Phil Jones exit from Man Utd collapses after failing to receive key assurances

Manchester United will be without five senior players for their FA Cup tie against Middlesbrough tonight (8pm).

Middlesbrough manager Chris Wilder has banned his players from swapping shirts with Cristiano Ronaldo and co. ahead of their FA Cup clash with Manchester United.Boro head to Old Trafford on Friday night in the opening match of the FA Cup Fourth Round weekend intent on causing an upset.Wilder has overseen a resurgence at the Championship club since his November appointment, with his side claiming eight wins across his 12-match reign.And ahead of Friday's fixture, the Boro boss, who oversaw a Sheffield United win at the Theatre of Dreams last January, has called for his players to ditch any plans of swapping shirts with United's star-studded squad and focus on the task at hand.Speaking ahead of his side's trip to Manchester, Wilder declared: “Their team sheet will come in the dressing room and it’ll be De Gea, Varane, Harry Maguire… let’s not crumble in that process!“They have some fabulous individuals that can hurt you, and hurt teams around Europe and the Premier League.

Manchester United are reportedly leading the race to sign Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland in the summer.

Manchester United are expected to make moves in the midfield area in the next transfer window.

Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick has a bloated squad to work with between now and the end of the season following the club's failure to send a handful players out on loan on deadline day.

Squad numbers for the remainder of the season have been finalised by Manchester United - after the January transfer window came and went without any further additions.

With the January window closed, Manchester United will prioritise signing a central midfielder when they get down to business during the summer transfer window - but who might they recruit?

After spending such lavish amounts of money in the summer transfer window, Manchester United were never expected to give their chequebook such a hammering this month.

Daily Star Sport has the latest on the aforementioned rumour, as well as an update on a possible midfield target and a departing defender. According to BBC Sport, Manchester United and Chelsea both hold an interest in Barcelona's Ousmane Dembele.

Up to four Manchester United players could leave the club on loan on deadline day.

Former Arsenal and England striker Ian Wright believes Cristiano Ronaldo's reaction to being substituted in Manchester United's 3-1 win over Brentford last week has the potential to harm his reputation.

Transfer deadline day in English football has evolved over the 21st century.

Hannibal Mejbri becomes the latest Manchester United representative at the Africa Cup of Nations to bow out as Tunisia were beaten by Burkina Faso.

Manchester United fans are fuming with Phil Jones' proposed six-month loan to Bordeaux.Jones looks set to be the latest in a long line of first-team stars that have Old Trafford on a temporary basis, and fans are less than impressed.Some United fans have taken to social media to question why players on only leaving on loan instead of for a fee.This window alone has seen Anthony Martial move to Sevilla, Axel Tuanzebe to Napoli, and Amad Diallo to Rangers.And with Jones looking set to join that list, some United fans have called for an end of these 'pointless' loans.One fan tweeted: "These loans are getting ridiculous, can we ever lose a player permanently?""What is up with all of these loans?! It just pushes the issue further. Loaning players doesn’t count as ‘trimming’ the squad," another added.While a third tweeted: "I'm honestly getting sick and tired of these hopeless loan deals! Why cant we sell players ffs! These kind of players should be Sold man even if it's for free."A fourth fumed: "F****** loan omg just take him for free man!!" What do you think of United's new loaning policy? Let us know in the comments section Jones made his long-awaited return to the United first team after spending over two years without making an appearance.He said: "It's difficult when a player's out for so long, for whatever reason."All I would say is that any time I represent this club and put the shirt on, I give absolutely everything.

Promising youngster Charlie Savage has been added to the Manchester United squad on FIFA 22 in the latest update, after making his first-team debut earlier this season.

Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw has been told he lacks the consistency needed to succeed at a big club, according to Paul Parker.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been snapped back at Manchester United for the first time since being axed as manager in November.Solskjaer, 48, was sacked after a poor run of results, including a 4-1 defeat to relegation-threatened Watford, that saw the Red Devils slip to eighth in the Premier League table. Nicknamed the 'baby-faced assassin' during his playing days, the Norwegian is synonymous with one of Man Utd's greatest ever comebacks as the Red Devils lifted the Champions League in dramatic circumstances in 1999.Solskjaer guided Man Utd to third and second-place finishes during his three-year spell at the club and was tipped to go one better this season after an emphatic summer transfer window.Expectation around Old Trafford was heightened due to the arrivals of Jadon Sancho, Raphael Varane and five-time Ballon d'Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo, who returned to the club after a 12-years hiatus.But the writing was on the wall after a 5-0 hammering at home to arch-rivals Liverpool and Solskjaer was sacked after a barren run of just one win in seven top-flight matches.Now though, the six-time Premier League winner has returned to the Theatre of Dreams for the first time since his dismissal at the back end of last year.Do you think Ralf Rangnick was the right successor to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer? Let us know in the comments section.Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

Ivory Coast boss Patrice Beaumelle has revealed Manchester United defender was 'very down' following his side's AFCON exit yesterday evening.

Manchester United defender Eric Bailly has taken to social media to respond following Ivory Coast's exit from the AFCON last night.

Manchester United corner this season - and all 131 of them have ended goalless.The Red Devils have a squad stacked with talent, so should have no issue with finding a good set-piece taker.They've also got Harry Maguire, England's 6'3" heading machine at the 2018 World Cup, his 6'2" centre-back partner Raphael Varane, and the 6'1" Cristiano Ronaldo as aerial threats.But none of Bruno Fernandes, Luke Shaw, Mason Greenwood, Alex Telles or Jadon Sancho have been able to set-up their team-mates from the corner spot.One United fan took it upon themselves to put together all the failed attempts from the 2021/22 campaign so far.Twitter user @ndcomps shared the video which covers all competitions. eEven at a sped up rate, the clip clocks in at six minutes and 51 seconds.It understandably riled up the club's fanbase, with one replying: "Set piece delivery is awful...

Paul Parker says that Manchester United's £80 million fee for Harry Maguire has created a false perception of the central defender.