Man Utd told they "missed a trick" not replacing Fergie with two world-class managers

Former Manchester United assistant and current Egypt manager Carlos Queiroz watched his side reach the Africa Cup of Nations final from the stands as they beat Cameroon on penalties.

Manchester United will return from the latest international break on a high — but two top-four rivals are still tipped to hold off their challenge for Champions League qualification.

It’s 17 years to the day since Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira’s infamous tunnel bust-up, which became one of the biggest moments in Premier League history.

Manchester United have placed a job advert for someone to polish their trophies, but there's a catch - you must have a degree.United's last trophy, the 2016/17 Europa League, was five years ago, but the Red Devils aren't keen on its cabinet gaining dust anytime soon.The Red Devils have placed an advert online for a Curatorial Assistant.The advert says: “Tasks will include assisting with the creation of displays, collection management and dealing with public enquiries.“The right candidate will ideally have a museum qualification and practical experience with exhibition work.”Tasks also feature: “Cleaning, photographing and redisplaying items in the Museum."Manchester United are the Premier League's most successful club - with 20 titles top their name - but their last was in 2013.For the better part of two decades, United dominated England's top tier.However most of those titles came under Sir Alex Ferguson, and United have only lifted three trophies since he departed in 2013.And two of those three of those triumphs came in the same season: the 2016/17 campaign. What do you think of the job advert? Let us know in the comments section However, the job isn't just limited to polishing trophies: “Repacking of items from the Museum collection in suitable packaging."Assist in the Museum’s response to enquiries via email, phone and in person.“Should be prepared to talk to the public about the Museum’s collections."This could be to any audience and may be in conjunction with the Museum’s Learning team or Stadium Tour Guides.”

Manchester United today, leaving the Englishman free to leave for nothing in the summer.Lingard's contract is currently set to expire on June 30, and the midfield reportedly wants to leave.However, according to The Athletic, Lingard's wish will not be granted on Deadline Day despite links to numerous Premier League clubs.Ralf Rangnick had initially allowed Lingard to move, but after a meeting at Carrington on Monday, Rangnick has backtracked on his initial promise.Lingard had hoped to leave in an attempt to gain first-team football to try and force himself into Gareth Southgate's plans for the World Cup.Lingard has made 14 appearances for United this season, however, he only found the net twice for the Red Devils.His form has been a stark contrast to that at West Ham.Lingard moved to the Hammers on loan during the 2020/21 January transfer window, and he was a revelation in the middle of the park for David Moyes' side.The Hammers have been strongly linked for his signature, and so have newly-minted Newcastle United. What do you think of United's decision to keep Lingard? Let us know in the comments section United have already seen a number of first-team stars leave this window.Axel Tuanzebe moved to Napoli on loan while Anthony Martial made the switch to Sevilla on loan, and Donny van de Beek is expected to leave for Everton, also on loan.

Manchester United players would be at "war" with manager Sir Alex Ferguson and his staff during the club's quiz nights, according to Diego Forlan.The Uruguayan has lifted the lid on his time with United and shed light on the club's quiz nights that used to occur on away European trips.Forlan has revealed that the players would take on Ferguson and his coaching staff in heated and highly competitive quizzes, although he would not always know the answers.He has joked that his British and Irish team-mates would often turn to him when the question was about an international topic, though.Speaking to the United website, Forlan said: “Something that I remember as well that was great [was] every away game in the Champions League – I don't know if they still do it – there was always a quiz .“It was the players against all of the staff. The manager and everyone else was on the other side of the room.

Premier League offers a degree of leniency when it comes to transfer deadline day.As clubs scrabble on the final day to try and get their deals over the line before 11pm, the league offers a ‘deal sheet’ which allows for more time to get the deal done.If a club has concluded a deal for a player at the last minute they can use this sheet to get additional time to fulfil the remaining documentation.The Premier League’s website says: “For a deadline of 23:00, the deal sheet cannot be used before 21:00 and needs to arrive fully completed before the transfer window closes.“Once the sheet arrives, clubs have got another two hours, or until 01:00, in which to submit the full paperwork.”After the window slams shut, clubs from the Premier League and EFL can only sign players on anMeanwhile, in Scotland, the window will stay open until midnight, so deals can be done after this point.Across the rest of Europe, the January transfer window will close at - in GMT time - at 5pm in Germany, 7pm, in Italy, while it will it's 11pm in Spain and France.Indeed, clubs can submit a ‘deal sheet’ in the final two hours of the window if they feel they are tight on time. The biggest signing of the window so far is Liverpool’s purchase of Luis Diaz from Porto.The winger was also being chased by Tottenham, but the Reds gazumped them in their bid to sign him at the last minute."I'm very happy to sign for Liverpool," the Columbian international said on Sunday following the announcement.Diaz requires a work permit and is unlikely to arrive in Liverpool until the end of next week at the earliest.Which has had the best window? Tell us in the comments section.Jurgen Klopp also spoke of his delight of the signing.

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is said to have 'threatened to report' Liverpool's recruitment team after he was beaten to an agreement with Porto over a £37.5million transfer.The 25-year-old forward moved to Anfield on a five-year deal earlier this week ahead of Monday's transfer deadline in a huge blow for Antonio Conte and Spurs.Levy is said to have been left furious after being "backdoored" to a transfer for the Colombia winger, who has scored 16 goals from just 28 appearances so far this season.That move leaves Tottenham in a tricky position on the final day of the window, with unsettled boss Conte in desperate need of new talent.The Telegraph reports details of Levy's alleged fury, saying that the Spurs chairman 'threatened to report Liverpool's recruitment team to the club's owners'.However, the flaw in that plan would've been that Fenway owners John W Henry and Mike Gordon were 'delighted' with the way in which the transfer was reached.Jurgen Klopp is said to have identified Diaz as his first-choice recruit back in 2021, with the club saying that would meet Porto chiefs in January to find an agreement.Spurs chief Levy is said to have found out about the Liverpool progress on Thursday, at which point there was 'precious little' he could've done to get his own plans back on track.Will Luis Diaz fire Liverpool to a major trophy this season? Give us your verdict in the comments sectionKlopp told the club website when the deal was confirmed: “I could not be happier that we’ve been able to get this deal done and bring Luis to Liverpool."I have always been a believer in only signing players in January if you would want to sign them in the summer, and that’s very much the case with Luis."He is an outstanding player and

Manchester United shouldn't have rushed to re-sign Cristiano Ronaldo, says former midfielder Kleberson.The Portuguese made a high-profile return to Old Trafford in the summer from Juventus.But since the £12.8 million transfer, the 36-year-old has endured a challenging season.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer got the boot in November and the Red Devils have failed to mount a title push.Ronaldo has bagged 14 in all competitions and is the club's top goalscorer this term. But ex-United and Brazil international Kleberson reckons his former club might have dropped a clanger bringing him back.“To be honest, the Ronaldo experiment has been a bit of a failure so far - especially because of the level of player he is and how of late he has impacted the team," he said."When you look at the things he can bring to the club and what he brings to the fans, it’s not been amazing.“The current United team haven’t played well together of late."It’s a tough time for Ronaldo to have returned to the club.

Sir Alex Ferguson's former assistant Rene Meulesteen has said the club should have kept the outgoing boss in some kind of role behind the scenes when he retired in 2013.

Former Manchester United coach Kieran McKenna has revealed how he learnt from Sir Alex Ferguson as he embarks on his first managerial job.

Former Manchester United assistant Rene Meulensteen has said the club have lost the vision and organisation that made them successful under Sir Alex Ferguson.

Rio Ferdinand has revealed that his Manchester United teammate Nemanja Vidic never spoke to him about his struggles with Liverpool's Fernando Torres.Vidic was one of United's finest centre-backs under Sir Alex Ferguson, and he was a key member of the team that won several titles.However, the towering Serbian always struggled against Torres, who was on the Premier League's most lethal finishers.Vidic was handed a red card on three separate occasions when he squared off against the Spaniard.But despite his struggles against Torres, Ferdinand has recently confirmed that the pair barely spoke about how to deal with the Liverpool man.“First of all, it’s the best partnership ever in Premier League history," Ferdinand told The Beautiful Game Podcast.“Trust me. Listen, strikers were playing out on the wings sometimes because they didn’t want to come up against us, it was mad!“There’s always going to be that one player in your career who’s difficult.

Liverpool star Harvey Elliott scored and laid on an assist in a specially-arranged friendly match ahead of his first-team return. Elliott, 18, has been sidelined since he dislocated his ankle against Leeds in September. After four months out, he is now back in full training and closing in on a return to Jurgen Klopp's plans.

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Gary Neville has revealed that Ruud van Nistelrooy left him in disbelief during his first Manchester United training session.The Dutch striker joined the Red Devils from PSV Eindhoven in an £18.5million deal in 2001, 12 months later than planned following a serious ACL injury, before going on to become a club legend.The former United forward hit an astonishing 150 goals in 219 games during his five-year stay in Manchester, establishing himself as one of the most clinical goal-getters in world football.Despite admitting that he didn't know too much about Van Nistelrooy prior to his Old Trafford arrival, Neville has since revealed that it didn't take long for the former United frontman to make his mark. "One I didn't know but we spent a lot of money on was Ruud van Nistelrooy," Neville revealed to Sky Sports during a transfer special.

Manchester City drawing with Southampton has opened the door for Liverpool and Chelsea to continue their own Premier League title charge — but only just.

Prior to the international break, the door to an unlikely Premier League title race was left slightly ajar and now Liverpool are looking to smash it open.

Marouane Fellaini has urged former club Manchester United to give their next manager more time after revealing his biggest regret from his time at Old Trafford.

Tony Mowbray has admitted that he wants to face Manchester City's Pep Guardiola to show that you do not need a 'sexy foreign manager' to be successful.

Gary Neville has admitted he felt sick when he feared he was being replaced by Sir Alex Ferguson just two years into his Manchester United career.