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straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer insists he will continue to have the final say on transfers at Manchester United after the appointment of John Murtough as football director.Murtough has been at the club since the brief era of David Moyes, but his ascension to his new role this week came after impressive work throughout the structure of the club, particularly with the women's team and in the academy.The 47-year-old's brief will include looking at recruitment, but
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straight to your inbox every day for freeKarim Benzema has brushed off speculation linking Erling Haaland with a move to Real Madrid - as Manchester United prepare to step up their chase for the Norwegian striker.During a goal-crazy 15-month spell at Borussia Dortmund, the 20-year-old has established himself as one of the hottest prospects in European football and last year won the coveted Golden Boy award.
straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer has already had a major impact on Erling Haaland's burgeoning career - as Manchester United are poised to renew their interest in the Norwegian sensation.After missing out on the Borussia Dortmund striker last season, the Manchester Evening News understands Solskjaer and football director John Murtough agree that he remains the number one priority in attacking quarters this summer.Son of former Leeds United midfielder Alfe Inge
straight to your inbox every day for freeBenfica manager Jorge Jesus has responded to Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic's statement that he'd like to join the club in the future.Matic recently indicated that he would love to play for the Portuguese club again before he hangs up his boots. The 32-year-old insists he remains committed to United for now but has not ruled out a return to Benfica at some point.
straight to your inbox every day for freeGary Neville doesn't believe the appointment of John Murtough as football director will affect Manchester United's chances of winning the Premier League title.The club announced that Murtough, who has been at Old Trafford since 2013, is their new football director, with Darren Fletcher moving from a first-team coach to technical director as part of an internal backroom restructure.
straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United resume their Premier League campaign this weekend as they go head-to-head with West Ham United.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 's men take on David Moyes ' Hammers at Old Trafford tonight (7.15pm kick-off). United were in Europa League action in midweek, conceding a late equaliser as they drew 1-1 in the first leg of their last-16 tie at home to AC Milan.
straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer and David Moyes could compare notes on life in the hot seat at Manchester United tonight, but the Scot won't be getting any sympathy from the current incumbent.Moyes was sacked only 10 months into a six-year contract as Sir Alex Ferguson's replacement and he has consistently claimed he wasn't given enough time at Old Trafford.Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho have followed him out of the exit door at United, but Solskjaer is now
straight to your inbox every day for freeDavid Moyes has warned his West Ham side that Manchester United will still pose plenty of threats on Sunday despite their trio of attacking injuries.United could well be without Marcus Rashford,Anthony Martial and Edinson Cavani for the game, with all three attacking players suffering from injuries.
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