Gary Neville admits to transfer confusion over Manchester United and Thiago Alcantara

straight to your inboxMicah Richards has disagreed with Gary Neville over Manchester City's defending. An upset Richards was talking after City's shock 5-2 defeat to Leicester City, which saw them give away three penalties as they struggled against the Foxes' counter-attack.

straight to your inbox Ian Wright has suggested Donny van de Beek would have been a more appropriate signing for Arsenal than Manchester United. The Dutch midfielder is Ed Woodward's only summer signing to date, having joined from Ajax earlier in the window.

straight to your inboxJamie Carragher has identified Manchester United's midfield as a potential area of weakness this season.Whilst the signing of Donny van de Beek and Bruno Fernandes' form last season led many to believe midfield would be an area of strength for the Reds this season, their campaign started with a disappointing defeat to Crystal Palace at the weekend. Carragher believes the attacking nature of United's midfield will make it easier for teams to hit them on the break.

straight to your inboxGary Neville spoke about Manchester United's lack of a plan for the summer transfer window following the 3-1 defeat to Crystal Palace, and believes they are so hesitant to do business due to a fear of repeating mistakes from previous summers. Most of United's rivals have been active in the market this summer, notably Chelsea, who have made six high-profile signings.

straight to your inbox Gary Neville believes the first half of Manchester United’s match with Crystal Palace proved that the club need to sign Jadon Sancho this summer, but after the game he claimed his old club will only start challenging for major honours when they sign a new defender.

straight to your inbox Gary Neville insisted Dean Henderson is not ready to take the number one shirt from David de Gea at Manchester United and has backed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's decision to stick with the Spaniard. De Gea came under scrutiny last season after some high-profile errors, with former United captain Roy Keane labelling him as 'the most overrated goalkeeper I've seen in a long time'.

straight to your inboxGary Neville says Manchester United will be more predictable than top-four rivals Chelsea this season.Chelsea have spent big this summer bringing in the likes of Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech and Kai Havertz in an attempt to close the gap on the top two.The Reds, meanwhile, have been a little quieter in the market but have signed Donny van de Beek from Ajax.

straight to your inboxManchester United great Gary Neville believes that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side might have to wait a few more years to win the Premier League.United showed signs of improvement last season, finishing third in the top flight to secure Champions League football this term. However, Neville believes that his former club is not yet ready to win the league title and believes Liverpool and Manchester City are still the teams to beat.

straight to your inboxGary Neville has issued a firm defence of Mason Greenwood and taken aim at the reports about the youngster inhaling laughing gas.

straight to your inboxGary Neville believes the battle for the No.1 spot at Manchester United between David de Gea and Dean Henderson has got 'a problem written all over it'.Henderson is back at Old Trafford after two impressive loan spells with Sheffield United and signed a long-term contract last month to signal his intent to become Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's first-choice goalkeeper.De Gea's form was patchy towards the end of the season and that has led to calls from some fans for Henderson to

straight to your inboxGary Lineker has backed Manchester United to continue to thrive under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.The Match of the Day host was giving his prediction on who will finish in the Premier League top four, and he feels the Reds and Chelsea will be able to close the gap on the top two this season.Whilst Lineker feels that the top two will remain the same, the former England striker said United have done some astute business in signing Donny van de Beek from Ajax.That, combined with

straight to your inboxGary Neville says Manchester United need to end any speculation surrounding Jadon Sancho. After it appeared that hopes of signing Sancho were over earlier in the summer, the Reds made a breakthrough in their chase for the Borussia Dortmund star earlier this week.It has boosted hopes that a deal may be done before the delayed transfer deadline at the start of next month.

straight to your inboxGary Neville has put forward an argument for why Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could have been named manager of the season last year.Neville was responding to a jibe from Jamie Carragher over why Solskjaer had not appeared on a vote for the most impressive manager last season.The duo were appearing on Sky Sports' Premier League preview show when viewers were asked to vote on who they felt was manager of the season last season.

straight to your inboxManchester United were warned from the start that this summer transfer window would not be like any other.Speaking back in April Ed Woodward issued a stark warning when he told fans United would not do 'business as usual' at the end of the season.

straight to your inboxManchester United need to make "two or three" new signings before the end of the transfer window if they are to close the gap on Manchester City and Liverpool, according to Gary Neville.United made Donny van de Beek their first new addition of the window last week, but the former United right-back believes more is required if the club are to keep pace at the top of the table.Jadon Sancho remains United's top target this summer, while they are considering a move for a

straight to your inboxWhen Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Nicky Butt stood behind the goal at Moor Lane in March 2014 and watched Salford City lose 2-0 at home to Curzon Ashton the first thought that flashed through their heads was: "What are we getting ourselves into here?"The Class of 92 were about to invest in the Ammies, then marooned in the Evo-Stik First Division North, but in the team and at a tired Moor Lane there was work to do.Six years later and Salford City are about to