Rio Ferdinand pinpoints crucial factor in Manchester United's top-four charge

Green shoots of recovery have started to surface for Manchester United woes over the past week or so, following a seven-point haul from their last three Premier League outings.

Harry Maguire has set a sky-high challenge for Anthony Elanga as he outlines the role he plays in helping younger players develop at Manchester United.

Marcus Rashford reportedly held transfer talks with PSG in summer 2021.

Manchester United are “petrified” of letting Jesse Lingard leave and him proving a hit at another club.Lingard's planned loan move to relegation-threatened Newcastle has effectively collapsed over United's insistence on a £12million survival bonus if he helps the Toon stay up.Premier League survival is worth around £100m to Newcastle and United feel they are justified in receiving a bonus payment if Lingard goes to St James' Park and helps them avoid the drop.But Newcastle are unwilling to agree to the survival bonus, on top of a loan fee of £2.5m and payment of Lingard's £100,000-a-week wages in full, which has left the deal dead in the water, as originally reported by the Daily Mirror.Lingard – who is out of contract this summer - and his camp are furious with United for effectively pricing him out of a move to Newcastle and leaving him in limbo.The 29-year-old, who was a hit on loan at West Ham last season, with nine goals in 16 games, is now facing the prospect of spending the rest of the season on the United bench.Lingard has been at United for 21 years and feels he deserves better from his boyhood club, with those close to him angry at the way the Old Trafford hierarchy are treating him.Sources close to Lingard also suggested United's treatment of him had not gone down well with his team-mates, like Marcus Rashford, with the pair currently training together in Dubai during the mid-season break."United are petrified of Jesse going elsewhere, playing really well and showing them up,” said a source close to Lingard.“They don't want a repeat of what happened at West Ham last season, when he scored nine goals and almost helped get them into the Champions League.“Jesse's popular with the United players and they feel for

Ian Wright has advised Manchester United duo Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard to "relax" after the pair spent the beginning of their winter break training in Dubai.

Wiley has responded to the backlash over his photo with footballers Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard, who were forced to apologise.  Earlier this week, a photo circulated on social media of the rapper posing with the Manchester United stars in a Dubai nightclub on Sunday.  However, it was highlighted that Wiley was embroiled in an anti-Semitism scandal after allegedly making offensive comments about the Jewish community in 2020.

A former Manchester United assistant manager is likely to be leading the Australian national team during their crucial World Cup qualifier with Vietnam on Thursday.

Manchester United have had three Premier League games picked out for TV coverage in March.

Wiley following the rapper’s antisemitism controversy.Back in 2020, Wiley faced backlash after making anti-Semitic comments that led to his eventual suspension from social media sites. He began the tweets by talking about the music industry, writing: “A record deal is not to benefit you it’s to make the person who gave you the advance rich as hell while you take 17 or 18 per cent of net profit after costs.”He continued: “If you work for a company owned by 2 Jewish men and you challenge the Jewish community in anyway of course you will get fired.”This week, the Jewish Chronicle posted an article featuring an image of Rashford and fellow Manchester United player Jesse Lingard partying with Wiley in Dubai, which gained backlash online.England footballers pictured partying with disgraced rapper Wiley https://t.co/khv2CNRBaj— The Jewish Chronicle (@JewishChron) January 25, 2022In response, Rashford tweeted yesterday (January 25): “This picture has been brought to my attention which I understand now, given context, could easily be misconstrued.

It is shaping up to be an interesting final week of the January transfer window as clubs scramble to get deals over the line ahead of deadline day next Monday.

Anthony Martial has arrived in Seville as he prepares to finalise a loan move to Sevilla after the La Liga side struck a deal with Manchester United.

Manchester United have sanctioned Anthony Martial's loan move to Sevilla after the La Liga side agreed to cover all of Anthony Martial's wages.

Manchester United attacker Marcus Rashford has laid down the gauntlet after his match-winning goal against West Ham.

Ralf Rangnick may have unlocked a new dimension to Cristiano Ronaldo's game in the twilight of the forward's career.

Manchester United ended their three-month wait to re-enter the top four thanks to Marcus Rashford's late winner against rivals West Ham.

Former Premier League referee Keith Hackett believes Manchester United should have had a penalty this weekend, following Kurt Zouma's challenge on Cristiano Ronaldo.

Sevilla are close to reaching an agreement with Manchester United over the loan of Anthony Martial.

Manchester United fans appear bullish about the club’s top four chances regardless of how the remainder of the January transfer window goes.

Harry Maguire is the latest Manchester United player to be pictured in Dubai during the winter break.

Former Liverpool and England striker Peter Crouch believes Marcus Rashford's recent strikes against both Brentford and West Ham United will have given him the boost he was in desperate need of.

Former Manchester United loanee Garth Crooks has urged interim manager Ralf Rangnick to not "pander to the whims" of Cristiano Ronaldo, instead telling him to make the most of everyone within his squad.