England boss Gareth Southgate breaks silence after Manchester United manager links

Manchester United would have to act quickly to pursue Julian Nagelsmann as the club's next manager - although there are no concrete plans to replace Erik ten Hag in the Old Trafford dugout - as the Germany manager has two other proposals on the table before guiding his country to Euro 2024 this summer.

Manchester United have a busy week of Premier League football ahead of them in their race to finish in the top four.

Manchester United are pressing ahead with formative plans to restructure the footballing operations department at Old Trafford following investment from Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS Group. His £1.25billion deal was formalised on Christmas Eve and subsequently ratified by the Premier League in February.

Russell Martin refused to be drawn on speculation surrounding the future of Southampton's director of football Jason Wilcox after a 3-2 defeat at Ipswich Town on Easter Monday.

Gary O'Neil has played down reports suggesting he could become part of the coaching set-up at Manchester United, but he described the Reds as 'special' and said it was 'an honour' to be linked.

Lisandro Martinez is poised to return to the Manchester United squad for the first time in eight weeks against Brentford.

Former Premier League manager Sam Allardyce has warned Gareth Southgate against making a return to club management with Manchester United if he is to step down as England manager after this summer's Euros.

The FA Cup win over Liverpool will have instilled belief back into this Manchester United side, who have 10 Premier League games left to play.

Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer has said Manchester United youngster Kobbie Mainoo should 'definitely' be included in the England squad for the European Championship in Germany this summer.

Gareth Southgate defended his decision to play John Stones for England on Tuesday - saying other key players for Manchester City, Liverpool and Arsenal were used in the same way.

Kobbie Mainoo, the rising Manchester United star, has a very famous brother who made his name on Love Island. Kobbie's own quick rise to fame continued this week when he got his first call-up to play for England.

The assistant of Roberto De Zerbi has admitted the Brighton manager could be tempted by a return to Napoli, should the opportunity arise.

The Football Association has confirmed that Man City defender Kyle Walker has withdrawn from the England squad due to injury, and has been replaced by club teammate Rico Lewis.

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has suffered an injury following England's 1-0 defeat to Brazil and has been released from the Three Lions camp.

England boss Gareth Southgate says the severity of Kyle Walker's injury is currently unknown after the Manchester City defender was forced off in Saturday night's loss to Brazil.

England will get their preparations for the European Championships underway when they face Brazil in a friendly match.

Harry Maguire has praised Gareth Southgate for the job he has done as England manager, pointing out his man-management skills in particular.

Nike's new England home kit has become a major talking point with a 'playful' version of the St George's Cross on the back of the strip causing a stir. Gareth Southgate's side will likely debut the new shirt in a friendly against Brazil at Wembley on Saturday night.

Manchester United have already started looking at possible options for Casemiro who could depart the club in the summer, and Joao Gomes has emerged as a potential replacement.

Manchester United's academy chief Nick Cox has identified the personality trait that Kobbie Mainoo shares with the best players in the world.