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straight to your inbox every day for freeRio Ferdinand has insisted Manchester United must sign Erling Haaland whatever the price and he believes Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's relationship with the striker could give the club an advantage.MEN Sport understands that the United manager and football director John Murtough mutually agree that Haaland is the ideal long-term replacement for Romelu Lukaku, having tried to sign Haaland from Red Bull Salzburg last season.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have settled on Erling Haaland as their centre forward priority in the transfer market despite mounting competition for the Borussia Dortmund goalscorer.The Manchester Evening News understands United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and football director John Murtough mutually agree Haaland, 20, is the ideal long-term replacement for Romelu Lukaku, having tried to sign Haaland from Red Bull Salzburg last season.Haaland has plundered 37 goals

straight to your inbox every day for freeGary Neville doesn't believe the appointment of John Murtough as football director will affect Manchester United's chances of winning the Premier League title.The club announced that Murtough, who has been at Old Trafford since 2013, is their new football director, with Darren Fletcher moving from a first-team coach to technical director as part of an internal backroom restructure.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer insists he will continue to have the final say on transfers at Manchester United after the appointment of John Murtough as football director.Murtough has been at the club since the brief era of David Moyes, but his ascension to his new role this week came after impressive work throughout the structure of the club, particularly with the women's team and in the academy.The 47-year-old's brief will include looking at recruitment, but

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have finally appointed a football director in John Murtough, with Darren Fletcher installed as the technical director.Murtough was brought to United in November 2013 by then-manager David Moyes, having worked with Moyes at Everton, and became the club's head of football development in 2016.The Manchester Evening News understands Murtough introduced himself as United's 'director of football' when he oversaw the recruitment of the women's

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have finally appointed their first-ever football director, with John Murtough taking the reins at Old TraffordMurtough becomes the first official occupant of such a role at United after being promoted from his previous position as the club's head of football development.