'I was being forgotten about': Wilfried Zaha opens up about the loneliness he endured at Manchester United

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have finally appointed a football director in John Murtough, with Darren Fletcher installed as the technical director.Murtough was brought to United in November 2013 by then-manager David Moyes, having worked with Moyes at Everton, and became the club's head of football development in 2016.The Manchester Evening News understands Murtough introduced himself as United's 'director of football' when he oversaw the recruitment of the women's

straight to your inbox every day for free Manchester United are without Edinson Cavani for the derby at the Etihad after the striker limped out of training on Saturday. The 34-year-old only returned from the sidelines on Wednesday night, playing 76 minutes of the goalless draw at Crystal Palace, but he's now back on the treatment table.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United great Roy Keane was critical of Bruno Fernandes following an interview the Portuguese gave ahead of Sunday's derby. Fernandes reacted to criticism of his recent performances, with United failing to score in their last three games against Real Sociedad, Chelsea and Crystal Palace.

straight to your inbox every day for freeAndy Cole believes that Manchester United fans cannot ask much more from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer this season. United are third in the Premier League, 14 points adrift of Manchester City ahead of today’s derby at the Etihad Stadium.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United supporters have made their summer transfer window wishes clear after three successive goalless draws.United have looked blunt in attack in recent games, failing to score against Real Sociedad, Chelsea and Crystal Palace. Edinson Cavani , Mason Greenwood and Anthony Martial have not scored in seven games, since Cavani netted the opener in the 3-3 draw against Everton on February 6.

straight to your inbox every day for freeHere are the Manchester United evening headlines on Thursday, March 4.Henderson set for run of gamesUnited goalkeeper Dean Henderson is set for a run of games in the first-team in the absence of David de Gea.The MEN understands that Henderson was told before the 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace on Wednesday that he should prepare for the possibility of starting United's next six games.The 23-year-old has predominantly started in the cup competitions this

straight to your inbox every day for freeMatch of the Day pundits Alex Scott and Stephen Warnock were disappointed that Mason Greenwood failed to take his chance in Manchester United's starting XI against Crystal Palace.Handed a start against Palace on Wednesday, it was hoped that he could reinvigorate a tired and somewhat insipid United attack that has struggled to create and score in recent weeks.Greenwood, though, like the rest of his attacking team-mates on the night, struggled to have an

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have proven Gary Neville's prediction regarding their title chances without Paul Pogba right.United were insipid in their attacking play against Crystal Palace on Wednesday, creating few chances and not imposing themselves.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans are desperate for the return of Paul Pogba after a dismal team performance against Crystal Palace. The Frenchman has missed United 's last seven games in all competitions, with the Reds winning three and drawing four of them.

straight to your inbox every day for freeGary Neville believes Manchester United opted against introducing Amad and Shola Shoretire against Crystal Palace as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer feared that might open them up to conceding on the counter-attack.United played out a dull 0-0 draw at Selhurst Park on Wednesday night just three days after their stalemate with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United's goalscoring frustrations threatened to boil over during an exchange of invective between Marcus Rashford and Harry Maguire.In the 69th minute of United's third successive goalless draw at Crystal Palace, Maguire attempted to maintain pressure by lobbing the ball forward to Rashford but he was flagged offside.Maguire could be heard telling Rashford to 'f-----g stay onside' and Rashford did not hold back with his reply as United fell 14

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have now gone almost five hours without scoring and at Crystal Palace their attacking problems were so acute Ole Gunnar Solskjaer left his third substitution unused.Scott McTominay and Daniel James, with 12 goals between them this season, were introduced in the last 20 minutes but Solskjaer overlooked the £37million winger Amad and 17-year-old rookie Shola Shoretire.United drew 0-0 for the third game running at Selhurst Park, where they

straight to your inbox every day for freeDean HendersonHandled Palace's aerial balls well and dealt with everything he faced with confidence. Had nothing to do until huge save at the death.

straight to your inbox every day for free Nemanja Matic said the mood in the Manchester United dressing room 'wasn't great' following their drab goalless draw with Crystal Palace on Wednesday night. The Serbian midfielder also believes United need to take more risks in attack after they were held to their third consecutive goalless draw in all competitions.

straight to your inbox every day for free David de Gea misses Manchester United's trip to Crystal Palace due to personal reasons, while Anthony Martial has been sidelined with a knee injury picked up in training. Dean Henderson has replaced De Gea in goal and the Spaniard hasn't made the trip to Selhurst Park, with Lee Grant on the bench and Nathan Bishop the third goalkeeper in the squad.

straight to your inbox every day for freeThe hard work does not stop for Manchester United, in what Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has called "the strangest season" he's ever known.United went through their preparations to face Crystal Palace on Tuesday, with a training session that Edinson Cavani joined after Solskjaer revealed the striker had regained fitness. Cavani is in the United squad to travel to Selhurst Park, where United must return to winning ways after successive 0-0 draws.

straight to your inbox every day for freeRio Ferdinand believes that Manchester United made a mistake when they hired David Moyes to replace Sir Alex Ferguson.Ferguson announced his retirement before the end of the 2012/13 season and infamously handpicked Moyes from Everton, who was then dubbed 'The Chosen One' in reference to Jose Mourinho's previous 'Special One' moniker.Moyes lasted less than a season in the Old Trafford hotseat, and Ferdinand, who was at the club at the time, has since said

straight to your inbox every day for freeEdinson Cavani has travelled with the Manchester United squad to London for their Premier League fixture with Crystal Palace.Cavani, 34, has missed the last four games with a muscular injury but is in contention to return at Selhurst Park on Wednesday night.United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said on his pre-match Zoom call Cavani trained with the first-team on Tuesday morning and hoped the Uruguayan would travel."We've had a training session this

straight to your inbox every day for freeEdinson Cavani could return for Manchester United in their Premier League fixture against Crystal Palace on Wednesday night.Cavani, 34, has not played since the draw with West Brom on February 14 and missed the last four games with a muscular injury, but he trained with the squad on Tuesday morning and is in contention to travel to London. However, Phil Jones could be sidelined for the rest of the season with a knee injury.

straight to your inbox every day for freeWest Ham manager David Moyes says he spoke to England boss Gareth Southgate before signing Jesse Lingard from Manchester United.Lingard joined the Hammers from United towards the end of the January transfer window, on a loan deal until the end of the season. The England international had found his first-team chances increasingly limited at Old Trafford under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.