David de Gea claims Man Utd are "cursed" in honest assessment of trophy drought

Manchester United - leaving Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s future in serious doubt.The £19 million Portuguese ace, 22, has made the right-back position his own in recent weeks after winning his first-team battle against ex-England Under 21 international Wan-Bissaka.Dalot has 15 months left on his present deal but the club have an option to trigger an additional year.And the Reds have decided already to exercise that clause in order to protect themselves against any cut-price offers in the close season.Both AC Milan, where he spent last term on loan, and German club Borussia Dortmund failed with bids to sign the ex-Porto starlet last summer. Should Dalot continue to impress under interim boss Ralf Rangnick, United will be keen to open talks over an improved new deal - in order to tie him down long-term.

Paul Merson has launched a surprising defence of Harry Maguire and told Manchester United how to get the best from their struggling £80million captain.

Arsenal wide man Willian has revealed that Jose Mourinho tried to take him to Roma before he sealed a return to his native Brazil.The 33-year-old Corinthians winger suffered a horror season at Arsenal last term, with just one goal and 7 assists in 37 appearances.Willian cancelled his Arsenal contract and was being chased by several top European clubs, including Lyon, Milan and Mourinho’s Roma.Talking to FourFourTwo about his summer move to Corinthians Willian said: “When I was in negotiations with Corinthians, I received an offer from Lyon."Milan were also interested, and my agent spoke to Jose Mourinho, who wanted to take me to Roma."He's a great friend of mine, but things with Corinthians progressed faster, and I thought it would be nice to return to Brazil.

Manchester United team mate Cristiano Ronaldo. The red devils dressing room has been a tinderbox this season and the latest spat appears to be between current club captain Harry Maguire and Portuguese superstar Ronaldo.Speaking to Betfair about the rumours, Berbatov said: “There is always rumour and gossip going around at any club and who knows if there is anything in the story of a clash between Harry Maguire and Cristiano Ronaldo over the captaincy.“Harry says that's not the case.

Manchester United over the course of this season, but they aren’t the only team to have been thrown under the bus by their own players.It only takes one or two small leaks to the press to upset the masses at the club, and it usually shoves the manager into the firing line.Concerns about Ole Gunnar Solskjaer were all fed to the media earlier this season, which mounted more pressure onto the shoulders of the Norwegian and he was soon sacked by the Premier League outfit.But what are the worst and more controversial leaks of recent times? Daily Star takes a look.In 2015, then-Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho was given a two-game stadium ban after accusing Barcelona midfielder Frank Rijkaard of visiting the referee’s office at half-time in their Champions League game.The manager said the meeting between the Barca star and referee Anders Frisk led to Didier Drogba being sent off. Chelsea still won over the course of two legs but Mourinho’s comments landed him with a ban for the crucial match against Bayern Munich.However, it was leaked that the Portuguese boss was sneaked into the dressing room via a laundry basket.

Manchester United halted a three-game winless run with a 2-0 triumph over Brighton & Hove Albion on Tuesday evening, setting them up nicely for Sunday's showdown with rivals Leeds United at Elland Road.

Ralf Rangnick admits there has been unrest in the Manchester United dressing room.Rangnick has played down reports of a rift between Harry Maguire and Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.But the German has revealed he has been battling to unite some unhappy players in recent weeks as he looks to salvage something from United's troubled season.Rangnick said: "I don't listen to all the noise too much, my focus is on training and preparing for the next game."Obviously I have heard about what was written. I can only tell you from my personal experience in the last 12 weeks."Yes, there were players unhappy, the squad was too big and players realised they wouldn't get game time."The atmosphere is better than it used to be a couple of weeks ago, for all those reasons I spoke about.

Ralf Rangnick has backed Harry Maguire to continue as Manchester United captain until the end of the season, despite supporters wanting him axed.Cristiano Ronaldo and Maguire are understood to be locked in a power struggle at the club.Maguire has come under pressure from his own fans to be stripped of the captaincy following a string of woeful performances.Ronaldo would be willing to take armband for the rest of the season - to take the pressure off the England defender as he looks to recapture his best form.Maguire is reluctant to do that, but has denied this has led to a power struggle between himself and his Portuguese team-mate.And Rangnick is adamant there is no problem between the two team-mates.The German, who will be without Edinson Cavani (groin) for the explosive trip to bitter rivals Leeds on Sunday, is blocking out all the noise.He said: "This is nonsense. I've never spoken with any player about the change of captaincy. Should Cristiano Ronaldo be named Man Utd captain? Tell us in the comments section. "It's never been an issue.

Manchester United, but he also had a few flops during his time.Although Ferguson had some of the greats in goal over his spell at United, for some reason every goalkeeper was prone to an iconic howler at Old Trafford, with Roy Carroll, Fabien Barthez and David De Gea amongst some of the shot-stoppers to embarrass themselves.One of the most famous incidents of all though, was when Massimo Taibi allowed Matt Le Tissier's shot to squeeze through his legs while his face planted into the ground, but by the time he picked himself up, the ball was in the net.Despite flopping at United, the goalkeeper who has just turned 52, claimed that it was his decision to leave United, and that Ferguson begged him to stay.Taibi joined United in 1999 for £4.5million after Peter Schmeichel left Old Trafford, but the Italian soon returned to his homeland the following year after making just four appearances for the first team.The goalkeeper revealed that it was a family issue causing him major issues, and that he had to return to Italy, but admitted that Ferguson was desperate to see him stay at the club. Unfortunately for Talibi, one of those four games included the howler against Southampton, but the Italian opened up about his time at United."Of course, it was 100% my decision to leave Manchester United.

Eric Bailly told Anthony Martial’s Sevilla team-mates the striker “needed affection” after making the move from Manchester United.

Manchester United following what's been a promising start to his Everton career.The Dutchman joined the Toffees on loan on Deadline Day last month and has been immediately thrown into the mix by new manager Frank Lampard.He was named man of the match during Everton's 3-0 win over Leeds United on Saturday, which was the first time the 24-year-old had completed 90 minutes of football this season.Following a rejuvenated couple of weeks on Merseyside, Van de Beek says he's starting to feel "really happy" again, and joked that fatigue nearly got the better of him at the weekend as it's been a "long time" since he's played a full match."I am really happy to play 90 minutes," he said."In the last 20 minutes [against Leeds] I felt it was a long time ago that I played a full game, and I was a little bit tired!"But it was an amazing day and a good start for me. We really needed this."Van de Beek has already played over 120 minutes of football for Everton, almost doubling the 69 minutes of Premier League action he was handed by Manchester United over the past five-and-a-half months.If Donny van de Beek's good form for Everton continues, will he start for Manchester United next season? Let us know what you think in the comments section below...The midfielder arrived at Old Trafford from Ajax for £40million in 2020, but was quickly shunted out to the peripheries of the squad by manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Paul Parker believes Manchester United's best solution to their struggles on the pitch is to appoint Ralf Rangnick on a permanent basis.

Champions League coverage - after the Manchester United icon insisted that the Red Devils can still win the Champions League. United were optimistic of mounting a title challenge this season, but have been woeful in the Premier League - with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer paying the ultimate price.

Alex Telles brought up a major career milestone with Manchester United against Brighton on Tuesday night.

Marcus Rashford has dismissed claims there is a dressing room divide at Manchester United created by Cristiano Ronaldo. Reports from German outlet Bild have alleged the likes of Rashford and England team-mate Harry Maguire are frustrated with a supposed clique that has been formed by Ronaldo since the superstar's arrival last summer.As United have struggled for form, there have been various reports of unrest behind the scenes, something that has now been rubbished on social media by a furious Rashford.Not content to sit back any longer, the 24-year-old leapt to the defence of his United team-mates, and Ronaldo, and called out journalist Christian Falk over the claims on Twitter.Rashford quote tweeted an article from Bild that read: "TRUE: The English Players like Harry Maguire, Marcus Rashford and Co are irritated that Ronaldo wants to lead the dressing room with his own clique.

Paul Merson has slammed Manchester United for their interest in Mauricio Pochettino and insists they should instead be targeting Brendan Rodgers.

Manchester United as "absolutely shocking" and insists that manager Ralf Rangnick has his tactics all wrong. Allardyce, 67, blasted the German gaffer's lack of defensive nous with United having shipped 32 goals since the start of the season and nine since Rangnick's appointment in November.Club captain Harry Maguire has received heavy criticism in recent weeks with the Red Devils surrendering leads to Southampton and Burnley whilst also having been knocked out of the FA Cup by Championship side Middlesbrough.

His time on the pitch might have been brief, but Paul Pogba certainly made his presence felt for Manchester United against Brighton.

Khabib Nurmagomedov has vowed to personally resolve Cristiano Ronaldo’s Manchester United dilemma.Ronaldo, 37, re-joined the club where he made his name as a youngster on Deadline Day of the summer transfer window in what became a dream signing for many United fans across the globe.But despite an impressive individual tally of 14 goals this season, the legendary Portugal forward has reportedly been left feeling jaded as a result of the Red Devils’ lacklustre performances and new manager Ralf Rangnick’s methods.And now retired UFC lightweight champion Khabib has revealed his plan to “talk” privately with Ronaldo as the veteran debates his future at Old Trafford.Khabib told Sky Sports: "He became 37 years old, this is not his best age but even how he plays, I think affect his whole team. His energy, his experience, his advice."They have a very good, strong, young team.

David de Gea

Manchester United on their way to a crucial win. The superstar had endured a run of six games without a goal in all competitions heading into the Premier League clash, which the Red Devils needed to win to keep pace in the race for the top four.