JESSE LINGARD looks set to join West Ham on loan as the Red Devils midfield edges closer to an Old Trafford exit.
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- Jake Lambourne
ROO BEAUTY
Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has reportedly deferred a portion of his £90,000-a-week wages as Derby boss to ensure players get paid.
The Championship club is experiencing a financial crisis while it waits for a takeover by Sheikh Khaled’s Derventio Holdings to go through.
A deal to sell the club was agreed by owner Mel Morris in November, with a transfer embargo currently in place.
Morris is said to be reluctant to inject his own cash into the club ahead of the takeover.
And The Mail report how manager Rooney has stepped in to help the Rams out.
On a two-and-a-half-year contract, he has told the club that he will defer part of his salary to divert funds to his players.
The squad’s December wages were not paid on time but Derby reportedly reimbursed players on Monday and have stated that January’s wages will go through on Friday as planned.
- Josh Graham
GOLDEN TUCH
Thomas Tuchel's imminent appointment at Chelsea will mean facing up to old PSG pal Edinson Cavani – a player he tipped for success at Manchester United.
If the German is to launch a tilt at the Premier League title, overcoming Cavani's Red Devils will be vital.
The coach said in October: "[United] have got a great personality.
"With many of the biggest players of the game, it's the same with Edi. Very polite, almost a bit shy. Hard, hard worker.
"He will be there in every training [session], first minute until last minute. Every game from first second until last second, you can totally rely on him.
"He's living for goals, living for scoring. When he scores, when he has the confidence, he's one of the [best] number nines in world football.
"Hopefully he will show [that], he can start to convince all of you. I have no doubt about that."
- Josh Graham
EDIN IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
Edinson Cavani has been credited with getting Mason Greenwood back on track.
The teenager has suffered a dip in form this season scoring just once in 16 appearances before hitting the target in the 3-2 FA Cup fourth round victory over Liverpool on Sunday.
Now Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes his time spent on the training ground with the veteran striking legend will start to pay further dividends.
Solskjaer said: “We think Mason is going be very important in second half of the season but it's not just going happen by itself.
“He scored against West Ham a while back as well and was expected to kick on. He's taken steps, he's grown, he's more mature and he's been training with Edinson Cavani for half a season.
“He’s learning good habits, and whoever doesn't learn from players like him, or Bruno Fernandes or the players we’ve brought in, that's a pity.
“I'm very confident that Mason will chip in good performances and with goals and assists.”
- Josh Graham
GRATEF-OLE
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has thanked the Manchester United board for staying strong through difficult patches in his reign.
Frank Lampard was dismissed on Monday after the first real tough period in his time in charge at Chelsea, winning just one of their last five in the league to slip down to mid-table.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer thanked the Manchester United board for sticking with himCredit: Getty Images – Getty And the Norwegian said: "We knew we were going to have some rough and patchy periods and they stood strong.
“I’ve had good backing from the club and the leadership has been very steady which I have been very grateful for because we have been through two or three bad spells of form, of course.
“Frank doesn't want any of us to feel sorry for him, I know his character and mentality and I’m sure he'll bounce back and have a very good managerial career.
"He went through a patchy spell, a short spell, not long ago they were top of the league, it’s the first dip of form they really had under Frank so I’m a little bit surprised.”
- Josh Graham
RASH CALL
Marcus Rashford IS available for Manchester United's game at home to Sheffield United on Wednesday.
The England star walked down the tunnel with five minutes still to play in the 3-2 FA Cup win over Liverpool on Sunday.
But boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed a scan showed no major damage to Rashford's knee.
The Norwegian said: "
Marcus is available, yeah. He trained this morning. I think he tweaked his knee a little bit but should be fine.
“We are looking strong, which is a good place to be in.”
- Josh Graham
SOL SEARCHING
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is currently speaking to the press.
News to come ahead of tomorrow's match against Sheffield United.
- Josh Graham
ON THE MARC
Manchester United take on Sheffield United at Old Trafford tomorrow night in what could be a top vs bottom contest in the Premier League.
But they may have to do so without Marcus Rashford.
How Manchester United could line up against Sheffield United The England forward had to be replaced against Liverpool on Sunday after feeling pain in his knee.
But Rashford, the two-goal hero of United's last clash with the Blades, may still make it in time for the match.
Boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said: "Marcus felt his knee but we'll have to do a scan.
"Hopefully, it's not too bad but we'll see tomorrow."
Solskjaer, 47, made a number of changes for Sunday's 3-2 win, but is likely to revert largely back to the tried and tested formula tomorrow.
- Josh Graham
TAKE YOUR VIC
Charlie Austin has revealed how Manchester United turned down Virgil van Dijk – to sign Victor Lindelof.
But it perhaps could have been different with former Southampton striker Austin revealing a chat he had with Van Dijk when the defender starred for the Saints.
Virgil Van Dijk and Charlie Austin were team-mates at St Mary'sCredit: Getty Images – Getty He told talkSPORT: "I remember at the back end of his Southampton career we were on the bench together at Chelsea away.
"I asked him, 'Come on Virg, what’s going on? Surely Man United must have been in for you?'.
"He told me, ‘You know what, Chaz, in the summer it was between me and Lindelof, and they signed Lindelof’.
"I was like, ‘You are joking?’. I don’t know if anyone knows that. I couldn’t believe it, I was gobsmacked.
"There was talk in the summer that he was going to go there, but they’ve gone and taken Lindelof instead."
- Josh Graham
ANGEL OF NORTH LONDON
Tottenham have approached former Manchester United ace Angel Di Maria over a summer transfer, according to reports.
The Argentine has started every game for Paris Saint-Germain since Mauricio Pochettino's arrival.
Spurs are interested in PSG winger Angel Di Maria But his contract expires in the summer, leading to speculation surrounding his future.
It is believed that his compatriot Pochettino would like to keep him at Parc des Princes and Di Maria is keen to get an extension agreed.
But according to L'Equipe, Spurs are attempting to lure the 32-year-old away from the French capital.
Di Maria has been offered a pay cut on his current deal by PSG, although he is believed to understand why, given the current global crisis.
PSG's No11 would like a two-year deal, in order to finish his career in Europe in Paris.
- Josh Graham
IN THE RED DEVILS
Europe's biggest clubs are facing a £2BILLION price for the Covid-19 pandemic.
The analysis by football finance experts Deloitte lays bare the impact of the crisis on even the game’s elite giants.
And one significant victim was Manchester United, who dropped out of the top three of Deloitte’s 'money league' for the first time since 2013.
According to the Deloitte number crunchers, the immediate consequence of the virus outbreak was to knock £1.05bn off income for the leading 20 European clubs last year.
But Deloitte expects 2021 will see a similar impact on TV revenues and with crowds not expected back in grounds until next season at the earliest – and even then likely to be limited – anticipates the total cost will exceed £2bn.
Barcelona remain top of the money table despite income dropping £111.5m to £627.1m, less than £200,000 ahead of bitter rivals Real Madrid.
But United’s £119.1m fall, to £509m – a consequence of missing out on the Champions League – saw them drop below Bayern Munich into fourth place, although the Old Trafford club were still English football’s highest earner.
- Josh Graham
RAMS RAID
Manchester United and Liverpool are battling to sign £3million-rated Derby wonderkid Kaide Gordon, according to reports.
The versatile attacking midfielder, 16, has impressed Wayne Rooney in recent weeks and was handed his first-team debut against Birmingham in December.
Premier League giants are chasing Derby's Kaide GordonCredit: PA:Press Association According to The Telegraph, Liverpool are the favourites to land Gordon ahead of United and Tottenham.
The Liverpool Echo says talks are already underway and the reigning Premier League champions hope their record of promoting youth players into the first team will help convince Gordon to sign.
An initial £1m offer from the Reds looks to be enough with the Championship club struggling for funds.
The remaining £2m would be made up from add-ons depending on the England youth international's progression at Anfield.
Gordon – born in October 2004 – cannot sign professional terms until later this year, the Echo report adds.
- Josh Graham
THE JUAN AND ONLY
Bruno Fernandes may have bagged the winning free-kick against Liverpool in the FA Cup – but the Portuguese ace is taking tips off Juan Mata in training.
The Spanish midfielder and Fernandes practice their deadly set-pieces together at Carrington and it certainly seems to be working for the Red Devils.
- Josh Graham
LING IT
West Ham are set to complete the signing of Jesse Lingard after Manchester United agreed to loan out the midfielder.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer held talks with the 28-year-old last week amid another spell out the side.
Lingard has only appeared three times this season, all in cup competitions, and has managed just one league goal in over two years.
Therefore the chance to get much-needed gametime under old boss David Moyes is seen as appealing to the United academy product, according to The Times.
West Ham are hoping to turn their good form of late into a serious push for European qualification.
But attacking reinforcements are needed after the departures of Sebastian Haller and Robert Snodgrass.
- Marc Mayo
GOOD MORNING RED DEVILS FANS
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has reportedly assured Donny van de Beek he will play more games this season.
The Athletic claims the promise was made in the wake of the Dutchman’s impressive performance in Man Utd’s FA Cup win against Liverpool.
Van de Beek has found himself mostly on the bench since his move from Ajax last summer.
But Solskjaer has apparently told the playmaker to expect more chances in the starting XI.
Meanwhile, Harry Maguire has tipped Axel Tuanzebe to be a future Man Utd captain.
Maguire told the UTD podcast: “We have a lot of leaders in the dressing room, a lot of senior pros. And you don’t have to be a senior pro to be a leader.
"Axel [Tuanzebe] is a leader, in the ways that he works and speaks in the dressing room. And he’s only a young boy, he’s still learning his trade – I’m sure he’ll go on to have an unbelievable career.
Finally, Borussia Dortmund expect to sell Jadon Sancho this summer.
Sport1 claims the Man Utd target will not be at the German club for the start of the 2021/22 campaign.
United tried and failed to sign Sancho last year but refused to meet Dortmund’s £108million valuation.
However, the Bundesliga giants need to balance the books to the tune of around £88m.
And that could see United finally get their hands on one of their top targets.
- Anthony Chapman
FER REAL
Bruno Fernandes admits if he was Donny van de Beek he 'would not be happy at all' with his playing time.
Fernandes told MUTV: “Donny had a great game. Playing in the position I play, watching him he moves really good and played really well. It's important for us.
"If I was in the position of Donny I would not be happy at all but the most important is doing what he does today, coming in and helping the team.
"We have a really good squad and we have options. If you look at the bench and the first XI today and the ones at home we have a really good squad.
"It will not be a problem if we change the team or someone is tired because we have really good players."
- Anthony Chapman
SANCHO TO GO
Borussia Dortmund expect to sell Jadon Sancho this summer.
Sport1 claims the Man Utd target will not be at the German club for the start of the 2021/22 campaign.
United tried and failed to sign Sancho last year but refused to meet Dortmund’s £108million valuation.
However, the Bundesliga giants need to balance the books to the tune of around £88m.
And that could see United finally get their hands on one of their top targets.
- Anthony Chapman
TAT’S BOLD
Manchester United star Marcos Rojo has stunned teammates with a striking tattoo of Diego Maradona on his leg – dressed as a Cuban rebel leader.
Rojo, 30, chose an image of the late great in a cigar-chomping Fidel Castro pose, complete with a communist cap emblazoned with a star.
The international defender – currently on loan to his boyhood club Estudiantes in Argentina – spent painful hours having the inking on his right leg.
It is a near perfect copy of a picture portrait of the Hand of God star taken when he lived in Cuba – before his death at 60 last November after surgery on a brain bleed.
- Anthony Chapman
OUS-ING CLASS
Man Utd are interested in signing Chelsea target Ousmane Dembele this summer.
Sport claims the Barcelona winger, who cost £115million, is set to be sold after entering the final 18 months of his contract.
United tried signing Dembele on loan in the last transfer window but were put off by his £215,000-a-week wages.
But with Barca keen on selling, and Dembele equally keen to leave, United could now go back in for a permanent move.
- Anthony Chapman
FROM SUNSPORT’S MARTIN LIPTON
Prem chiefs believe they are winning the Covid battle after reporting the first clear testing round this season.
The latest two sets of samples saw eight positive cases out of 2,518 tests of players and club staff.
But all eight positives came from the first testing round between January 18 and 24.
And the second set, conducted between Friday and Sunday and seeing 1,112 players and staff giving samples, brought the clear round.
That compares with last week’s tally of 16 positives, 36 the previous week and a record 40 across the week straddling January 1.
Prem bosses brought in a series of enhanced Covid protocols and measures on January 7, which has had a major impact.
The last previous clear round had been from the final set of tests of Project Restart at the end of July.
- Anthony Chapman
SOL PATCH
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has reportedly assured Donny van de Beek he will play more games this season.
The Athletic claims the promise was made in the wake of the Dutchman’s impressive performance in Man Utd’s FA Cup win against Liverpool.
Van de Beek has found himself mostly on the bench since his move from Ajax last summer.
But Solskjaer has apparently told the playmaker to expect more chances in the starting XI.
- Anthony Chapman
BRU-WOAH
No player has been involved in more Premier League goals during the last year than Bruno Fernandes.
The Man Utd star has contributed to a stunning 45 goals in his first year at Old Trafford.
That puts him ahead of Spurs' Harry Kane, Liverpool's Mo Salah and Man City's Kevin De Bruyne.
- Anthony Chapman
LEADERS OF MEN
Harry Maguire has tipped Axel Tuanzebe to be a future Man Utd captain.
And he believes the likes of Bruno Fernandes and David De Gea are playing their part in the changing room too.
Maguire told the UTD podcast: “We have a lot of leaders in the dressing room, a lot of senior pros. And you don’t have to be a senior pro to be a leader.
"Axel [Tuanzebe] is a leader, in the ways that he works and speaks in the dressing room. And he’s only a young boy, he’s still learning his trade – I’m sure he’ll go on to have an unbelievable career.
“I think we have a lot of leaders. There’s Bruno [Fernandes], who has come in and made a massive impact at the club, results-wise but also off the field.
"His mentality – it rubs off on other people when you have a strong mentality, a winning mentality.
“Nemanja [Matic], Juan [Mata], David [De Gea] – they’ve been at the club a while now. There’s definitely a lot of leaders in the dressing room.”
- Anthony Chapman
MAG-NIFICENT
Harry Maguire has opened up about the stunning moment Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made him Man Utd captain.
Maguire told the UTD podcast: “He just pulled me and he said, ‘Look, I’m going to make you captain of this club’.
“Obviously it was a great moment for myself – it’s a huge honour to play for this club, never mind be the captain and lead the boys out at Old Trafford. It’s a massive honour and a massive privilege.
“It came a lot sooner than I would have dreamed of. Obviously Ash [Ashley Young] was here before, I learned a lot off Ash when he was here for three or four months. A great guy, a great player for the club, a great servant.”
- Anthony Chapman
LIN IT TO WIN IT
Jesse Lingard looks set to leave Man Utd on loan before deadline day.
ESPN claims a decision will be made this week after the midfielder extended his contract by a year to prevent him from leaving on a free transfer in the summer.
Lingard remains out of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first team plans and was not in the squad for yesterday’s FA Cup win against Liverpool.
West Ham, West Brom, Sheffield United, Newcastle and even Spurs are said to be interested.
- Joe Brophy
YOU BRU-TIES
Bruno Fernandes has revealed the five Manchester United stars who consistently stay late after training – including himself.
Asked about Sunday's free-kick, Fernandes told the Man Utd website: "I think almost every day [Solskjaer] has to kick me out of the training to stop.
“I’m always working on that kind of situation.
"I like to watch and learn from Juan [Mata] because I think he is a really good specialist.
"I think in training we stay there most of the time – me and Juan stay longer…
"But also Alex [Telles], Rashy [Marcus Rashford] and Fred stay with us.”
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