Manchester United great Roy Keane gives verdict on Marcus Rashford development

straight to your inboxManchester United fans have hailed the influence of a positive atmosphere in the dressing room on their recent form.The Reds extended their unbeaten streak to 15 matches by defeating Bournemouth at the weekend to keep the pressure on Chelsea in the race to finish in the Premier League top four.Bruno Fernandes' form, the emergence of Mason Greenwood and Brandon Williams as well as Marcus Rashford and Paul Pogba returning from injury means fans are optimistic of their chances

straight to your inboxManchester United great Rio Ferdinand has summed up how fans are currently feeling about the Reds after an upsurge in form.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men came into the match at home to Bournemouth on the back of a 15-game unbeaten run, before enjoying a 5-2 victory at Old Trafford as Mason Greenwood bagged a brace and Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Bruno Fernandes also netted.Convincing wins over Sheffield United and Norwich City since the restart had led to fans becoming

straight to your inboxManchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer instructed Harry Maguire to stand in front of the wall before Bruno Fernandes netted a free-kick against Bournemouth on Saturday.United fell behind in the first-half after Junior Stanislas netted his first goal of the season on the 16 minute mark but goals from Mason Greenwood, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial gave the Reds the lead going into the break.Joshua King's penalty after the interval was cancelled out by another

straight to your inboxDavid de GeaNot for the first time, De Gea was porous at his near post and it led to goal. Conceded another penalty.

straight to your inboxRio Ferdinand warned Manchester United that they are far from the finished article after their 5-2 win over Bournemouth in the Premier League.United made it 16 games without defeat thanks to a brace from Mason Greenwood and goals from Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Bruno Fernandes.United are in the top four following the win but Ferdinand believes Ole Gunnar Solskjaer needs to add three new starting players to his team this summer.

straight to your inboxDavid de GeaNot for the first time, De Gea was porous at his near post and it led to goal. Conceded another penalty.

straight to your inboxFormer Manchester United coach Eric Steele has leapt to the defence of David de Gea and hit back at criticism of the goalkeeper from Roy Keane.Keane hit the headlines with a stinging rant aimed at de Gea and Harry Maguire at half-time during Manchester United's 1-1 draw with Tottenham last month.The former United captain claimed he was "sick to death" of the "overrated Manchester United goalkeeper", after an error which allowed Steven Bergwijn to give Spurs the

straight to your inbox“I'm sick to death of this goalkeeper,” a characteristically irate Roy Keane fumed on Sky Sports after a David de Gea mistake had put Manchester United behind in their clash with Tottenham Hotspur."I would be fining him at half-time, there is no getting away from that. I would be swinging punches at that guy.

Sanchez has regularly been criticised for his performances, his hefty wages at United have also provided ammunition to those taking shots at him but Keane believes that approach is unfair. "I don’t know why anyone would ever be worried at what players are getting.

Marcus Rashford's form for Manchester United following his return from injury.Rashford missed eight weeks of the season with a double stress fracture to the back but came back into the side at Tottenham on June 19 and lined up five days later in United's home victory over Sheffield United.Although Rashford laid on two goals for Anthony Martial in the 3-0 win he spurned two gilt-edged chances and was criticised for ceding possession in the build-up to Tottenham's opener.Solskjaer brought Rashford

United. The French World Cup winner has also been touted for a possible move to either Real Madrid or Juventus, with his Old Trafford deal set to expire in June 2021.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side must do to mount a realistic title challenge. Many are tipping United to show major improvements next season, as they're currently on a 14-game unbeaten run and with the promising partnership between Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes.But Keane thinks United are a bit short in defence and doesn't believe Solskjaer's men will pip either Liverpool or City to the league title in the 2020/21 campaign.

United player to score a Premier League hat-trick since Robin van Persie in May 2013 and now has 19 goals in what is already a career-best season. The 24-year-old read Marcus Rashford's cross for the first and moved into space for a similar delivery from Aaron Wan-Bissaka to make it 2-0 before half-time.

United’s goals as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team went into the break with a two-goal advantage and he completed his hat-trick after the interval. Martial turned home a powerful cross from Marcus Rashford in the first half before turning in Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s pass in very similar circumstances.

Anthony Martial gave United the advantage by cleverly turning home from Marcus Rashford’s low cross in the seventh minute. The goal was Martial’s 12th in the Premier League this season, which took him past his previous best tally of 11 recorded during the 2015-16 season.

Manchester United are back at Old Trafford at last tonight as they take on Sheffield United.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side returned to Premier League action following the coronavirus-induced suspension on Friday when they traveled to face Tottenham Hotspur.It was an entertaining game in North London, despite the 1-1 score-line, with Bruno Fernandes' second-half penalty cancelling out Steven Bergwijn's opener.There was cause for excitement among United fans too, as Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford

United between 1993 and 2005, winning seven Premier League titles, four FA Cups and one Champions League. The Irishman was a stalwart in Sir Alex Ferguson’s dominant team, but he believes Gerrard, Lampard and United teammate Scholes were all superior players to him.

Manchester United goalkeeper has been under the spotlight for the past few days, after his error allowed Steven Bergwijn to open the scoring for Tottenham Hotspur on Friday night. De Gea let the ball through his hands to concede in United's 1-1 draw against Spurs, with former United captain Roy Keane leading the fierce criticism of the Spanish international.

Keane, who won the Premier League seven times with United, said that Liverpool need to maintain their good form over a number of years in order to be in the same bracket as some previous United teams.“I’m certainly not anti-Liverpool. When I was growing up in the ’80s, Liverpool were obviously a brilliant team and I had a lot of respect for players like Ronnie Whelan and Ray Houghton.

Harry Maguire on Instagram for his attempt to catch Tottenham winger Steven Bergwijn in Friday's Premier League draw. The Dutch forward opened the scoring at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, skipping past the challenge of Maguire before firing a shot at David de Gea that the Spaniard should have kept out.