Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer defends Daniel James over booking

straight to your inbox every day for freeDonny van de Beek is set to start for Manchester United against Watford amid concerns in Holland over his lack of playing time.Van de Beek, 23, has only started eight times for United since his £40million move from Ajax in the summer and the Dutch club's youth coach Ronald de Boer suggested Van de Beek should consider requesting a loan or a permanent transfer before the European Championship.Holland have qualified for their first major tournament since

straight to your inbox every day for freeIt is fair to say punditry was not Roy Keane's career of choice when he retired from football. The former Manchester United midfielder wrote in his autobiography about how he had no objections to appearing on TV but preferred to pursue a career in coaching.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer believes Amad Diallo has all the raw attributes to become an 'important' player for Manchester United, though warned it will take him some time to adapt to his new surroundings. After initially confirming the deal on deadline day of the summer transfer window, United officially unveiled Diallo as their own player on Thursday after acquiring a work permit for the youngster.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer is prepared for a new attacking approach from Manchester City in their Carabao Cup semi-final at United.City produced their standout performance of the campaign in Sunday's 3-1 schooling of Chelsea at Stamford Bridge that was underpinned by a counter-attacking style Pep Guardiola seldom favours.Despite an unconvincing start, City scored three goals in a 16-minute period to go 3-0 up at half-time and effectively kill the contest ahead

straight to your inbox every day for freeAfter initially agreeing on a fee in the region of £37million back in October, Amad Diallo is edging closer to becoming a Manchester United player.The MEN reported on Sunday that United are in the process of finalising the remaining paperwork for Diallo’s work permit ahead of his expected move to England in the coming weeks.Ole Gunnar Solakjer has already expressed his excitement at bringing the 18-year-old to Old Trafford and said on New Year’s Day:

straight to your inbox every day for freeIt might be a relief to the Manchester United squad that staff vs players five-a-side matches are no longer a regular part of training sessions at football clubs.The days of coaches getting their competitive fix and of players taking the opportunity to dump management on their backsides are generally a thing of the past now, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is building a very serviceable five-a-side team should those days ever return.After the promotion of Darren

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans would rather the club sign Erling Braut Haaland in 2021 than Jadon Sancho.M.E.N.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans are speculating that Jack Grealish could move to Old Trafford after a photo emerged of him speaking with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Friday night.MEN Sport reported that United were interested in signing Grealish in 2020 but were put off by his £80million price tag after the Villa captain helped his side to avoid relegation.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer unsurprisingly gave his backing to Edinson Cavani after the forward was handed a three-match ban.The 33-year-old was suspended after the FA ruled he 'brought the game into disrepute' over an Instagram post following United's 3-2 victory at Southampton last month. Cavani has also been fined £100,000 and must complete a face-to-face education course after opting against appealing the decision.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer pinpointed the threat of Ollie Watkins and Anwar El Ghazi ahead of Friday's meeting with Aston Villa.Dean Smith's side avoided relegation on the final day of last season but have been the surprise package in the Premier League this season.Villa defeated champions Liverpool 7-2 earlier in the season and currently sit fifth after playing just 14 games, four points behind United and seven points behind Jurgen

straight to your inbox every day for free Ed Woodward believes Manchester United are 'getting closer to their objectives' under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as they gear up for a potential Premier League title challenge. United are three points behind Liverpool and have a game in hand as they prepare to welcome Aston Villa on New Year's Day.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer concedes Manchester United will have to 'look out for' Jack Grealish against a renascent Aston Villa.The MEN reported earlier this year United attempted to put the framework in place for a potential £65million deal for Grealish, 25, but the pandemic and Villa's Premier League survival scuppered any chance of a move.The £80m-rated Grealish signed a new five-year contract with his boyhood club in the summer and attained his first

straight to your inbox every day for freeGary Neville says a two-week circuit-breaker would not be meaningful enough to have an impact on rising Covid-19 cases in football.Fulham's game against Spurs was today the latest match to be postponed due to positive coronavirus tests, with Man City's game against Everton on Monday another match forced to be rearranged.

straight to your inbox every day for freeMarcus Rashford warned his Manchester United teammates not to get too carried away with themselves after their late win over Wolves on Tuesday night.United moved up to second in the Premier League after Rashford's deflected strike secured all three points for his side at Old Trafford.The manner of United's late winner was synonymous with the fighting spirit often required to win league titles, but the England forward isn't getting ahead of himself yet.Ole

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United Ole Gunnar Solskjaer disagrees with West Brom manager Sam Allardyce that there should be a break in the English football season following outbreaks of coronavirus cases.Manchester City requested to postpone their Monday night fixture at Everton and Newcastle's game at Aston Villa that was scheduled for the start of the month was also postponed.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans have urged Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to send Daniel James out on loan in the January transfer window.The Welsh international has started the last two Premier League matches for United but has struggled for consistency throughout the calendar year.James burst onto the scene with three goals in his opening four matches when he moved to Old Trafford last year, but has scored just three more goals in his subsequent 50 appearances.The

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer has been praised for outsmarting opposite number Marcelo Bielsa in Manchester United's demolition of Leeds United.The Reds were 2-0 up in three minutes before eventually running out 6-2 winners of a highly-anticipated clash at Old Trafford.Whilst Leeds did create chances, they were also porous in defence against a fast-paced Man United attack.

straight to your inbox every day for freeRoy Keane has praised Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for selecting Daniel James in the starting line-up for Manchester United's Premier League clash against Leeds United.Expectations were high ahead of the first meeting between the two historic rivals since February 2004 but the hosts swept Marcelo Bielsa's side away.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer is expecting a stern test from Leeds United as they prepare for their first Premier League trip to Manchester United in nearly 17 years.Leeds travel to Old Trafford in the league for the first time since February 2004 on Sunday after a 16-year absence from the top-flight and could go to within three points of United with a win.Solskjaer first played at Elland Road in 1996 and scored four times against Leeds, including two in a

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer said Dean Henderson passed his first test of resilience as a Manchester United goalkeeper at former club Sheffield United.Henderson was carelessly robbed of the ball in the fifth minute when David McGoldrick put Sheffield United ahead but made a pivotal save in added time to deny the Blades an equaliser.