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straight to your inboxManchester United fans have hailed Bundesliga side Augsburg after they trolled Borussia Dortmund and Jadon Sancho following their shock win at the weekend.Sancho remains a priority transfer target for United with just one week remaining in the transfer window.MEN Sport understand the Reds reached a breakthrough in negotiations over personal terms and agents' fees for the England international but are still to meet Dortmund's £108million valuation of their star forward.

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straight to your inboxRuben Dias will travel to Manchester tomorrow to complete a move to Manchester City, according to reports.With just over a week to go until the transfer window closes, City are still trying to bring another top quality centre-back to the club following their struggles at the back last season.Nathan Ake has already made an impressive debut at the Etihad following his move from Bournemouth this summer but Pep Guardiola remains keen to add even more depth and quality to his

straight to your inboxManchester United midfielder Paul Pogba is still not fully fit despite recovering from coronavirus.Pogba was substituted just after the hour mark in the second Premier League match running after another subdued performance in United's win at Brighton.The 27-year-old tested positive for COVID-19 last month and started training with United just over two weeks ago and was selected in the starting XI against Crystal Palace last week but struggled.Despite Pogba's form, United

straight to your inboxMicah Richards has hit back at social media users who claim he is only getting jobs due to Black Lives Matter. The former Manchester City defender has become a prominent football pundit since hanging up his boots in 2019.

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 inboxManchester United fans were left fuming after Angel Gomes registered three assists during his official debut for Boavista on the same day United lost their Premier League opener to Crystal Palace.Gomes failed to agree a new contract at Old Trafford and was allowed to leave on a free earlier this year, joining Ligue 1 side Lille after months of speculation.The 20-year-old signed a five-year deal with the French club but was immediately loaned to Portuguese side Boavista for

straight to your inboxManchester United fans fumed at VAR and referee Martin Atkinson after Crystal Palace netted their second goal of the game in dubious fashion at Old Trafford. United found themselves behind after just seven minutes following some poor defending which allowed Andros Townsend to put Roy Hodgson's men ahead.United struggled to find their rhythm and committed to throwing more players forward in the second-half as they searched for an equaliser.

straight to your inbox Jamie Carragher has compared Man City boss Pep Guardiola to Manchester United great Sir Alex Ferguson and Jurgen Klopp in regards to the Catalan's ability to 'put his reputation on the line' with big spending. City have once again been busy in the summer transfer window by signing the likes of Nathan Ake and Ferran Torres, and have spent considerably in every summer window under Guardiola.

straight to your inboxGary Lineker has backed Manchester United to continue to thrive under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.The Match of the Day host was giving his prediction on who will finish in the Premier League top four, and he feels the Reds and Chelsea will be able to close the gap on the top two this season.Whilst Lineker feels that the top two will remain the same, the former England striker said United have done some astute business in signing Donny van de Beek from Ajax.That, combined with

straight to your inbox Deji Sotona has left Manchester United after rejecting a three-year contract.The MEN understands Sotona, 17, turned down the offer of a three-year professional contract as he wanted a weekly salary just under five figures.Sotona, a Republic of Ireland youth international, also wanted the guarantee of a first-team promotion this season even though his only appearance for the Under-21s lasted a minute as he was sent off in the EFL Trophy defeat to Tranmere.

United winger manages James in the Welsh national team and gave a positive report on the 22-year-old's two performances in recent Nations League victories over Finland and Bulgaria.James provided a crucial assist for Cardiff City striker Kieffer Moore in the 1-0 win over Finland and, following a difficult second half to his debut campaign at United, Giggs has backed the former Swansea winger to come good again at Old Trafford."He was excellent, especially in the first game.

straight to your inboxManchester United defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah took to social media over the weekend to congratulate Dayot Upamecano on his international debut.RB Leipzig defender Upamecano made his first appearance for the France national side on Saturday night as they defeated Sweden 1-0 in a Nations League encounter.Upamecano played the entirety of the match in Stockholm as Kylian Mbappe netted the only goal of the game to secure all three points.

straight to your inboxManchester United are considering former youth player and Burnley star Dwight McNeil as a potential alternative to Jadon Sancho, reports claim.United got their transfer window rolling on earlier this week as they signed Donny van de Beek from Ajax but the pursuit of their priority target continues.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is hoping to add more attacking reinforcements to his squad and United are long-term admirers of Sancho, having attempted to sign him in 2017 and 2019.The

straight to your inboxManchester United fans believe Mason Greenwood's switch to the No.11 shirt number means Jadon Sancho will be the club's new No.7.United announced that both Greenwood and Brandon Williams will wear new squad numbers for the 2020/21 campaign.Greenwood, 18, was handed the No.11 jersey previously worn by United legends Ryan Giggs, George Best and Sir Bobby Charlton.

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