Rio Ferdinand admits Manchester United might have made Gabriel Martinelli transfer mistake

Rio Ferdinand has recalled the first time he and his Manchester United team-mates came face-to-face with Cristiano Ronaldo.

Manchester United have a tricky dilemma on their hands as they look to reinforce their squad when the transfer window opens.

Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata hailed Borussia Dortmund star Jadon Sancho amid the club's interest in the England international but refused to comment on his future.

Manchester United may have to part with record sums of money to bring Jack Grealish to Old Trafford when the transfer window re-opens.

Marcus Rashford says Manchester United need to show the same levels of confidence as Barcelona did against them in the Champions League last season.

Here are your Manchester United morning headlines for Thursday, April 9.

United continuing to hold internal transfer talks

"The p--s-take party stops now." Charlie Methven, the scene-stealer of Sunderland 'Til I Die, struts around the Stadium of Light with the caustic authority of Alec Baldwin inGlengarry Glen Ross. "It is a failed, f----d-up business and unless you guys understand that you'll never make it in this world," he booms in the opening scene.

Luke Shaw gives verdict on potential Liverpool title win

Playing alongside Romelu Lukaku at Inter Milan this season happens to perhaps be the perfect man to replace the Belgian striker at Old Trafford, better suited even than Harry Kane.

Last summer for Manchester United was as much about getting rid of players who didn't fit as it was about attracting the players needed to rebuild Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s squad, and Chris Smalling was deemed to be in the former category.

"If I don't feel we're progressing as a team or going in the right direction, then I'm not someone to stay for the sake of it."

Rio Ferdinand believes Jadon Sancho and Harry Kane would both be perfect transfer targets for Manchester United.

Manchester United are reportedly 'increasingly confident' of landing Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niguez this summer.

When the summer transfer window finally opens Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be looking to add a few more bricks to his Manchester United rebuild.

Paul Pogba has long been a conundrum at Manchester United. Undoubtedly the most naturally gifted player at the club and one of the world’s elite central midfielders, who appears to be hugely popular with many of his teammates.

There's no strict definition of job responsibilities for a director of football, but for most clubs an ideal candidate would be setting out a strategy, taking a long-term view over recruitment and building a squad and making sure money is not wasted by a manager in the transfer market.

Rio Ferdinand has admitted Odion Ighalo has proved him wrong and urged Manchester United to make his loan stay permanent in the summer transfer window.

Rio Ferdinand has urged Manchester United to sign Birmingham wonderkid Jude Bellingham in the upcoming transfer window regardless of the enormous price tag on his head.