The Man City 'heavyweight boxing match' with Man United that turned Manchester blue

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer has dismissed talk of a potential Manchester United title challenge 15 games into the Premier League season.United moved up to second oin the table through Marcus Rashford's 93rd minute strike against Wolves, their latest Old Trafford victory since Michael Owen's derby decider in 2009.Although United are waiting for the Premier League to schedule a date for their postponed match at Burnley, they have played an equal number of games as

straight to your inbox every day for freeSir Alex Ferguson's flat cap was pulled so snugly over his brow it was unclear if he was awake in the Old Trafford directors' box.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOwen Hargreaves believes Sir Alex Ferguson would have fumed at Bruno Fernandes for his role in Leicester's first goal during Manchester United's draw with the Foxes.Fernandes was in inspired form against Brendan Rodgers' side at the King Power Stadium, providing the assist for Marcus Rashford to open the scoring with a deft touch before scoring himself in the second half.Despite his brilliance for the opener, the Portuguese contributed to United conceding

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer has cited the experiences Nemanja Vidic and Patrice Evra enjoyed in winning their first trophy with Manchester United behind his eagerness to win the Carabao Cup.Vidic and Evra joined United in January 2006 and endured chastening starts to their Premier League careers but collected winner's medals in the 4-0 League Cup final thrashing of Wigan the following month.Sir Alex Ferguson introduced the duo, as well as Kieran Richardson, off

straight to your inbox every day for freeMichael Owen believes Marcus Rashford played in his best position in Manchester United's 3-2 win over Sheffield United.Rashford 's double inspired United to the three points at Bramall Lane after surviving an early scare from the hosts. The Blades took the lead early on after Oliver Burke pounced on Dean Henderson 's mistake to tee up David McGoldrick - who tapped it in.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson have paid tribute to former Liverpool manager Gerard Houllier who has passed away aged 73.Prior to his six-year spell at Anfield, Houllier worked as assistant manager to France national team boss Michel Platini, working closely with one of the best players to ever represent United in Eric Cantona.Houllier was pivotal in Cantona moving to England, believing the notorious forward needed to leave France after a

straight to your inbox every day for freeGary Neville doesn't think any manager has been fully backed by the Manchester United board since Sir Alex Ferguson left.United have spent over £200m on transfers since Solskjaer took over, including over £75m on five new signings in the summer.However, they ended the transfer window without priority target Jadon Sancho and Neville, when discussing United's chances of winning the title, said Solskjaer hasn't been equipped with the tools to do so.Neville

straight to your inbox every day for free Paul Scholes is still capable of executing one of his reducers from the pundit's chair and the last time Sir Alex Ferguson suffered a group stage ejection from the Champions League another midfielder went studs-up on Manchester United's younger players. "People have talked about the young players - you've had Jones, Smalling, Young coming in, everybody building them up but they’ve got a lot to do, it’s a reality check for some," Roy Keane said.