Why Manchester United rested Nemanja Matic and Victor Lindelof vs Copenhagen

straight to your inboxManchester United fans expect the club to be beaten to the signing of Ajax playmaker Donny van de Beek this summer.United supporters are still awaiting their first signing of the summer having watched rivals Manchester City and Chelsea invest heavily in their playing squad in the current transfer window.Back in June, Edwin van der Sar confirmed United were one of the many teams interested in signing Van de Beek.Van de Beek was left out of Ajax's squad for their pre-season

straight to your inboxHow do you replace arguably the greatest player that has ever lived?That is the question that Barcelona could face this summer after Lionel Messi dropped the bombshell of the year by announcing his desire to leave the club following their humiliating end to their league season.Some United supporters dared to dream about Messi ending up at Old Trafford, but MEN Sports understand such a deal is implausible despite repeated links from all over the world.

Love Island star Georgia Steel may have just found someone to be loyal to.The reality TV star is reported to have gone after Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood during a night out in London. According to sources Georgia and her friend were in trendy restaurant and bar Amazonico when they spotted Mason out with his mates.

straight to your inboxTwo United fixtures changed Both of Manchester United’s two opening Premier League games of the 2020/21 campaign have been selected for TV coverage.

straight to your inboxManchester United fans believe Anthony Martial should win the club's Player of the Year vote for the 2019/20 season.United secured a top three finish in the Premier League on the final day of the season by defeating Leicester and reached the semi-finals of the Europa League, FA Cup and Carabao Cup under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.Players are now on holiday after a gruelling campaign and are expected to report back to Carrington on September 2 ahead of the new Premier League

straight to your inboxManchester United U-23 goalkeeper Matej Kovar has joined Swindon Town on a season-long loan deal subject to FA and EFL approval.Kovar, 20, is yet to make a senior appearance for United but was named in their Europa League squad for the group stage game against Partizan Belgrade.The youngster signed a new contract with the Reds back in October 2019 and has been a regular starter for the club's development teams.Kovar is the third United youngster to leave the club on loan

straight to your inboxNemanja Matic has told the Serbian Football Federation (FSS) that he is retiring from international football with immediate effect. The Manchester United midfielder told FSS sports director Vladimir Matijasevic that he will not be available for selection for Serbia's Nations League fixtures against Russia next Thursday and Turkey three days later.

straight to your inboxManchester United goalkeeper Joel Pereira has agreed a season-long loan to Huddersfield Town.Pereira is way down the pecking order at Old Trafford and, after loans in the past two seasons with Vitoria Setubal, Belgian side Kortrijk and Hearts, he joins up with the Championship side.MEN Sport understands there is no option for the Terriers to make the move permanent, but Pereira may seal a transfer if he impresses at the John Smith's Stadium.

straight to your inboxManchester United fans would rather see the club sign Jadon Sancho than Lionel Messi this summer.The biggest transfer in recent football history could be on the cards this summer after Messi shocked the world by informing Barcelona that he wants to leave the club on Tuesday.Messi's decision came just 11 days after Barca's embarrassing exit from the Champions League after they were beaten 8-2 by Bayern Munich and it has sparked speculation that he could make an unlikely

straight to your inboxManchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing him to withdraw from the France squad for the upcoming Nations League fixtures.Reports in France surfaced over Thursday lunchtime that Pogba had been left out of Didier Deschamps’ squad for the matches against Sweden and Croatia, with the France boss explaining the 27-year-old had tested positive for coronavirus.United confirmed what Deschamps told reporters in a statement: “Paul has been

straight to your inboxManchester United fans have urged the club to make a move for Cristiano Ronaldo if Lionel Messi ends up joining rivals Manchester City this summer.The Barcelona superstar handed in a transfer request on Tuesday and aims to leave the club on a free transfer thanks to a clause in his contract.

straight to your inboxThe signing of Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho remains Manchester United's number one priority for the summer window, but the club have so far been frustrated in their pursuit of the England international.United’s interest in the 20-year-old is long-standing, but negotiations between Dortmund and the Reds over a transfer of the winger have reached an impasse.Dortmund set an initial deadline of August 10 for any deal to take place but that was missed and not taken

straight to your inboxJames Garner, Dylan Levitt and Matej Kovar are all expected to leave Manchester United on loan before the end of the summer transfer window.The club’s Under-23s head coach Neil Wood and head of first-team development Nicky Butt have earmarked the trio for loan moves away from Old Trafford this season in order to ensure their progress doesn't stall.MEN Sport understands there is interest from Championship clubs in Garner with Swansea City one possible destination for the

straight to your inbox Andreas Pereira leaped to the defence of teammate Victor Lindelof following Manchester United's exit from the Europa League.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side went out of Europe on Sunday night after they let an early lead slip against Spanish side Sevilla.Bruno Fernandes had given United the lead from the penalty spot early on before former Liverpool winger Suso drew his side level before half-time.United dominated proceedings after the break but were wasteful in front of goal

straight to your inboxManchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer empathised with Victor Lindelof following his row with Bruno Fernandes over Sevilla's winning goal in the Europa League semi-final.Fernandes and Lindelof were involved in a heated argument after Luuk de Jong pounced in the 78th minute to score the winner for Sevilla and ensure a third consecutive trophyless season for United."It was a disappointing goal to give away," Solskjaer said.

straight to your inboxManchester United fans believe Sergio Romero will leave the club this summer after he was dropped for their Europa League semi-final against Sevilla.Romero, 33, had played in every Europa League game up until the last four and kept a clean sheet during the quarter-final victory against Copenhagen.The Argentine was the first-choice cup goalkeeper under Jose Mourinho and started the final against Ajax in 2017, keeping a clean sheet as United lifted the trophy.Despite David de

straight to your inboxManchester United fans believe Sergio Romero has been treated unfairly after David de Gea was recalled to the starting XI for tonight's Europa League semi-final against Sevilla.Romero has been United's cup goalkeeper this season, starting both the round-of-16 wins over LASK and the quarter-final victory against FC Copenhagen.Despite De Gea's patchy form over recent months, the Spaniard has been restored to the starting line-up for the game against Sevilla.De Gea's mistakes

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be without Luke Shaw, Axel Tuanzebe and Phil Jones for the remainder of the tournament, with Victor Lindelof and Nemanja Matic contenders to return to the United side in place of Eric Bailly and Fred.So, what will the final score be? And what team will Solskjaer go with against Sevilla?Ahead of the game, we used FIFA 20 to simulate the outcome of Manchester United vs Sevilla to get a score prediction.Click here to subscribe to Level up! The Esports and Gaming Show on

straight to your inboxManchester United fans want Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to revert back to the outfield set-up that was favoured during the Premier League run-in for tonight's clash against Sevilla.United have progressed to the final from each of their last four semi-final appearances in major European competitions and went on to lift the trophy on two of those four occasions.The Reds have had six days to recover following their extra-time victory against FC Copenhagen meaning Solskjaer should

straight to your inbox Manchester United have no fresh injury concerns ahead of their Europa League semi-final with Sevilla. United flew out to Cologne, Germany last week with a 30-man squad but regulars Nemanja Matic and Victor Lindelof were rested from the start of their extra-time win over Copenhagen in Monday's quarter-final.