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Former Brighton and Birmingham stopper has his family getting their hands dirty rebooting Leeds-based club

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⚽ Friday’s team news, press conferences and analysis ⚽ The Knowledge: when were the first replica kits? ⚽ Get in touch! Email Dominic with any thoughts Manchester United women’s head coach, Eva Olid, says her side’s difficult start will help them become stronger and that she is undeterred by criticism of their opening two defeats. The former Hearts manager, who arrived at United in August, endured a 5-0 loss against Chelsea last Sunday after beginning with a 2-1 defeat at London City Lionesses. Continue reading...

Another left-back has been a priority Manchester United all summer, but there seems to be no sign of one coming to Old Trafford

* 15-year-old wants his registration to be cancelled * He was to be in squad to face Brighton on Wednesday Manchester United have been left confused and shocked by the news that the talented 15-year-old JJ Gabriel has asked to leave the club, a day before he was to be included in the first-team squad to face Brighton. Gabriel could have become United’s youngest player in the Carabao Cup third-round tie at Old Trafford on Wednesday. But the Guardian understands Gabriel has asked for his registration to be cancelled. Continue reading...

The highly regarded 15-year-old JJ Gabriel has asked to leave a day before he was to be included in Manchester United’s squad to face Brighton

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* Men’s transfer interactive | Women’s transfer interactive * Get in touch: email Dominic and follow us on Bluesky The Rumour Mill is the only place to start, if you will forgive the self-promotion, given I was tasked with writing today’s edition. A merry-go-round of wide forwards could be upon us in the final days of the window. Continue reading...

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Another left-back has been a priority all summer, but there seems to be no sign of one coming to Old Trafford After signing Aaron Wan-Bissaka in 2019, Manchester United’s PR machine boasted they had scouted 804 right-backs before landing on the Crystal Palace player. At the time it felt like an unnecessary brag, designed to convince fans and journalists the club were doing their due diligence when it came to scouting and data. Now, as the search for a left-back to challenge Luke Shaw drags on with less than two weeks of the summer transfer window remaining, there seems to be a lack of credible targets. Continue reading...