Nemanja Vidic and Patrice Evra experiences inspiring Manchester United ahead of Carabao Cup semi final

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer is thrilled Manchester United supporters are optimistic about a championship challenge as they prepare for their most important week in the Premier League since Sir Alex Ferguson's final season.United have not been involved in a title tilt well into January since they last won the league in 2013 and they will go top outright if they collect just a point in their game in hand at Burnley on Tuesday.Solskjaer's side then travel to

straight to your inbox every day for freeWilfried Zaha believes it may have been a mistake to return to Crystal Palace on loan following his Manchester United transfer in January 2013.The Ivorian impressed for the Eagles in the Championship which prompted then-United manager Sir Alex Ferguson to sign the forward.

straight to your inbox every day for freeFormer Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen is baffled by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's reluctance to hand more first-team minutes to summer signing Donny van de Beek.The Dutchman became United's first major signing of the summer window, signing from Ajax for around £35million, but has struggled to cement a place in the starting XI.Solskjaer has used the midfielder sporadically so far this season with van de Beek seeing his playing time extremely limited

straight to your inbox every day for free When Tom Cleverley lifted the Premier League trophy at Old Trafford in 2013 he knew it was the end of an era for Manchester United, but he didn't realise just quite how hard it was going to get and how much was going to change. Cleverley played 22 Premier League games in United's last title-winning season and he started the final game of the Sir Alex Ferguson era, that astonishing 5-5 draw at West Brom.

straight to your inbox every day for freeIt could have been the start of a new dawn for Manchester United.But instead, the first major trophy the club lifted since Sir Alex Ferguson retired may be remembered for what happened immediately afterwards.The champagne which flowed at Wembley Stadium following an exciting late comeback win over Crystal Palace in the 2016 FA Cup final soon took on a new meaning as leaving drinks for the United manager Louis Van Gaal, rather than a toast for some

straight to your inbox every day for freeGary Neville believes Manchester United's Carabao Cup defeat to Man City may bring more pressure for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer further down the line.United were deservedly beaten 2-0 by City at Old Trafford, with John Stones and Fernandinho scoring the goals for Pep Guardiola's side, consigning Solskjaer to a fourth successive semi-final defeat as Reds' boss.United are currently on their longest run without a trophy since the early Sir Alex Ferguson era,

straight to your inbox every day for freeFormer Italian footballer Antonio Cassano has claimed that Mino Raiola didn't know the type of player Paul Pogba was when asked by legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson, before then facilitating his move from Manchester United to Juventus.Pogba left Old Trafford in 2012 after becoming dissatisfied with his lack of first team opportunities at United and joined Serie A giants Juve where he went on to realise his potential and become one of the world's best

straight to your inbox every day for freeSir Alex Ferguson is refusing to get carried away with Manchester United's title chances amid their impressive recent run of form.United have collected 26 points from the last 30 on offer in the Premier League and sit level on points with Liverpool at the summit, with the added bonus of having a game in hand on Jurgen Klopp's side, to be played against Burnley next week.

straight to your inbox every day for freeThe careers of Ander Herrera and Romelu Lukaku are not going to go down in Manchester United history. Perhaps it is the unfortunate timing of their spells at the club, in the post Sir Alex Ferguson era, or more importantly the fact that neither won a Premier League title at United.

straight to your inbox every day for freeSir Alex Ferguson's flat cap was pulled so snugly over his brow it was unclear if he was awake in the Old Trafford directors' box.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOwen Hargreaves believes Sir Alex Ferguson would have fumed at Bruno Fernandes for his role in Leicester's first goal during Manchester United's draw with the Foxes.Fernandes was in inspired form against Brendan Rodgers' side at the King Power Stadium, providing the assist for Marcus Rashford to open the scoring with a deft touch before scoring himself in the second half.Despite his brilliance for the opener, the Portuguese contributed to United conceding