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straight to your inboxOwen Hargreaves believes this season is the best chance Manchester City have ever had to win the Champions League. It is the one trophy that has eluded Pep Guardiola since he arrived at the Etihad Stadium.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United are one of several clubs keeping tabs on Erling Haaland.MEN Sport understands that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and new technical director Jon Murtough have unanimously agreed that the 20-year-old should be the club's top transfer priority to replace Romelu Lukaku.

straight to your inbox every day for freeEngland Under-21 head coach Aidy Boothroyd believes that Mason Greenwood sitting out the past two international breaks has done the Manchester United forward a "world of good" and is excited to see what impact the teenager can make in a tournament setting later this month.Greenwood was this morning named in the Young Lions squad for the group stages of the European Under-21 Championships having been absent from international duty in the autumn following

direct to your inboxManchester United strengthened their bid to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League this season with victory over West Ham on Sunday.The Hammers have been one of the surprise packages of the 2020-21 campaign but missed the chance to close the gap on United as they were beaten 1-0 at Old Trafford. The result leaves United second in the league table - 14 points behind runaway leaders Manchester City, albeit with a game in hand on their rivals.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is delighted with the development of Luke Shaw as he prepares for a recall to the England squad.Shaw, 25, was excellent for United again in their 1-0 Premier League win over West Ham and is due to be named in Gareth Southgate's England squad for this month's World Cup qualifiers on Thursday.

straight to your inboxManchester City are determined to bounce back from their disappointing derby defeat by Manchester United, defender Aleks Zinchenko says.City were poor and outplayed by United, who inflicted a first defeat on the league leaders in 29 games. It was a case of one game too much for the Blues, but they remain in control of the Premier League title and are still in the other three cup competitions.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer believes Manchester United produced their best defensive performance of the season at Manchester City.United had started with their back five of Dean Henderson, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw in just two previous games - against Liverpool and City in the FA Cup and Carabao Cup in January.Henderson kept his ninth clean sheet in 14 United starts and played an instrumental role in Shaw's first Premier

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United go into the derby against Manchester City on Sunday with several injury problems. United face a tough ask against their rivals, who are on a 21-game winning streak and are 14 points clear at the top of the Premier League table.

straight to your inbox every day for freeIt’s fair to say Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is already immortalised in Manchester United’s history thanks to his playing career, but he could set an impressive managerial club record on Sunday afternoon. The Norwegian’s managerial credentials were questioned upon appointment, but Solskjaer has duly answered those sceptics, bringing stability to United - something they desperately needed.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDavid de Gea has taken to social media to celebrate the birth of his first child, Yanay.De Gea and girlfriend Edurne Garcia both posted a picture on their Instagram accounts on Friday morning of the baby's hand along with a caption which read: "Yanay 4•3•21" along with a loveheart emoji. The Spanish goalkeeper, 30, missed Manchester United's goalless draw away at Crystal Palace in midweek ahead of the birth of his child on Thursday.

straight to your inbox every day for freeIt seems like only a matter of time before Manchester City are crowned Premier League champions - but there remains a battle to join them in the Champions League next season. Following a third straight 0-0 draw in all competitions, Manchester United take on their rivals at the Etihad on Sunday afternoon (4.30pm kick-off).

straight to your inboxBefore Manchester City's win over Wolves this week, statisticians rated their chances of winning the Premier League title as 99.9 per cent. Fast forward two days, and City scored three late goals to edge past a stubborn Wolves side for a 21st straight win.

straight to your inbox every day for freeRoy Hodgson says things will not be made any easier for his Crystal Palace side if Edinson Cavani is unable to play for Manchester United on Wednesday evening.The Uruguayan forward has been out of action since mid-February due to a muscular injury but has recently returned to training. It means United will wait to assess his fitness before deciding whether he is available to feature against Palace, but he has travelled with the squad.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans were sent into a frenzy after transfer target Jadon Sancho appeared in a Pepsi advert with Paul Pogba.United are hoping to make four signings in the summer transfer window to complete their squad overhaul and, while a new centre-back is the priority, a right-winger remains high on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's wish list.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans are convinced Mason Mount should have been sent off for Chelsea in their goalless draw at the weekend.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side settled for a point at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon after a hard fought contest which provided few opportunities for either side.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was furious with Chelsea after claiming the club released an article on their website that could have influenced referee Stuart Attwell before the match.United played out a 0-0 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge but there was controversy about a potential penalty decision in the first half.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans are excited to see Mason Greenwood possibly operate as a central striker after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made five changes to his team to face Chelsea.David de Gea, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Scott McTominay and Marcus Rashford have all come back into the starting XI. The biggest omission is up front, with Anthony Martial named as a substitute despite the absence of Edinson Cavani through injury.

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes says he is hopeful that Manchester United may still be able to worry Manchester City in the title race.The Reds currently trail their rivals by 10 points and face matches against Chelsea and Crystal Palace in the Premier League ahead of a Manchester derby on March 7.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans have hailed Ethan Laird after the young right-back produced a fine assist on loan at MK Dons.The 19-year-old moved to the League One club on loan from United in January and has so far impressed.On Tuesday, Laird's assist against Shrewsbury Town grabbed attention as he received the ball on the right wing, beat two men to get to the touchline before cutting the ball back for Will Grigg to fire in from close range.With Aaron