Man City stalling Kyle Walker contract talks despite still being first choice right-back

Manchester City star Phil Foden can help fire England to a hugely important Nations League win in Italy on Friday night.

England have been handed a huge boost ahead of Monday's clash against Germany, as Manuel Neuer and Leon Goretzka have been ruled out with Covid.Squads were announced last week ahead of the last batch of international fixtures before the World Cup later this year, with England set to take on Italy on Friday before rounding things up against Germany four days later. Wembley takes centre stage for England's last warm-up game before Qatar 2022, but their opponents have been weakened.Hoffenheim's Oliver Baumann will replace keeper Neuer at short notice, while further call-ups are expected within the coming days.

Paul Merson has insisted that Manchester United attacker Marcus Rashford should start for England in the opening match of their World Cup campaign, but claimed that defender Luke Shaw 'shouldn't go' to the tournament.

Manchester United defender Brandon Williams has slammed Harry Maguire’s social media trolls as ‘little idiots on Twitter’. Maguire finds himself under the spotlight yet again, having been displaced by Erik ten Hag’s new preferred defensive duo Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane. The England international has not started a Premier League match since United’s horrific 4-0 away defeat to Brentford in August.

Manchester City are set to join Chelsea and Tottenham in the race to sign Inter Milan star Milan Skriniar with the defender's contract set to expire at the end of the season.The 27-year-old has been attracting interest from all over Europe and was the subject of a lengthy, but ultimately unsuccessful, approach from PSG over the summer.City signed Manuel Akanji on transfer deadline day, though are expected to go back in for another centre back next summer with manager Pep Guardiola keen for a bit of a defensive reshuffle.READ MORE: Man City stalling Kyle Walker contract talks despite still being first choice right-backNathan Ake came close to leaving the club last month while Aymeric Laporte is yet to feature this season due to injury and a move for the highly-rated Skriniar makes sense, especially if he's available on a free.Chelsea have been tracking Skriniar for a few years and are still in the market for a centre back despite splashing £69.5m on Wesley Fofana, especially if their late approach for RB Leipzig's Josko Gvardiol is anything to go by.Tottenham have also been showing an interest in the Slovakian, who worked well under Antonio Conte during the Italian's two-year spell at the San Siro.Who will Skriniar be playing for next season? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.Skriniar joined Inter in 2017 from Serie A rivals Sampdoria for around £15m, having moved to Italy from hometown side MSK Zilina a year earlier.He's barely missed a match in the past five season, racking up over 200 appearances for the Milan club, and Inter are keen to tie him down to a new deal, despite his, and the club's, shaky start to the new campaign.The Nerazzurri are currently seventh in the table after losing three of

England manager Gareth Southgate has proved Rio Ferdinand's Harry Maguire comments wrong with his most recent squad selections.

Pep Guardiola is confident Kalvin Phillips can still make England's World Cup squad despite the prospect of needing to undergo surgery on a shoulder injury.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could be set for a shock return to management after being 'mentioned internally' at Brighton & Hove Albion. Brighton lost Graham Potter to Chelsea after the Blues parted ways with Thomas Tuchel earlier this month. And the Seagulls could look towards the former Manchester United boss, who hasn't been in work since being dismissed almost 12 months ago.

Former Arsenal forward Paul Merson has admitted that he is 'shocked' Luke Shaw has been included in the latest England squad by Gareth Southgate.

Manchester United have been urged to sign Brentford striker Ivan Toney by former Watford forward Troy Deeney, who believes the Bees man would be a 'success' at Old Trafford.

Gareth Southgate let Brentford boss Thomas Frank break the news of Ivan Toney's England call-up to the "speechless" Bees striker. The 26-year-old has been included in Southgate's latest Three Lions squad, which was announced on Thursday, the first time he has been given an international call-up at any level.

Manchester City will be hoping for another three points this Saturday before the international break as they travel to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League.

England's newest striker Ivan Toney named a trio of Manchester City stars in his ultimate Premier League five-a-side team.Toney, who has been called up to the national squad by Gareth Southgate for the first time ahead of the upcoming Nations League fixtures, had only four spots free after being asked to pick one of his Brentford team-mates.Having filled that with midfielder Frank Onyeka, because "he's kicked near enough everyone on the training ground", he went on to pick Kevin De Bruyne, Sergio Aguero and Ederson in the interview with InchByInch.READ MORE: Left-back 'who never gets a mention' could be answer to England's strugglesToney said he "had to put" De Bruyne and Ageuro in there, while Ederson got the nod in goal as he explained: "He can kick the ball further than I can drive my car."The team was rounded off with the "definite" inclusion of Liverpool colossus Virgil van Dijk in defence, who Toney denied "fearing". He said: "Nah, I don’t think, he’s too nice.

England's left-back struggles could be answered by someone who "never gets a mention," according to former Arsenal hero Perry Groves.The flying ex-Gunners winger, 57, has earmarked Brentford's Rico Henry as the solution to Gareth Southgate's selection headache with first-choice left-backs Luke Shaw and Ben Chilwell still yet to find form in the Premier League this season.Starting the opening match of the campaign at home to Brighton, Shaw was given the boot from the matchday XI by Erik ten Hag following the first-half massacre against Brentford. Summer signing Tyrell Malacia has been drafted into the line-up for the Red Devils' resurgence with United claiming maximum points from their last four fixtures.READ MORE: Potter is 4th Chelsea boss in a row not to win first game - what happened next to others?It's been a similar story for Ben Chilwell in west London.

Here are your Manchester United morning headlines for Friday, September 16.

Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes believes Jadon Sancho deserved an England call-up more than Manchester City ace Jack Grealish after the former was left out of the squad for the upcoming round of Nations League fixtures.

Erik ten Hag believes the partnership of Tyrell Malacia, Christian Eriksen and Jadon Sancho on the left wing is proving dangerous for Manchester United.

Marcus Rashford has been given fresh hope of earning a World Cup call-up by England manager Gareth Southgate.

England boss Gareth Southgate has named his squad for the final two games before this year's World Cup.