Uefa plan Champions League shake-up impacting Manchester United and Man City

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United assistant manager Mike Phelan has sent a message to Kai Rooney upon his signing for the Reds. Kai is the son of United great Wayne Rooney, who starred for the club from 2004 to 2017.Rooney's son may only be 11 years of age but he is already on the books at United after signing this week, with the former England international sharing a picture on Twitter of himself with Kai and his wife Coleen at Old Trafford."Proud day.

straight to your inbox every day for freeWayne Rooney has confirmed his son Kai has signed for Manchester United.The Reds have snapped up the oldest son of their former striker, who remains the club's record goalscorer. Rooney, currently player and caretaker manager at Championship side Derby County, announced the news on social media, posting a picture of himself and 11-year-old Kai alongside wife Coleen.

direct to your inboxManchester United and Manchester City fans will be able to watch games on Amazon Prime through Sky Q after a deal was struck between the two companies.The firms reached an agreement for a carriage deal in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy and Austria, meaning that Prime's football coverage will be available to some Sky customers for the first time.The Amazon Prime Video service is available as an add-on to Sky's existing streaming service NOW TV, as well as to customers with

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans are expecting a tough test against Real Sociedad in the Europa League.United have been drawn against the Spanish outfit in the last 32 of the competition, following their exit from the Champions League at the group stage.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men were seeded for the draw as they were one of the four teams with the highest points tallies in their Champions League group.But they must now face the team currently sitting top of La

direct to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer and Pep Guardiola were united in their dismissal of the idea that the 183rd Manchester derby lacked intensity. The setting could not have been more different from the last meeting back in March despite taking place at the same venue; Old Trafford was close to silent on Saturday as neither team pushed too hard for a victory behind closed doors.

direct to your inboxRoy Keane and Gary Neville have both criticised Manchester City and Manchester United for not chasing a victory during their dull 0-0 draw at Old Trafford. In a lifeless Manchester derby, both teams settled for a point with neither Ole Gunnar Solskjaer nor Pep Guardiola prepared to take any risks in pursuit of three points.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer says Paul Pogba has earned his Manchester United start against City after reaching optimum fitness levels. Pogba makes his second successive Premier League start for United in the Manchester derby after netting in the 3-1 victory at West Ham last week.

direct to your inboxManchester United and Man City play each other on Saturday in the first Manchester derby of the season. With sixth-placed United sat one place and one point above City, both sides have had similar starts to the Premier League season, although the Reds suffered a blow in midweek as they were knocked out of the Champions League.

United and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be hoping they can bounce back with a victory against their local rivals this weekend, having kept a clean sheet in each of their last three matches against City in all competitions.A win for City would see Pep Guardiola's side go within three points of Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table, although both of these sides play again on Sunday, after which City will have played a game less once again.So, what lineups will Ole

direct to your inbox The Manchester derby takes place this Saturday at 17:30 and will be broadcast live on Sky Sports.

straight to your inboxThe Champions League group stages are at an end, with Manchester City now facing a wait to see who they draw in the last 16.City went into the last round of fixtures safe in the knowledge they had already qualified for the knockout rounds and they closed out the group with a comfortable victory over Marseille. Premier League rivals Chelsea and Liverpool also progressed but Manchester United missed out following a defeat to RB Leipzig.

direct to your inboxManchester United and Manchester City are among several Premier League clubs to be offered the chance to sign Paulo Dybala, according to reports. Both Manchester sides could be on the look out to reinforce their attacking options in 2021 as City look for a successor to legend Sergio Aguero and United hope to find a more long-term solution than Edinson Cavani.

straight to your inbox every day for free Anthony Martial and Edinson Cavani are not the Manchester United squad for their crucial Champions League tie away at RB Leipzig on Tuesday night.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United chief Ed Woodward has claimed the club's involvement in the rejected Project Big Picture plans for reform in the English game were motivated by a desire for a "financially sustainable and robust pyramid".United and Liverpool had worked on the proposals with EFL chairman Rick Parry, but the plans drew criticism from other clubs, the Football Association and the Premier League.Within a matter of days the Premier League said that all 20 of

direct to your inboxNew post-Brexit transfer rules affecting Manchester United and Manchester City have been confirmed.One of the major changes will mean they cannot sign overseas players under the age of 18 once the United Kingdom officially leaves the European Union at the end of this year.And clubs will also be restricted to three overseas signings under the age of 21 from January, and only six foreign players per season.The Football Association, Premier League, EFL have agreed a framework

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United goalkeeper David de Gea was substituted at half-time with a suspected knee injury during the Premier League clash against Southampton.United fell behind after James Ward-Prowse's corner picked out Jan Bednarek after 23 minutes. Ward-Prowse turned scorer just ten minutes later as he scored directly from a free-kick.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans want to see Donny van de Beek and Edinson Cavani retain their places in the starting XI for today's Premier League meeting with Southampton.Both summer signings impressed during the midweek victory over Istanbul Basaksehir in the Champions League but have found game time limited in the league.United have a decent record at St.

straight to your inbox every day for freeSouthampton defender Jan Bednarek is certain his side will cause Manchester United 'many problems' in their Premier League meeting this weekend.United travel to St.

United attempted to sign Haaland in the January transfer window but the 20-year-old snubbed a move over concerns about his own long-term success at the club. Haaland has also been linked with a move to Manchester City with many supporters viewing him as the ideal successor to Sergio Aguero at the Etihad.

With Manchester being placed in tier three, it rules out the short-term possibility of fans returning to Old Trafford and the Etihad. Tiers are reviewed every 14 days and based on five criteria, which include case numbers across all age groups, cases among over 60s, the rate of rise or fall of infections and the percentage of those tested who have the virus.