Raphael Varane explains his Manchester United squad number

Manchester United fans are all saying the same thing about Lisandro Martinez, with the defender dominating the club's official player of the month poll.

Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly approached interim Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick last season to call for captain Harry Maguire to be dropped - but the defender wasn't in the room for the secret meeting. United endured a difficult campaign last season, with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer getting sacked in November before Rangnick failed to guide them to a top four spot, meaning the Red Devils missed out Champions League qualification and will instead be playing in the Europa League.The return of Ronaldo was also a major talking point, with the forward returning to Old Trafford after 12 years away.

Lisandro Martinez had already endeared himself to the Manchester United faithful, but an interaction with the travelling support in Saturday’s 1-0 win over Southampton will have bolstered his status.

Rio Ferdinand believes that being named captain in Manchester United's previous two matches had a positive impact on Bruno Fernandes.

Eric Bailly made his debut for Marseille this weekend after securing a loan move to the Ligue 1 club. Bailly fell down the pecking order at Old Trafford over the past year.

Former striker Michael Owen believes Casemiro's addition to the squad could further impact Manchester United captain Harry Maguire's prospects of winning his place back in Erik ten Hag's plans.

Scott McTominay has lauded Manchester United's signings of midfielder Casemiro and defender Lisandro Martinez this summer.

Bruno Fernandes has urged Manchester United's dressing room to maintain high standards for the rest of the season.

Southampton wasn't nearly as emphatic or impressive as their win over Liverpool five days ago, but getting three points is all Manchester United will care about, and rightly so.Bruno Fernandes' sumptuous volley opened the scoring for the Red Devils, crucially breaking the deadlock after a lacklustre first half display. Just like against Liverpool, United were under the cosh for much of the second period, though managed to hold onto their lead.Here, Daily Star Sport runs through the three things Erik ten Hag got right at St Mary's as United climb back into the top half of the Premier League.READ MORE: Antony slams Ajax in incredible interview demanding they let him join Man UtdHe'd have been mad not to! After the scintillating performance his players produced against Liverpool, every single one of them deserved to start this afternoon.Ten Hag made some big calls on Monday, namely dropping Cristiano Ronaldo and captain Harry Maguire, and he stuck to his guns again today, opting for the same youthful exuberance that so fluidly opened up Jurgen Klopp's side up on Monday.It wasn't the best of team performances, but the likes of Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Elanga and Lisandro Martinez are all looking fitter, sharper and happier - and they've got Ten Hag's faith in them to thank for that.Sum up Manchester United's performance today in one word in the comments section below.United didn't splash £60million on Casemiro just to leave him on the bench! Ten Hag might have been wise to keep an unchanged side, but he was wiser still to realise when the game needed the Brazilian's energetic tenacity and defensive astuteness.With the visitors holding on to a narrow 1-0 lead, Casemiro was introduced.

Erik ten Hag has named an unchanged Manchester United team for Southampton because he wanted to show trust in the players that started against Liverpool.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag will thank his lucky stars football is not played on the supercomputer. The odds were stacked against the Dutchman when his United side, who had been previously been pulverised by Brentford 4-0, lined up against Liverpool.

Chelsea have reached an agreement to sign Leicester City centre-back Wesley Fofana, according to reports.The Athletic reports that there has been finally a breakthrough in the saga and that the Frenchman is set to move to Stamford Bridge.The Foxes had rejected an improved offer from the Blues for the 21-year-old earlier this week but now a deal has been struck, it appears. Reports suggest the fee is £76.4m, which would be a world record for a centre-back, surpassing the £73.94m Manchester United paid for Harry Maguire.

Manchester United could field the smallest possible centre-back partnership out of all 20 Premier League sides should they pair Lisandro Martinez with a fringe star. Martinez stands as the smallest central defender in the division at 175cm (5ft 7in) - but has already proved his quality as United climbed off the foot of the table with a 2-1 win over Liverpool.

Gary Neville has revealed Sir Alex Ferguson once called him over his 'f***ing unfair' criticism of David De Gea while working as a pundit on Sky Sports.De Gea has come under criticism in recent weeks - especially for his performance against Brentford. However, in his heyday, De Gea was one of the best shot-stoppers in the Premier League.And that was all the more impressive after the Spaniard had struggled to adapt to England's top flight in his first season on these shores.

Chelsea target Wesley Fofana will play no part in Leicester's trip to Stamford Bridge this weekend following news that the 21-year-old has been left out of Brendan Rodgers' squad.Thomas Tuchel's side are desperate to sign Fofana but with Leicester playing hard-ball, getting a deal over the line before the transfer window closes next week will be no easy task.The Blues have had several bids for the defender turned down with Leicester holding out for a world record fee of over £80million, though with Fofana pushing for the move, there's optimism within Chelsea's camp that they'll get their man eventually.READ MORE: Chelsea target Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 'waves goodbye' to BarcelonaIt'll be the second match in a row that Fofana will have missed, having been left out of the Leicester squad for last weekend's defeat to Southampton, with Rodgers insisting he didn't want to pick players who weren't in the right mindset.Fofana is keen to join Chelsea and has urged his club to honour the agreement they made with him when he signed a contract extension in March, which was to let him leave should a substantial enough offer be tabled.The Frenchman feels that the £70million that Chelsea have reportedly bid for him is more than fair, though Leicester insist that their agreement isn't valid until next summer.How much is Wesley Fofana worth? Let us know in the comments section below.The Foxes have continually insisted that Fofana isn't for sale and would only be tempted to do business if they received a record fee, though Chelsea are desperate not to top the figure Manchester United paid for Harry Maguire to ensure Fofana avoids the pressure of being the world's most expensive defender.However, Leicester's financial troubles could end

Patrice Evra has named Luke Shaw, Harry Maguire and Cristiano Ronaldo as players Manchester United should consider offloading before the transfer window closes.

A week can be a long time in football.

Former striker Louis Saha believes Manchester United produced qualities during Monday night's 2-1 win over Liverpool that former manager Sir Alex Ferguson would have approved of.

Manchester United posted their first win of the Erik ten Hag era at Old Trafford on Monday evening, beating arch rivals Liverpool 2-1.