Six Premier League stars who dated Playboy models - Ilkay Gundogan to Cristiano Ronaldo

Scrambling Manchester United are reportedly considering a late move for Moussa Dembele as they desperately search for new signings. The Old Trafford club are back in full-blown crisis mode after an appalling start to the Premier League season.

Manchester United that Cristiano Ronaldo is to blame for their current crisis, according to reports.Ronaldo made his intention to leave Old Trafford clear earlier in the summer before returning towards the end of pre-season. The 37-year-old missed the squad's tour of Thailand and Australia, when morale was good.BBC claim that since he's been back, negative feelings have creeped in again, leaving senior officials concerned at the stark contrast between before and after.

Gary Neville has revealed he fears for Manchester United's league position if Cristiano Ronaldo leaves before the transfer window shuts. The Red Devils are currently bottom of the table after Erik ten Hag's side lost their opening couple of fixtures against Brighton and Brentford.

Cristiano Ronaldo would solve all of Chelsea's issues in attack according to Paul Merson, who has urged Thomas Tuchel to sign him before the end of the transfer window.The 37-year-old has made it clear that he wants to leave Manchester United, and their disastrous start to the season could increase his chances of a speedy exit before the summer window shuts in two weeks time. Ronaldo has looked isolated in attack in Erik ten Hag's system, and Chelsea are lacking a clear no.9.Chelsea were rumoured to be interested in Ronaldo earlier in the window, with new co-owner Todd Boehly keen to make a statement signing.

Manchester United are keen to rival Chelsea for the signature of Barcelona striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, but the Red Devils will face a 'big challenge'. Erik ten Hag is keen to bolster his attacking options - especially with the uncertainty around the future of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Gary Neville believes Manchester United could finish in the bottom half of the Premier League if they allow Cristiano Ronaldo to leave.

Manchester United players have reportedly made a combined personal plea to the club's board to splash the cash before the transfer window comes to an end.Erik ten Hag has had a nightmare start to life in the Premier League after two losses in two - including a 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Brentford on Saturday in west London. Thomas Frank's side ruthlessly exposed the glaring holes in United's team - precisely in midfield where the visitors were torn to shreds.It has been a slow summer at United, who lost several players when their contracts expired including Nemanja Matic, Edinson Cavani, Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard and Paul Pogba.

Manchester United made a move for the striker after last week's embarrassing 2-1 defeat to Brighton at Old Trafford. Erik ten Hag is desperate to sign a striker having lost Edinson Cavani while speculation continues to build regarding Cristiano Ronaldo's future.Bologna refused an initial £8million offer, instead pricing Arnautovic at around £12m due to the importance the 33-year-old has in the team.

Cristiano Ronaldo could have his Manchester United contract terminated if he does not buck his ideas up soon.The 37-year-old has told the Red Devils that he is desperate to leave the club this summer after they dropped into the Europa League last season. It was a disappointing campaign where they finished sixth in the Premier League with the lowest points tally in their history.His actions over the summer were questioned when he refused to turn up to training.

READ MORE: Roy Keane clip resurfaces showing Utd icon's 'true leadership' after Harry Maguire gaffeKylian Mbappe came across very bolshy in Paris Saint-Germain's dominant 5-2 home victory over Montpellier.The Frenchman scored the side’s fourth goal from close range but minutes earlier, when the score was still 2-0, Mbappe threw a hissy fit, demanding the ball be played to him. But it was instead laid off to a certain Lionel Messi - and the Frenchman reacted furiously.Then, with Messi bearing down on goal, his team-mate was nowhere to be found. The World Cup winner had thrown his hands in the air and turned his back on the game.Italian footballer Paolo Di Canio was always close to controversy.In 2000 when West Ham played Bradford City, the game was at 4-2 to the Yorkshire side.At this point Di Canio had already suffered the indignity of three blatant penalties being turned down, so he demanded to be substituted, refusing to continue.

Manchester City are preparing to offer Ilkay Gundogan a new deal as they step up efforts to keep hold of the German ace.The City midfielder has less than 12 months left on his current £150,000-a-week contract - and is attracting the attention of a number of clubs in Europe, including Italian giants Juventus. But boss Pep Guardiola still regards Gundogan, 31, as a pivotal figure in his first-team plans for this season - and beyond.And the Spaniard has told the Etihad hierarchy to do everything possible to ensure the playmaker extends his stay - rather than follow several other big names out of the club.

Manchester City star and the lavish lady broke up, but reports suggest it was before 2016 when he moved to England.The Sahin posed nude for the German edition of Playboy magazine in May 2011, becoming the first Turkish woman to appear on the cover of the magazine. READ MORE: Man Utd fans threaten to boycott Old Trafford for Liverpool clash that’s live on MNFThe actress stirred huge controversy for featuring in the magazine. She said in the edition: "My upbringing was conservative, I was always told, you must not go out, you must not make yourself look so attractive, you mustn’t have male friends.

Manchester United sit bottom of the table after losing their opening two Premier League fixtures - but it is behind the scenes that their biggest problems could boil over. Erik ten Hag's advisors are said to have been left 'furious' over failed promises to their client from the club during a 'shambolic' transfer window and Cristiano Ronaldo's public discontent.

Cristiano Ronaldo exchanged words with Steve McLaren after the Manchester United coach told him to go over to their loyal away fans after a 4-0 mauling at Brentford.The Portugal international refused, which led to some stern words, before the two descended down the tunnel at the Brentford Community Stadium. It came directly after a thrashing at the hands of the Bees in one of the most humiliating results in United's Premier League history.Goals from Josh Dasilva, Mathias Jensen, Ben Mee and Bryan Mbeumo left the Red Devils with heads in hands while the away fans looked on shocked.

Erik ten Hag's horrific start to Premier League life continued as Manchester United were blown away by a four goal Brentford blitz.Josh Da Silva provided the first real sting when he capitalised on some sloppy passing from the United midfield and unleashed a tame effort that somehow squirmed through David De Gea’s hands and embarrassingly trundled into the back of the net. But De Gea had barely recovered from his first horror mistake when another brain freeze saw him sheepishly pass to Christian Eriksen, who turned into Mathias Jensen, giving his international compatriot a simple opportunity to finish past the Spaniard.

Lionel Messi's 'unfavourable' debut season at PSG led to his failure to make the 30-man shortlist for the 2022 award following 15 appearances in a row since 2006 - as well as a change in rules.That is according to the organisers of the award, France Football, who asked one of their journalists to take part in a Q&A after the selections were announced this week.Barcelona icon Messi won his first Ballon d'Or back in 2009 and picked up further triumphs in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019 and at the last ceremony back in 2021 - standing alone as a seven-time winner.READ MORE: Lionel Messi and Neymar miss out on Ballon d'Or shortlist - but Cristiano Ronaldo there Emmanuel Bojan, a journalist for France Football - who have run the awards since 1956 - took part in a Q&A on the L'Equipe website in a bid to explain their selections. When asked about the Argentina icon, he said: "Inevitably, Lionel Messi, with his 15 appearances in a row since 2006, his seven Ballon d'Or victories, his title holder status, weighs very heavily when it comes to the final choice."The Argentinian was part of the discussions to integrate the 30, but the new criteria for the Ballon d'Or were unfavourable to him. Who should win the 2022 Ballon d'Or? Give us your verdict in the comments section below. "Disappearance of the criterion of a player's entire career, and new periodicity, modeled on a season of football and no longer over a calendar year, which does not make it possible to integrate the Copa America of July 11, 2021."And then, it must be admitted that his first season in Paris was very disappointing both in terms of the visual impression and the statistics."For the first time ever, the award will be voted for on the 2021/22 season as a whole rather

Erik ten Hag insists Cristiano Ronaldo has not told him he wants to leave Manchester United.

Lionel Messi and Neymar have missed out on a Ballon d’Or nomination this year - but Cristiano Ronaldo made the cut. The Paris Saint-Germain attackers did not make the grade on the 30-man shortlist after the club endured a disappointing campaign last season.

These are your Manchester United evening headlines for Friday, August 12.

Manchester United play Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday evening.

Manchester United's interest in Bologna forward Marko Arnautovic pushed a season ticket holder of 30 years to the verge of quitting the club for 'principled reasons'. The former Stoke and West Ham striker was linked with a move to Old Trafford having scored 15 goals across 35 appearances for his current club having left Shanghai Port last year.