Manchester United great Rio Ferdinand tells John Stones what to do over Man City future

straight to your inboxNathan Ake says the competition for places at Manchester City will spur him on after making the step up from relegated Bournemouth.Ake joined City at the start of the transfer window for £40m as a much-needed addition in central defence.

straight to your inboxEric Garcia expects to return to Manchester City despite telling the club he will not sign a deal beyond the end of his contract that expires next summer.Having been developing under Pep Guardiola since leaving the Barcelona academy in 2017, 19-year-old Garcia flourished in the second half of last season and became the preferred partner for Aymeric Laporte in the first team.

straight to your inboxWayne Rooney believes Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford is not a natural goalscorer, unlike his teammate Mason Greenwood who has a "rare" knack for scoring goals.Both players were crucial for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer last season with Greenwood making a huge impact in his breakthrough campaign for the Reds.The 18-year-old ended the season with ten Premier League goals, becoming only the third player to reach such a tally aged 18 or under.As a result of his impressive

Manchester City are the most likely Premier League destination for Messi, who played under Pep Guardiola for four years between 2008 and 2012, with a deal to take him to Manchester United implausible. Neville still doubts Messi will actually leave Barcelona this summer but thinks a transfer to City will be the outcome if he decides to move to England.

Pregnant Kate Ferdinand and her husband Rio have reportedly spent £40,000 on protection dogs after a number of footballers have been burgled. Rio, 41, and 29 year old Kate are expecting their first child together later this year and have forked out on the new pets to ensure the former The Only Way Is Essex star has as smooth a pregnancy as possible.

United defender Ferdinand believes that is good news for Greenwood. The 18-year-old enjoyed a breakthrough campaign under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's guidance at Old Trafford, netting 17 senior goals and establishing himself as a first team regular.

straight to your inboxWayne Rooney says he would love to see Thiago Alcantara playing in the Premier League - just not for Manchester United's fierce rivals Liverpool.Derby County midfielder Rooney almost became teammates with Thiago at United but former manager David Moyes passed on signing him in the summer of 2013.Instead the Spanish midfielder secured a move to Bayern Munich that summer and has established himself as one of the most exciting players in European football.The 29-year-old is

straight to your inboxAngelino wants to make his loan move from Manchester City to RB Leipzig permanent rather than join Barcelona, according to Leipzig boss Julian Nagelsmann.Left-back Angelino spent the second half of last season on loan at the Bundesliga side after struggling for consistency at City since re-joining from PSV Eindhoven.His time in Germany was a success, as he found plenty of enjoyment as a left wing-back in Nagelsmann's 3-5-2 formation.

straight to your inbox Barcelona have joined RB Leipzig in the race for Angelino but Manchester City are holding out for €30m. The 23-year-old returned to the Etihad on a permanent deal last summer when the Blues exercised their £5.3m buyback clause, but was unable to hold down a regular place in the team.

straight to your inboxRyan Giggs has heaped praise on former Manchester United coach Carlos Quieroz for his role in helping the Reds defeat Chelsea on penalties in the 2008 Champions League final.Sir Alex Ferguson guided his United team to the final in Moscow after knocking out Barcelona and took an early lead through Cristiano Ronaldo's header.

straight to your inboxManchester United’s season ended in disappointment after they lost 2-1 in their Europa League semi-final against Sevilla.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side were ahead inside the opening ten minutes after Bruno Fernandes converted United’s 22nd penalty of the campaign. However frustratingly for United, the Spanish side found an equaliser before half-time.

straight to your inbox Paul Scholes defended David de Gea and insisted Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was right to select the Manchester United number one ahead of Sergio Romero against Sevilla. Romero played in every Europa League game this season up until the last four, just as he did in the FA Cup and Carabao Cup.

straight to your inbox Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admits Manchester United 'lost their way' after Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement. Ferguson botched the managerial handover in 2013 by anointing David Moyes, who lasted 10 months before the authoritarian Louis van Gaal took over.

straight to your inboxExclusive: Ighalo not interested in PSGOdion Ighalo has no interest in joining Paris Saint-Germain following reports the French champions are keen to sign the striker.  MEN Sport understands United are not exploring the idea of cutting short Ighalo’s loan from Shanghai Shenhua.  Reports in France claimed PSG were interested in Ighalo as they search for a replacement for Edinson Cavani, who will leave the club this summer.However, Ighalo has no interest in leaving Old

straight to your inbox There seems to be some disagreement within the Manchester City squad over how much of an advantage the new Champions League format can be to the Blues' hopes of winning the tournament. Due to the three-month suspension of football across Europe, the Champions League is being played in a mini-tournament in Lisbon at the end of all the domestic seasons, with the quarter-finals and semi-finals being played as single knockout ties.

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester United morning headlines for Thursday, 13 August.Grealish to talk to Villa on futureJack Grealish is set to talk to Aston Villa chief executive Christian Purslow about his future upon his return from holiday.The MEN cite a report from The Mirror that claims the United transfer target fears Villa may price him out of a move this summer.It is claimed that Villa could demand up to £80million for the 24-year-old, which may force United to end their

straight to your inboxRio Ferdinand has backed Manchester United to complete a deal for Jadon Sancho and shot down talk that they do not need him.Monday marked the deadline Borussia Dortmund set for United to submit an acceptable bid for the England attacker, yet no agreement has yet been reached.That has seen the Bundesliga club name Sancho in their squad for a pre-season training camp in Switzerland ahead of their league season starting next month.Also included in the camp is former United

straight to your inboxManchester United cannot fully concentrate on Jadon Sancho just yet in this neverending season. Their exhausting defeat of Copenhagen was so long it almost ticked over to the date their season started and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Reds will go marching on beyond a 60th game.This was a nervier night than the Copenhagen coach Stale Solbakken envisaged and United suffered some ominous harbingers.