Former Manchester United striker and Busby Babe Alex Dawson dies aged 80

straight to your inboxFormer Manchester United trio Callum Gribbin, Cameron Borthwick-Jackson and George Tanner have all secured moves in the summer transfer window.The former United hopefuls will be facing off in League Two next season after Gribbin sealed a transfer to newly-promoted Barrow AFC, Tanner signed for Carlisle United and Borthwick-Jackson penned a deal at Oldham following a successful loan spell with the club last season.Gribbin was very highly rated during his time at United and

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester United evening headlines for Sunday, August 2.Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney believes that Sir Alex Ferguson got it tactically wrong during both the 2009 and 2011 Champions League finals.The Reds were defeated in both games by Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona, losing 2-0 in 2009 and 3-1 at Wembley two years later.And Rooney, who scored United’s equaliser in the 2011 final, believes the club should have approached both games in a more pragmatic

straight to your inbox Nemanja Vidic has hailed the unseen impact of Edwin van der Sar on his partnership with Rio Ferdinand at the heart of the Manchester United defence. Vidic and Ferdinand struck up an iconic partnership in the United backline under Sir Alex Ferguson, winning five Premier League titles together and making a combined 755 appearances for the club.

straight to your inboxWayne Rooney believes Sir Alex Ferguson's tactics in the 2009 and 2011 Champions League finals were wrong.United went into the 2009 final in Rome as defending champions but were beaten despite having early chances, with goals from Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi securing a 2-0 win for Barcelona.

straight to your inboxFormer Manchester United executive Matt Scammell has joined Liverpool.

straight to your inbox Nemanja Matic insists Manchester United are aiming to challenge for the Premier League title next season. United finished third in the recent domestic season to qualify for the Champions League after an unbeaten 14-match league run that stretched back to January.

straight to your inboxRio Ferdinand has revealed how both he and Wayne Rooney were proven wrong by two of Sir Alex Ferguson's signings at Manchester United.The two United greats were sceptical when the club announced the arrivals of both Nemanja Vidic and Patrice Evra in January 2006, and early showings in training did little to change their minds.Ferguson looked to strengthen his squad with the acquisition of the defensive duo midway through the season, and it is safe to say Rooney's and

straight to your inboxManchester United academy signings Joe Hugill, Logan Pye, and Radek Vitek have started training with the club.United fought off competition from Arsenal and Tottenham to agree a £300,000 deal with Sunderland for striker Hugill, 16, and defender Pye, also 16, was previously at Sunderland as well. Vitek, 16, has arrived from Sigma Olomouc and is the latest Eastern European goalkeeper to join United's junior ranks after Ondrej Mastny, Matej Kovar and Alex Fojticek.

straight to your inboxAfter a third-place finish in the Premier League was clinched with a 2-0 win over Leicester City, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would have been forgiven for feeling rather smug.Over the course of his tenure as Manchester United manager, pundits and fans alike have doubted the Norwegian. He was out of his depth, many said.

straight to your inbox"It wasn't a case of 'look at this kid', it was 'sign this kid'."Jorge Alvial had no second thoughts in his mind about risking his reputation and breaking club protocol when he urged Manchester United to pursue a move for Christian Pulisic.United's former international scout had closely monitored Pulisic ever since the player's father, Mark, phoned him and asked him to come and take a look at his son, a silky winger who was on another level to any other hopeful teenage boy

United centre-back won the Premier League in his debut season at Old Trafford in 2002/03 but the club then went through a fallow period, with Arsenal and Chelsea sharing titles in 2004, 2005 and 2006. United would then come good again under Ferguson, winning three successive titles and the 2008 Champions League after the legendary Scottish manager had rebuilt his side.

straight to your inboxAlan Shearer has tipped Mason Greenwood to break his Premier League goals record. The Manchester United youngster netted his side's equaliser in their 1-1 draw with West Ham United on Wednesday evening.

straight to your inbox Manchester United are wearing black armbands against West Ham United to honour former player Alex Dawson, who passed away last week at the age of 80. The former striker spent four years at Old Trafford after being signed by legendary manager Sir Matt Busby and was one of the famous Busby Babes.

straight to your inboxMark Bosnich believes he has identified a technical flaw that is responsible for David de Gea's increased mistakes at Manchester United.United were knocked out of the FA Cup to Chelsea on Sunday as de Gea conceded three soft goals in a 3-1 loss.The second goal, in particular, was a big mistake from de Gea as he let Mason Mount's shot slip underneath his hand.It was a similar error to one de Gea made against Tottenham Hotspur last month and Bosnich does not believe that is a

straight to your inboxManchester United fans have demanded that David de Gea is dropped for Dean Henderson next season after his two errors in the FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea.De Gea's form has nosedived in recent months with a number of key mistakes creeping into his game.With Henderson impressing during a two-year loan spell at Sheffield United, De Gea's position as United's first-choice goalkeeper was already under threat.The Spaniard did not help his cause at Wembley, allowing Olivier

straight to your inboxFormer Manchester United chief executive Peter Kenyon has revealed why the club turned to signing Cristiano Ronaldo after failing to lure Ronaldinho to Old Trafford.Kenyon oversaw a huge summer back in 2003 which saw David Beckham leave the club to join Real Madrid and United fail in a bid to sign Ronaldinho as his replacement from Paris Saint-Germain.The former United chief insists the club 'worked really hard' to lure World Cup winner Ronaldinho to the club but there came

straight to your inboxManchester United are still a few players away from competing for the Premier League title, according to a former assistant manager. Rene Meulensteen held various roles at United under Sir Alex Ferguson before eventually becoming his assistant manager in 2008, holding the position until David Moyes' arrival in 2013.

straight to your inboxManchester United forward Marcus Rashford has taken down a tweet congratulating Leeds United.Rashford took to Twitter on Friday night to congratulate Leeds on their promotion back to the Premier League after a 16 year wait.But shortly after the post hit the 'Twittersphere', it was taken down with reports suggesting Rashford took the decision due to backlash from supporters.The tweet read: "As a United fan I'm happy to see Leeds United back in the Premier League where they

straight to your inboxSheffield United manager Chris Wilder says he has already opened talks with Manchester United about the possibility of loaning Dean Henderson again next season.The 23-year-old has shone during consecutive loan spells with Sheffield United, playing a key role in their promotion to the Premier League as well as their superb first season back.Henderson has not hidden his desire of becoming United's future No.

Manchester United and England footballer Marcus Rashford is to become the youngest person to receive an honorary degree from The University of Manchester.Rashford, 22, will follow in the footsteps of Manchester United legends Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Bobby Charlton in earning the accolade from the university, which is being awarded for his campaigning work off the pitch.Last month, he forced a Government U-turn after he wrote an open letter to MPs asking for the reversal of a decision not to