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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.
Haaland has since scored an astonishing
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It might only be March but plenty of focus is already on the summer for Manchester United.
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straight to your inbox every day for freeRio Ferdinand thinks Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's biggest concern at Manchester United is the team's defence. Despite United 's undeniable progress this season, the back four has still come under the spotlight, with the central defensive partnership of Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof raising questions.
straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is delighted with the development of Luke Shaw as he prepares for a recall to the England squad.Shaw, 25, was excellent for United again in their 1-0 Premier League win over West Ham and is due to be named in Gareth Southgate's England squad for this month's World Cup qualifiers on Thursday.
straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans have urged Ed Woodward to splash the cash on a centre-forward this summer. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was left short on the ground for attackers against West Ham, though Marcus Rashford provided a big boost by returning to the starting XI.
direct to your inboxNorman Whiteside, Gary Neville, Mason Greenwood and now Shola Shoretire.Manchester United’s goalless draw with Real Sociedad last month was predictably unremarkable, but when 17-year-old Shoretire entered the field as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s final substitution, the youngster joined an illustrious list of players.Shoretire became the youngest player to appear for United in European competition, rounding off an unforgettable week in which he also made his Premier League
straight to your inbox every day for freeRio Ferdinand thinks Manchester United's goalless draw with Manchester City in December could be his former club's biggest regret of their Premier League season.United ended City 's 21-match winning streak on Sunday as they beat their rivals 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium. The victory for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 's side puts them within 11 points of Pep Guardiola 's team with 10 games remaining of the campaign.
straight to your inbox every day for freeRio Ferdinand has drawn parallels between Luke Shaw and former Manchester United left-back Patrice Evra.Evra was one of the best left-sided full-backs in the country during his eight-year career at Old Trafford - where he won 10 major honours in a United shirt. The Frenchman was brilliant going forward as well as being a consistent performer in defensive areas - something we've seen a lot from Shaw this season under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
straight to your inbox every day for freeRoy Keane believes Manchester United must get their recruitment decisions correct to support Ole Gunnar Solskjaer amid speculation about a Director of Football appointment. Ed Woodward has largely led United 's recruitment but the club have been pondering a Director of Football appointment since Jose Mourinho's reign at Old Trafford.
straight to your inbox every day for freeRoy Keane has told Dean Henderson he must prove to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer he should be Manchester United's number one goalkeeper in the coming matches.The Englishman has started United's last two Premier League matches with David de Gea unavailable following the birth of his first child.The MEN understandsHenderson has been 'frustrated' by his lack of playing time in the Premier League and has no intention of playing second fiddle to De Gea again next
straight to your inbox every day for free Bruno Fernandes hasn’t looked himself in recent weeks, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has received justified scrutiny over his decision to play the star midfielder against Real Sociedad at Old Trafford last week. Manchester United ’s European exertions have appeared to have caught up to Fernandes in his latest league outings, although the narrative that he’s the only player that’s currently underperforming is exhausting.
straight to your inbox every day for freeAndy Cole has warned that Manchester United will have to offer something more than name recognition if they want to entice Erling Haaland to Old Trafford.United have already missed out on Haaland once, with the Norwegian forward opting to move to Borussia Dortmund from RB Salzburg in January 2020, but they retain an interest in him thanks to his links with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer after the two worked together at Molde.
straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans were sent into a frenzy after transfer target Jadon Sancho appeared in a Pepsi advert with Paul Pogba.United are hoping to make four signings in the summer transfer window to complete their squad overhaul and, while a new centre-back is the priority, a right-winger remains high on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's wish list.