Rio Ferdinand gives advice to Man United's Mason Greenwood and Man City's Phil Foden

straight to your inbox Manchester United legend Paul Scholes has slammed England manager Gareth Southgate over his decision to drop Mason Greenwood and Phil Foden from the England squad.

England squad for the October internationals after being sent home from the last squad for breaking coronavirus rules in Iceland. Greenwood and Foden both made their senior debuts last month in the Nations League win at Iceland, but were sent home before the squad travelled to Denmark for an ‘unacceptable’ breach of COVID-19 quarantine.

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola says Cole Palmer has a bright future at Manchester City after making his debut for the club. The 18-year-old was bumped up to first-team training when the players returned after lockdown and has stayed with them for this season.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola declared that Manchester City could soon have a different striking option after Liam Delap's impressive debut.The 17-year-old striker took just 18 minutes to get off the mark, with a sweet left-footed finish into the top corner after a clever through-ball from Phil Foden.And the imposing six-footer - the son of former Stoke star Rory - showed some neat touches and plenty of aggression as the Blues booked a fourth round tie at Burnley next week by beating

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola has blasted Phil Foden’s critics and suggested they should spend more time policing their own behaviour.But the Manchester City boss stopped short of laying into England manager Gareth Southgate, who aroused Ole Gunnar Solskaer’s ire over the way Manchester United starlet Mason Greenwood was treated.Greenwood and Foden found themselves on the front pages after entertaining two Icelandic women in the team hotel after making their England debuts in a 1-0 win in

straight to your inboxRio Ferdinand says Chelsea's transfer business is ramping up his frustration with Manchester United this summer.United have been so far unable to land their top target Jadon Sancho in the transfer window, with Borussia Dortmund holding out until their asking price for the England starlet is met.It means United's only major signing this summer has been midfielder Donny van de Beek from Ajax.That is in contrast to top-four rivals Chelsea, who have spent big on the likes of

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Manchester United defender Gary Neville has said that people shouldn’t be too harsh on Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood after they were sent home from England duty.The duo were caught breaking social distancing rules after making their international debuts against Iceland on Saturday.Both players were sent back to England, and were available for selection in the Nations League fixture against Denmark on Tuesday.They now face criticism from fans and the media, with many calling for them to be left

straight to your inbox Pep Guardiola paid tribute to the Manchester City players that have gone before Kevin De Bruyne after the playmaker became the first person at the club to win the PFA Player of the Year award. De Bruyne's quality is obvious to anyone that has worked with him, and his latest accolade serves as recognition from those that have played against him.

a statement issued to the MEN, United have said: “Manchester United are liaising with the Football Association and are disappointed with the actions of Mason Greenwood over this situation”. In a separate statement, an FA spokesperson said : "Whilst in Iceland, both Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood spent time outside of our private team area, which was a breach of our COVID-19 rules.

Phil Foden and Mason Greenwood after they were sent home by England for breaches of COVID-19 protocols. The former England midfielder has leapt to the defence of the City and Manchester United starlets following the drama in Iceland.