Why Angers will not block Rayan Ait-Nouri transfer to Manchester United

straight to your inboxWayne Rooney says he would love to see Thiago Alcantara playing in the Premier League - just not for Manchester United's fierce rivals Liverpool.Derby County midfielder Rooney almost became teammates with Thiago at United but former manager David Moyes passed on signing him in the summer of 2013.Instead the Spanish midfielder secured a move to Bayern Munich that summer and has established himself as one of the most exciting players in European football.The 29-year-old is

Louis van Gaal sealed a £59.7million move for the former Real Madrid winger in 2014, with Di Maria touted to turn United back into a winning force after he'd been Man Of The Match in that year's Champions League final. But the Argentine flopped at United and never justified his transfer fee, despite a promising start.

straight to your inboxManchester United fans are still awaiting the club's first major signing of the summer transfer window. Headlines have been dominated by one name and one name only: Jadon Sancho.

Wayne Rooney will manage England at Soccer Aid for Unicef at Old Trafford this September. England's all-time top scorer will take to the Old Trafford dugout alongside Sam Allardyce, who has been named co-manager, while David Seaman has been appointed goalkeeping coach.

straight to your inboxRyan Giggs has heaped praise on former Manchester United coach Carlos Quieroz for his role in helping the Reds defeat Chelsea on penalties in the 2008 Champions League final.Sir Alex Ferguson guided his United team to the final in Moscow after knocking out Barcelona and took an early lead through Cristiano Ronaldo's header.

straight to your inboxManchester United Under-21s will play Salford City in the EFL Trophy after the two clubs were drawn in the same group for the 2020/21 season. The group stage tie will be full of storylines, with the Ammies part-owned by United's Class of 92 academy graduates Gary and Phil Neville, Nicky Butt, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and David Beckham.

straight to your inboxManchester United forward Odion Ighalo has no interest in joining Paris Saint-Germain amid reports they are keen on a move in the summer transfer window.MEN Sport understands United have no intention of cutting Ighalo's loan spell at the club short, and sources close to player insist there is 'no truth at all' behind the rumours.Reports in France initially suggested PSG were interested in a move for Ighalo as they search for a replacement for the outgoing Edinson Cavani.It

straight to your inboxManchester United fans will now be able to put Nemanja Vidic in their FIFA Ultimate Team when FIFA 21 comes out, with the Serbian defender confirmed as a brand new Icon for FUT 21 ahead of the game's release in October.Former Manchester United players Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville, Rio Ferdinand, Edwin van der Sar, Paul Scholes, Peter Schmeichel and others were already FUT Icons in FIFA 20, but when FIFA 21 is released in October, Nemanja Vidic will also be a playable Icon for

straight to your inboxRoma are ready to revive their interest in Manchester United defender Chris Smalling with the following a successful takeover of the club - according to reports.The 30-year-old joined the Serie A side on loan last summer and impressed during his debut season in Italy, with Roma keen to secure his services permanently.

straight to your inboxManchester United fans believe that the club's attack will soon be one of the best in the world as a deal to sign Jadon Sancho nears completion.United ended their Premier League campaign positively as they embarked on a lengthy unbeaten run to qualify for the Champions League, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants to build on that potential to turn his team into title contenders.The Norwegian would ideally like to add a central midfielder, a playmaker and a winger to his ranks

straight to your inbox Manchester United defender Chris Samlling will return to the club this week after he was left out of the Roma squad for the Europa League knockout phase. Smalling has exceeded expectations playing in Serie A this season and Roma want to keep the 30-year-old on a permanent basis following a brilliant campaign.However, he won't feature for the remainder of Roma's Europa League campaign.

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester United evening headlines for Sunday, August 2.Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney believes that Sir Alex Ferguson got it tactically wrong during both the 2009 and 2011 Champions League finals.The Reds were defeated in both games by Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona, losing 2-0 in 2009 and 3-1 at Wembley two years later.And Rooney, who scored United’s equaliser in the 2011 final, believes the club should have approached both games in a more pragmatic

Kevin De Bruyne on the field. And the Manchester United legend believes that his former Manchester City foe is one of the three best players on the planet at the moment.

straight to your inboxWayne Rooney believes Sir Alex Ferguson's tactics in the 2009 and 2011 Champions League finals were wrong.United went into the 2009 final in Rome as defending champions but were beaten despite having early chances, with goals from Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi securing a 2-0 win for Barcelona.

straight to your inboxManchester United have made it their priority to sign Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund this summer. The England international is regarded as one of the most exciting young players in world football and starred in the Bundesliga once again last term for BVB, who finished second in the table to Bayern Munich.

straight to your inboxRyan Giggs says Manchester United need to improve their strength in depth if they are to challenge next season.United are on a high after they qualified for next season's Champions League with a fine run of form in the second half of the season.Yet, in the final few games United started to look a little jaded before they managed to beat Leicester City to secure their place in the top-four.Speaking to Webby and O'Neill, United legend Giggs argued it was difficult for Ole

straight to your inboxRyan Giggs has given his backing to Manchester United's interest in Jack Grealish and Jadon Sancho.United are looking to improve their attack this summer and have identified Aston Villa star Grealish and Borussia Dortmund's Sanchoas two key targets. Speaking to Webby and O'Neill,United legend Giggs said the duo have qualities that would make them shine at Old Trafford.

straight to your inboxManchester United and Manchester City could go head to head to try and sign French left-back Rayan Ait-Nouri.That is according to FootMercato, who say the Angers defender, 19, has attracted plenty of interest across Europe, and recently visited both United and City to look around their facilities and speak to people at the club.The report says Ait-Nouri has returned to France to assess his options, and both clubs are prepared to make a formal offer to sign him in the

straight to your inboxRio Ferdinand has revealed how both he and Wayne Rooney were proven wrong by two of Sir Alex Ferguson's signings at Manchester United.The two United greats were sceptical when the club announced the arrivals of both Nemanja Vidic and Patrice Evra in January 2006, and early showings in training did little to change their minds.Ferguson looked to strengthen his squad with the acquisition of the defensive duo midway through the season, and it is safe to say Rooney's and