Emergency Dundee United boss relishing Rangers opportunity as he reveals constant Micky Mellon updates

The Trotters aim to return to winning ways this weekend in League Two when they play Chris Beech's side at Brunton Park. Wanderers sit 15th in the table heading into the encounter, while Carlisle are third in one of the automatic promotion spots.

straight to your inbox every day for freeAC Milan legend Alessandro Costacurta has suggested Inter Milan should target Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek in a swap deal for Christian Eriksen.Eriksen moved to Serie A last January after a protracted dispute with Tottenham over his future. MEN Sport understood United explored the possibility of signing Eriksen last summer and the playmaker held talks with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer over a move to Old Trafford.

Alfredo Morelos will rejoin the Rangers squad for Wednesday's trip to St Johnstone. The striker has completed a two-game ban he received for his forearm smash on Mark Connolly in the 2-1 win over Dundee United earlier in the month.It remains to be seen whether the Colombian will come straight back into the team given the form of Kemar Roofe and Cedric Itten in his absence.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans have been having their say on who should start against Leeds United this afternoon.United face their fierce rivals in the Premier League for the first time in almost 17 years at Old Trafford in what should be an engrossing encounter.With Leeds having a unique style of football under Marcelo Bielsa, there is plenty of debate over how Ole Gunnar Solskjaer should choose to line-up, especially after a hit-and-miss performance against

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans believe summer signing Facundo Pellistri should be handed his first-team debut in the Carabao Cup clash with Everton.The 18-year-old joined the Reds on the final day of the summer transfer window, completing a move from Uruguayan club Penarol. Unlike Amad Diallo, for whom a deal was struck on the same day, Pellistri moved to Manchester immediately and joined up with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's squad.

straight to your inbox every day for freeHere are your Manchester United evening headlines for Friday, December 18.Solskjaer's Leeds warningOle Gunnar Solskjaer has warned his side will face a stern test from Leeds United this weekend.Leeds travel to Old Trafford in the Premier League for the first time in almost 17 years, having made a promising start to life back in the top flight.Marcelo Bielsa's side could go within three points of United with a win and Solskjaer, who scored four times

Aberdeen in the pre-contract fight for Ross County striker Ross Stewart. United boss Micky Mellon is a big fan of the striker and has been on his wanted list since the start of the season.

Alfredo Morelos to stop "drawing attention" to himself after the Colombian was banned for two games. A flashpoint with Dundee United defender Mark Connolly saw him booked in Sunday's Premiership clash at Tannadice but Morelos was quickly slapped with a two-game suspension for his flying forearm.

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Alfredo Morelos has incurred a two match suspension after the club elected not to appeal a ban for violent conduct. The Colombian international caught Dundee United defender Mark Connolly with an arm in his side's win at Tannadice on Sunday.

straight to your inbox every day for free Edinson Cavani did not arrive with the Manchester United squad at The Lowry Hotel ahead of Saturday's 183rd derby with City. Cavani, 33, came off injured at half-time in last week's 3-1 win over West Ham and did not travel to Germany for United's Champions League defeat to RB Leipzig.

Livingston: Stryjek; Devlin, Fitzwater, Guthrie, Serrano; Bartley, Sibbald (Robinson 86); Mullin, Pittman, Forrest (Brown 90); Poplatnik (Emmanuel-Thomas 71). Subs: McCrorie, McMillan, Tiffoney, Ambrose, Taylor-Sinclair, Lawson.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDavid Moyes has revealed how close he came to signing Edinson Cavani during his time as Manchester United manager.Cavani joined United at the end of the 2020 summer transfer window - but it seems he was a target long before that.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United defender Diogo Dalot said he is enjoying his time at AC Milan as he labeled the club 'amazing.' Dalot joined Milan on a season-long loan from United during the summer transfer window after a 2019-20 campaign plagued by poor form and fitness problems. “It’s been a great few months in terms of adaptation," Dalot said before Milan's win over Celtic on Thursday night.

Jeff Vasishta Though he’s not as wealthy as his billionaire friend Warren, with whom he shares a surname though not DNA, Jimmy Buffett hasn’t done too poorly from epitomizing the lifestyle of an escapist beach bum — as best described by his still-in-rotation 1977 hit “Margaritaville.” With a business empire based largely on his Margaritaville Café restaurant chain and its numerous merchandising spins-offs, Buffett’s net worth is currently stacked to over $550 million, according to Forbes.So the

straight to your inbox every day for freeDonny van de Beek says he has quickly developed an understanding with his Manchester United teammates since arriving from Ajax.Van de Beek, 23, joined United in August for a fee rising to £40million and made his first Premier League start at Southampton on Sunday.The Netherlands international has already played as a deep-lying midfielder, in the playmaker role and in a midfield diamond and started successive United games for the first time against

straight to your inbox every day for freeDonny van de Beek has revealed a potential ankle injury following Manchester United's win against Southampton. The Dutchman made his first Premier League start since joining United from Ajax in the summer and was on the receiving end of a strong challenge from Saints midfielder James Ward-Prowse in the first-half.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans want to see Donny van de Beek and Edinson Cavani retain their places in the starting XI for today's Premier League meeting with Southampton.Both summer signings impressed during the midweek victory over Istanbul Basaksehir in the Champions League but have found game time limited in the league.United have a decent record at St.

Bolton made it five wins on the bounce in all competitions with the victory in League Two over Southend.Nathan Delfouneso's header just before half-time and two goals after the break from Eoin Doyle, including one from the penalty spot, ensured a 3-0 victory for the Trotters.The win means Bolton now sit ninth in the League Two table and just a point from the play-offs following four straight wins in the division.But for the Essex side, they remain rooted to the bottom of the table with just five