Gary Neville sets Manchester United target for transfer window and new season

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer took umbrage with the accusation Manchester United risk standing still if they end the transfer window having made only one signing.United bought midfielder Donny van de Beek from Ajax in a deal worth up to £40million but the club have failed to even make a bid for priority target Jadon Sancho and the transfer window is only open until October 5.With deadline day in just over a week's time, United are under mounting pressure to strengthen their squad,

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 inboxJesse Lingard could reportedly be offered a Manchester United escape route by former manager Jose Mourinho at Tottenham.Lingard was left out of the matchday squad in the Premier League opening day defeat to Crystal Palace, and has seen Donny van de Beek arrive to seemingly move ahead of him in the midfield hierarchy.Now, it's claimed by ESPN that Mourinho has asked Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy to explore a move to bring Lingard to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and that

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 inbox Manchester United fans want to see Donny van de Beek included in the starting XI against Crystal Palace and have backed David de Gea to start ahead of Dean Henderson. United are kicking off their new campaign one week later than the majority of their rivals due to their participation in August's Europa League mini-tournament and MEN Sport asked readers to pick their starting line-up to face Palace at Old Trafford.

straight to your inboxMason Greenwood has been nominated for the prestigious European Golden Boy award.A shortlist of 40 names has been drawn up from the originally-announced longlist of 100 players, which was revealed in June.The award honours the best young player under the age of 21 for the calendar year and was originally established by Italian newspaper Tuttosport in 2003, with the winner determined by votes from 40 journalists across the continent.Former winners include Kylian Mbappe,

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 inboxAlan Shearer is predicting Manchester United will finish fourth in the Premier League this season.United finished third last term but the former Newcastle forward expects Chelsea to leapfrog them this time around following a number of high-profile purchases in the transfer window.Chelsea have signed Timo Werner, Kai Havertz, Hakim Ziyech, Ben Chilwell, Malang Sarr and Thiago Silva, while United's only addition to their senior squad is the Dutchman Donny van de Beek.

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 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 legend Gary Neville has explained why his old club would benefit from signing Thiago Alcantara.The future of the Bayern Munich midfielder continues to be the subject of speculation, with rivals Liverpool interested in signing him.United have been linked too in recent weeks, with Liverpool apparently stalling over the transfer fee for the Spain international, though MEN Sport understands that Thiago is not a priority target for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.United

straight to your inbox Dimitar Berbatov believes if Jadon Sancho joins Manchester United it will happen in the last days of the transfer window. United have been frustrated by the slow process of negotiations with Sancho's agent Emeka Obasi and Marco Lichtsteiner, the intermediary acting on behalf of Borussia Dortmund, and the MEN revealed there are unresolved issues over salary and agent's fees.

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 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