donny van de Beek's performance against Liverpool after the Netherlands international started ahead of him in the FA Cup tie. Van de Beek was given a rare opportunity to impress in the absence of Fernandes and he looked lively before being replaced by the Portuguese playmaker with the game tied at 2-2.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDean HendersonStood up to Mohamed Salah but was craftily beaten in the first-half. Too porous in letting Salah's second in.

direct to your inboxCasey Stoney hailed Leah Galton as the best winger in the country as she scripted Manchester United’s 2-0 win over Birmingham City in the Barclays FA Women’s Super League.In-form Galton, named the top flight’s Player of the Month in December, forced a pair of fine saves from Hannah Hampton as United dominated the first half.The 26-year-old broke the deadlock by steering home the opener 40 seconds after the restart and Stoney heaped praise on her player.“I think Leah is one of

straight to your inbox every day for freeOf all the virtual lockdown calls, the most surreal was submitting questions for Jesse Lingard while he sat at his kitchen counter in front of a bowl of pistachios.Rather than allow face-time with reporters, a pistachios company arranged for a conversation between Lingard, a nutritionist named Nigel and an enthusiastic American lady whose carefree demeanour suggested her house backed onto Venice Beach.Questions had to be typed into a widget and were

straight to your inbox every day for freeDimitar Berbatov has picked out two Manchester United players he believes are key to beating Liverpool this weekend.United take on the reigning Premier League champions in a top-of-the-table clash at Anfield on Sunday at 4.30pm. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men are currently three points clear at the summit, having leapfrogged Liverpool following Tuesday night's 1-0 victory over Burnley.

straight to your inbox every day for freeMichael Owen has urged Manchester United to swoop for Borussia Dortmund goal machine Erling Haaland.Owen believes Haaland could establish himself as United 's number nine for the next decade.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah is close to agreeing a move to Bayer Leverkusen. The MEN understands Fosu-Mensah, 23, is set to join Leverkusen, currently third in the Bundesliga, for a fee of around £1.5million after he rejected United's offer of a new contract earlier this season.

straight to your inbox every day for freeA much-changed Manchester United side secured their place in the fourth round of the FA Cup with a 1-0 victory over Watford.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer found valuable minutes for Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard and Axel Tuanzebe as stand-in skipper Scott McTominay scored in the fifth minute to seal the win.