Eric Bailly highlights Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's 'magic touch' as Manchester United manager

Dawn French has confessed to talking about her "beaver" to a member of the royal family.At the 2005 premiere of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Dawn revealed she had a rather awkward run-in with Prince Charles.During The Graham Norton Show on Friday (February 18th), the comical star explained that she made a naughty innuendo to his royal highness.When asked about her royal encounter, Dawn confessed: "I played Mr and Mrs Beaver in the Narnia films, and there was a big premiere at the Royal Albert Hall with Prince Charles. "He came up the row and began meeting us all and there's a picture of me meeting him, like 'ooooh'."And in fact, he was asking me what I did in the film and I said 'tonight your royal highness, you will see my beaver."I just smiled at him and he sort of twinkled at me and then moved on very very quickly like there was a bad smell...

Bob Saget wore many hats in Hollywood — actor, comedian, host. And now you can include a literal chef's hat.Rapper Desiigner had the late star appear in his new music video for «Bakin',» which features Slushii and DJ Whoo Kid.

Manchester United are monitoring Bayer Leverkusen centre-back Edmond Tapsoba, according to reports.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looks set to be in the market for reinforcements at the back, with their leaky defence one of the main factors behind their failed title tilt.After opting to stick with his options including Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof and Eric Bailly last summer, reports now suggest the Norwegian will address the position when the window opens.Leverkusen star Tapsoba is reportedly on their radar, with Express Sport claiming Old Trafford bosses have been scouting him for several months.The report suggests that United were given a tip-off about the 22-year-old from a ‘well-respected figure’ in the German game.Tapsoba only signed for the

Manchester United defender Victor Lindelof has opened up on the persistent injury problem which has dogged him this season.

straight to your inbox every day for freeVictor Lindelof is hopeful his chronic back injury won't keep him out of this weekend's Manchester derby.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side face City on Sunday afternoon as they look to boost their hopes of a top-four finish. Sweden international Lindelof was an unused substitute in the midweek draw with Crystal Palace as United didn't want to take any risks after he suffered another setback with his ongoing back injury.

straight to your inbox every day for freeEric Bailly called for trust in Manchester United's process after they were held to a third straight goalless draw. Along with Luke Shaw, the Ivorian defender was one of the better performers against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Wednesday night.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDean HendersonHandled Palace's aerial balls well and dealt with everything he faced with confidence. Had nothing to do until huge save at the death.

Manchester United 's hunt for a central defender seems never-ending. Ever since Harry Maguire steamrolled his way into the Old Trafford starting XI with his £80m move, the Red Devils have constantly been linked with finding the former Leicester man a long-term partner.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer could make four changes to the Manchester United line up for their trip to face Chelsea in the Premier League this weekend.United travel to Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon as they go in search of another three points to bolster their hopes of a top-four finish this season.Solskjaer has been experimenting with his team selection in recent weeks and could once again make a host of changes for the match against Thomas Tuchel's side.The first big call comes in goal with David de Gea likely to return to the starting line up despite growing calls for Dean Henderson to have a lengthy run in the team.A similar dilemma also comes in the centre of defence as Victor Lindelof and Eric

straight to your inbox every day for freeEric Bailly says that Paul Pogba is a "really hard worker" and extremely professional behind the scenes - even if the public image of the Manchester United star is very different.United signed Pogba for a then-world-record fee of £89million in 2016. The Frenchman has been a contentious figure ever since, with some chastising his lack of work ethic and others praising his obvious natural ability.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer was coy on the prospect of dropping Victor Lindelof for Eric Bailly in Manchester United's Premier League encounter with Chelsea.Lindelof and Bailly started together in United's goalless Europa League knockout draw with Real Sociedad as captain Harry Maguire was rested for just the second game this season.Maguire has started in all 62 of United's Premier League matches since he joined the club in August 2019 and is certain to return at Stamford Bridge on Sunday but it remains to be seen whether Solskjaer sticks with Lindelof.Lindelof, 26, has only been dropped for Bailly once this season - in the 6-1 trouncing by Tottenham in October - and Solskjaer's reliance on the Swede has

straight to your inbox every day for freeDean HendersonDependable and vocal on his latest outing. Can't take too much credit for Mikel Oyarzabal's horrible penalty. Helped teammates.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have been putting the finishing touches on their preparations to face Real Sociedad in the Europa League.The Reds are 4-0 up from last week's first game as they ran out comfortable winners in their away leg, which was played at a neutral venue in Turin. In the midst of a heavy fixture schedule, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's training session on Wednesday seemed to be a fairly relaxed one, with players in good spirits.Here are five things spotted from United's training session ahead of facing Sociedad.Fernandes gives Bailly instructions As the United squad wait to begin their warm-up, Eric Bailly joined a conversation with Bruno Fernandes, Alex Telles, Fred, Juan Mata and Nemanja Matic.

Manchester United have been offered a chance to sign Nikola Milenkovic by Fiorentina this summer.It comes after Monaco ace Benoit Badiashile confirmed a bid was made for him last year only to turn it down.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made signing a centre-back his top priority in the upcoming transfer window.He wants to partner Harry Maguire up with someone more reliable, with Eric Bailly's fitness a problem and Victor Lindelof too inconsistent.Several targets are on the Red Devils' list, including Sevilla star Jules Kounde, Fiorentina ace Milenkovic and Monaco's Badiashile.But the latter has revealed how a £22m bid did come last year, only to remain at the Ligue 1 club.According to the Daily Mail, United are reluctant to meet Kounde's massive

Eric Bailly claims Paul Pogba is a "really hard worker" and has rubbished speculation that the Frenchman "doesn't care" about his duties at Manchester United.

Manchester United and Chelsea have both been given the green light to land one player - and it is down to Bayern Munich.The Bavarian giants have flexed their muscles once again to snap up one the biggest talents in the Bundesliga.This time, RB Leipzig are the victims with Dayot Upamecano agreeing to move to the Allianz Arena.It comes to the detriment of United and Chelsea, who were interested in the Frenchman.Defence is an are both clubs are desperate to improve - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants to partner Harry Maguire up with a more dependable player while the Blues board have seen the benefits after signing Thiago Silva.Victor Lindelof and Eric Bailly have too many fitness issues while Silva was only brought in as a stop-gap, considering he

Manchester United.The England international has been in and out of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s starting XI this term, but remains an important part of the furniture at Old Trafford.He’s still only 25, but it feels like Shaw has been around forever, and he’s got plenty of interesting tales to tell from the highest level of the game.So whether it’s Eric Bailly’s crazy antics or his rivalry for a starting place with Alex Telles, Shaw has revealed all on his current situation at United.Here’s seven things were learned from his recent Q&A session with Sky Sports.No surprises from Shaw here as he revealed the toughest player he has ever played against.The England international is certainly not the first footballer to say his most tricky customer ever

Manchester United opted to step out of the race to sign Dayot Upamecano, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looking to go in a different direction for any potential centre-back signings.Solskjaer was steadfast in his belief that Untied didn't need to add a central defender last summer, despite protestations from the likes of Gary Neville.The United boss felt that first-choice pairing Victor Lindelof and Harry Maguire, along with alternatives like Eric Bailly and Axel Tuanzebe had enough quality to ensure their transfer focus could lie elsewhere.However, the 31 goals they've conceded have ultimately hamstrung their bid to win a first Premier League title since 2013.It now looks likely that Solskjaer could be in the market for a high-profile arrival

straight to your inbox every day for freeJuan Mata joked with Manchester United defender Eric Bailly after the latter claimed to have provided an assist for the Reds in their 4-0 Europa League win against Real Sociedad on Thursday.United are in full control of their Europa League last-32 tie against Sociedad after Bruno Fernandes' double and goals from Marcus Rashford and Daniel James sealed a comprehensive victory in Turin. Taking to Instagram after the match, Bailly uploaded a post about the win while also claiming credit for the assist for James' injury-time goal after the Welshman latched onto his clearance on the right wing before streaking towards goal and scoring.

United will be without Paul Pogba, Donny van de Beek and Edinson Cavani for the trip to Turin, whilst Anthony Martial and Scott McTominay are also injury doubts and face late fitness tests.Dean Henderson, Eric Bailly, Daniel James, Alex Telles, Juan Mata and Nemanja Matic are all pushing to start, with youngsters Amad and Shola Shoretire also part of the United squad.Ole Gunnar Solskjear's side are likely to face a number of familiar faces, including former United winger Adnan Januzaj, former Manchester City midfielder David Silva, former Arsenal defender Nacho Monreal and former Newcastle United midfielder Mikel Moreno.* Click here to subscribe to Level up! The Esports and Gaming Show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and

direct to your inboxManchester United will likely start youngsters Amad and Shola Shoretire on the bench for their clash against Real Sociedad.United travel to Turin to take on the Basque side in the first leg of their Europa League last 32 tie, which couldn't be held in San Sebastian because of covid-19 restrictions. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has a slightly depleted squad for the game, after confirming that Donny van de Beek and Edinson Cavani are ruled out with muscle injuries.