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straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United supporters have been reacting to Bruno Fernandes' stunning opening goal in the Champions League clash with Istanbul Basaksehir. It took just seven minutes for United to break the deadlock against the Turkish outfit - who beat them 2-1 earlier in the month.

Manchester United and Manchester City fans could be forced to wait as areas placed in Tier 3 will not be allowed to welcome any supporters into their grounds.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United fans are getting excited about recent signing Facundo Pellistri following his latest performance for the Under-23s. The 18-year-old Uruguayan, who arrived at Old Trafford from Penarol last month, set up a goal as United beat Tottenham 4-2 in Premier League 2 on Sunday.

straight to your inboxLife goes at different speeds for young footballers. By the time Raheem Sterling turned 20 years old in December 2014, the winger was already a crucial part of the Liverpool set-up, starring during the 2013/14 season as Brendan Rodgers’ side narrowly missed out on the Premier League title.

United and City, Liverpool, Arsenal and Bayern Munich have all been reported to have held an interest in the 22-year-old and they may now get their chance to complete a move. Former Premier League footballer Jan Aage Fjortoft, who has since turned to a career in the media covering European football for Bild in Germany, has stated that Upamecano will leave at the end of the season.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United defender Alex Telles has described making his Premier League debut as an 'amazing feeling' following Saturday's 1-0 victory against West Brom.United returned to action after the international break and, though their performance was far from convincing, won their first league game of the season at Old Trafford against the newly promoted Baggies.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United have included Marcus Rashford and Victor Lindelof in their provisional squad against West Brom.Rashford sustained an injury in United's 3-1 win over Everton two weeks ago and missed all three of England's international games against the Republic of Ireland, Belgium and Iceland.Lindelof has been nursing a back problem for upwards of a year and came off after 66 minutes in Sweden's 4-2 defeat to France in Paris on Tuesday.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United are hopeful Marcus Rashford will be fit to face West Brom but Victor Lindelof faces a late fitness test.Rashford sustained an injury in the 3-1 win over Everton two weeks ago and missed all three of England's international games against the Republic of Ireland, Belgium and Iceland.

straight to your inboxMikel Arteta believes Pep Guardiola's new Manchester City contract shows he is more committed than ever at the Etihad.Arteta was Guardiola's assistant manager as City won back-to-back Premier League titles among a domestic treble and seven trophies in his first three seasons at the Etihad.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola says he cannot wait for his team to play in front of fans again after signing a new contract at Manchester City. Guardiola has today agreed a new two-year deal that will see him stay at City until at least 2023.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United fans congratulated Daniel James after his excellent performance for Wales against Finland.

straight to your inboxManchester City fans are hoping Riyad Mahrez can return to Manchester City full of confidence after he scored an incredible solo goal on international duty. After getting on the scoresheet as well as grabbing an assist for Algeria against Zimbabwe last week, Mahrez again shone against the same opposition on Monday as Algeria remained in control of their African Cup of Nations qualifying group.

City, who had been relentless in the opening 45 minutes, could have been further ahead but for a mixture of wayward finishing and some good last-ditch defending. Manager Gareth Taylor tasked his side with keeping the same levels of performance up, but it turned out to be Stoney's United players who reacted better to their half time team talk."I take full responsibility for the first half," Stoney told BT Sport.

straight to your inboxLeeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips has revealed his conversation with Pep Guardiola after his side's draw with Manchester City last month.The midfielder put in an impressive performance in the 1-1 draw, which saw Leeds come from behind to grab a deserved point against City, who led through Raheem Sterling's 17th-minute opener.Speaking to The Times, Phillips admitted he feared for the worst after conceding first due to how well Guardiola's side were playing.Yet he felt

United defender Alex Telles, who has just recovered from his own positive test, and City pair Ederson and Gabriel Jesus, are all with Brazil for their World Cup qualifiers this week. However, their preparation for the game has been disrupted by a positive test for Menino, despite all players testing negative on arrival to the training camp.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United fans have rued the clubs inability to sign Jadon Sancho and Jack Grealish in the summer transfer window after the pair combined for England's second goal against Republic of Ireland.The Three Lions took the lead through United skipper Harry Maguire who captained his country for the first time and headed home after an excellent cross from Harry Winks on the 18 minute mark.England continued to dominate the game with Grealish in particularly

straight to your inbox every day, freeScott McTominay has admitted he is enjoying playing in a three-man defence for his country as he prepares for a huge game with Scotland.

Dayot Upamecano from RB Leipzig known, according to reports. Upamecano has developed into one of Europe's most highly rated defenders in recent years and played a pivotal role in Leipzig reaching the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in their history last season.

Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes features as the 22nd best male footballer.Six Liverpool players make the list - Jordan Henderson, Mo Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Thiago Alcantara, Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk.But De Bruyne is the highest-ranked English-based star - also coming ahead of the likes of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo.The City midfielder was only pipped to the top spot by Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski."Nobody could have done more than the

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United fans changed their mind on whether Ole Gunnar Solskjaer should continue as the club's manager following Saturday's win against Everton.Back-to-back defeats against Arsenal and Istanbul Basaksehir had put Solskjaer under immense pressure prior to the trip to Goodison Park.MEN Sport understand former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has been approached with a view to taking charge if results did not improve.The United boss refused to