Jamie Carragher gives verdict on Manchester United's Premier League title chances

straight to your inboxSolskjaer drops hint over Van de Beek positionManchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has hinted Donny van de Beek has the potential to be used on the left side of a front three after an impressive showing against Brighton."He’s got very high footballing intelligence and tactically he’s gone through the Ajax system.

straight to your inboxAfter registering an assist and scoring a 100th minute winner against Brighton in the Premier League, Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has been named in the FIFA 21 Team of the Week 1 lineup.The United playmaker has been given an 88-rated in-form card as a reward for his performance and inclusion in the FUT 21 TOTW 1 squad, with the Portugal international being joined by Luis Suarez, Jamie Vardy, Dayot Upamecano, Hirving Lazano, Wissam Ben Yedder and Andres

straight to your inboxManchester United fans want to see Donny van de Beek and Dean Henderson start tonight's Carabao Cup clash against Brighton.United faced the Seagulls last weekend in the Premier League, winning in dramatic fashion late into injury time thanks to a penalty from Bruno Fernandes.Brighton hit the woodwork five times and United's performance did little to appease supporters who were concerned following the opening day defeat against Crystal Palace.With a crucial game against Jose

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester United morning headlines for Monday, 28 September.United fans call for Van de Beek decisionManchester United fans have expressed their desire to see Donny van de Beek start ahead of Paul Pogba in the club’s next Premier League game. Van de Beek is yet to start a league game for the Reds despite scoring against Crystal Palace after being summoned from the bench.

straight to your inboxManchester United midfielder Andreas Pereira is closing in on a move to Lazio, according to reports.Although things could still change in the week remaining of the transfer window it has, so far, been a disappointing summer for United, with Donny van de Beek the only new arrival.It appears that the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic has limited United's ability to spend big money and unable as yet to sign top targets, such as Jadon Sancho.Yet funds could be raised

straight to your inboxJamie Carragher says Manchester United must walk away from a deal to sign Borussia Dortmund's Jadon Sancho if they don't think they will be able to negotiate a fair deal for him.The MEN understands Sancho remains United's top transfer priority despite protracted negotiations to sign the winger. Calls for a new centre-back to be bought have increased over the last week too, following their 3-1 defeat by Crystal Palace last weekend.

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 inboxJamie Carragher has insisted Kevin de Bruyne is the best player in the Premier League and insists the midfielder will have a long career with Manchester City due to his amazing passing range.The Belgian midfielder was once again the star of the show for City as they beat Wolves 3-1 at Molineux in their opening Premier League match of the 2020/21 campaign.De Bruyne opened the scoring from the penalty spot before Phil Foden and Gabriel Jesus adding further goals, with a Raul

straight to your inbox Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards have both insisted that Manchester City need to sign another centre-back to beat Liverpool to the Premier League title this season. Pep Guardiola's side have brought in Nathan Ake from Bournemouth but are still actively pursuing another defender.

straight to your inbox Jamie Carragher has compared Man City boss Pep Guardiola to Manchester United great Sir Alex Ferguson and Jurgen Klopp in regards to the Catalan's ability to 'put his reputation on the line' with big spending. City have once again been busy in the summer transfer window by signing the likes of Nathan Ake and Ferran Torres, and have spent considerably in every summer window under Guardiola.

straight to your inboxManchester United's Premier League season finally gets underway this weekend as Crystal Palace visit Old Trafford to kick off the campaign.It marks the start of a 38-match marathon that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hopes will see the Reds improve on the last campaign, and maybe even challenge for the title.With one big signing made in Donny van de Beek, and efforts ongoing to bring in Jadon Sancho before the end of the transfer window, hopes are high that United could make further

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.

TEAMtalk, have also told the chasing pack they should believe they can close the gap and even knock Liverpool off their perch, especially with the signings they have made.Last season’s runners-up, Manchester City, have added Nathan Ake and Ferran Torres to their squad, while Chelsea have added no fewer than seven new players to their squad from last season.Joining Frank Lampard’s side for the new season are Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech, Thiago Silva, Xavier Mbuyamba, Ben Chilwell, Malang Sarr and

straight to your inboxJamie Carragher thinks that Manchester United can only challenge for the Premier League title next season if they sign Jadon Sancho.MEN Sport understands the Englishman remains a top transfer target for United this summer despite negotiations stalling with Borussia Dortmund.The Bundesliga club want a fee of £108million for Sancho's services but have now stated the player won't leave this summer.The signing of Donny van be Beek stands as United's only transfer arrival this