Manchester United to play Class of 92-owned Salford City in EFL Trophy

straight to your inbox Before signing for Manchester United Donny van de Beek spoke to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and heard about his plans for the club. Enthused by the vision, the Ajax midfielder was delighted to sign a five-year deal at Old Trafford.

straight to your inboxManchester United fans believe that Fred should not leave the club under any circumstances this summer.The Brazilian has bounced back after a difficult first year at Old Trafford to become a crucial first-team player under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer but has found game time limited following the return of Paul Pogba.And with Donny van de Beek set to add even more competition in midfield, Fred has been heavily linked with a summer exit with Galatasaray believed to be interested in

straight to your inbox Gary Neville suggests there is no 'desperate' need for Manchester United to sign Jadon Sancho in the summer transfer window. England international Sancho remains United's priority target even after the imminent arrival of Donny van de Beek with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer keen to reinforce his attack by adding the £108m-rated forward before the transfer window closes on October 5.

straight to your inboxManchester United great Gary Neville has offered up his view on the David de Gea and Dean Henderson situation. Henderson recently signed a new five-year deal at Old Trafford following his impressive loan spell at Sheffield United.

straight to your inbox Gary Neville believes Manchester United need another four or five signings if they are to mount a genuine Premier League title challenge next season. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side finished the last campaign in third place but remained well off the pace set by both Man City and champions Liverpool.

straight to your inboxManchester United fans have slammed Danny Murphy's suggestion that Paul Pogba will leave the club if Donny van de Beek joins this summer.Van de Beek is set to become United's first signing of the summer in the coming days but personal terms are yet to be agreed with a medical still requiring completion.Murphy believes his impending arrival could force Pogba out of the club, despite his agent Mino Raiola claiming the Frenchman is happy to stay at Old Trafford with talks over

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.

straight to your inbox Gary Neville has defended Harry Maguire and insisted Manchester United will stand by their club captain after last week's incident in Mykonos. MEN Sport this week reported there is no immediate decision planned by United to strip Maguire of the captaincy, nor will any 'emergency' meeting take place about his future, contrary to reports.

straight to your inboxManchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing him to withdraw from the France squad for the upcoming Nations League fixtures.Reports in France surfaced over Thursday lunchtime that Pogba had been left out of Didier Deschamps’ squad for the matches against Sweden and Croatia, with the France boss explaining the 27-year-old had tested positive for coronavirus.United confirmed what Deschamps told reporters in a statement: “Paul has been

straight to your inboxManchester United fans have urged the club to make a move for Cristiano Ronaldo if Lionel Messi ends up joining rivals Manchester City this summer.The Barcelona superstar handed in a transfer request on Tuesday and aims to leave the club on a free transfer thanks to a clause in his contract.

Neil Wood's Under-23 side have already faced Salford City, Swindon Town and Morecambe's first teams this month and are due to take on Stoke City's Under-23s tomorrow (Tuesday) night.But the clash against Huddersfield, set for a 3pm kick off on Saturday 29th August, will be a huge test.

straight to your inboxManchester United fans believe Paul Pogba wouldn't be set for talks over a new contract at the club without being given assurances that new signings will arrive at Old Trafford.Pogba stated his desire for 'a new challenge' last summer but United remained adamant all along that he would not be leaving and stuck to their guns.Pogba missed the majority of United's 2019-20 campaign due to ankle problems as he underwent surgery in January and only featured in Ole Gunnar

straight to your inboxManchester United supporters have told the club to continue their pursuit of Jadon Sancho despite the deal appearing to hit a standstill.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is aiming to add more quality to his attacking ranks this summer to turn his promising side into Premier League title challengers, with Sancho his number one target.United are long-term admirers of the rapid winger and have twice failed to sign him in the past - in 2017 when he left Manchester City and in 2019 - but

straight to your inboxManchester United fans are frustrated with the club's lack of activity in the transfer market thus far, especially compared with the excellent business Chelsea are getting done.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is hoping to add to his forward options to build on his side's potential and turn them into title challengers, but it has been a slow start to the summer.United missed out on teenage prodigy Jude Bellingham to Borussia Dortmund and have also been unable to sign top targets Jadon

straight to your inboxThe Premier League fixtures have been announced for the 2020/21 season and as usual fans' eyes will be drawn to the biggest fixtures in the calendar. Manchester United supporters always make a beeline towards the matches against their biggest rivals, Liverpool and Manchester City.

MEN Sport that Denham is training under the watchful eye of Blueirds boss Neil Harris, but that no firm decision has yet been made over his future. Denham only played one game for United's Under-18s last season, instead playing much of his football for an Under-17s side.