Manchester United Empire

🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Barcelona are trying to sign Manchester United teenage wonderkid JJ Gabriel. He has scored 10 goals in 10 games for Manchester United U18s this season. United director of football Jason Wilcox was key in convincing Gabriel to stay at the club so far. He has demonstrated to Gabriel’s family how much they value the forward and there is confidence they will keep him. (Source: samuel luckhurst)

🚨A trip to Qatar in March, organised in consultation with United, helped matters with Luke Shaw. Shaw spent two weeks at the Aspire facilities in Doha with chosen physios and a senior member of United staff. That forensic assessment, combined with the warm weather, contributed to Shaw being fully fit for pre-season and staying that way when competitive football began in August. [Andy Mitten]

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🗣️ laurie whitwell on midfield targets for next summer: "Elliot Anderson looks like the primary focus to me at the moment, but you’ve also got Adam Wharton, who’s a different kind of midfielder."

🗣️ laurie whitwell: "From a Manchester United point of view, they could do with strengthening, but they don’t see January as the ideal opportunity to do that. If something came onto the landscape, they could act quickly I suppose, but from my understanding, it would be a loan in and a loan out kind of thing."

🚨 Manchester United might look to make a signing in January, but the expectation is that any such deal would be seizing a low-cost opportunity, rather than attempting any long-term signing. However, talks will take place in case circumstances change. [laurie whitwell]

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🚨 The most likely scenario right now is that Marcus Rashford will LEAVE Barcelona after his loan ends. [polballus]

🚨 Manchester United could break their club-record transfer fee to sign a top midfield target next year. Ruben Amorim would love to sign a midfielder with Premier League experience in an effort to improve the physicality and athleticism of his first-team squad. There is also a desire to have players who can cope with the demands of playing two matches a week as United targets a return to European competition. Elliot Anderson has emerged as a top transfer target alongside Adam Wharton, while there is still interest in Carlos Baleba. [RichFay]

🚨 OFFICIAL: Manchester United’s November Player of the Month nominees: - Amad - Matthijs de Ligt - Bruno Fernandes Who deserves it?👇

🚨 BREAKING: Manchester United will listen to offers for Kobbie Mainoo, Joshua Zirkzee, Manuel Ugarte and Tyrell Malacia in January. However, allowing any to leave before the end of AFCON on January 18 would leave Ruben Amorim desperately short on players. [Mark Ogden]

🗣| Fabrizio Romano on Andre Onana and Manchester United: “Andre Onana’s chapter at Manchester United is closed. He’s been left out of the AFCON squad by Cameroon. Onana will be back at Manchester United in June trying to find a new solution, because Man United believe that the chapter with Onana is over.”

🚨 BREAKING: FIFA has informed clubs that they will be able to retain players selected for AFCON until December 15. Manchester United will face Bournemouth on December 15, with Mbeumo, Amad, and Mazraoui expected to play.

🚨 Manchester United staff are baffled by Luke Shaw’s continued omission from the England squad. United sources are adamant that Shaw should not be discounted as an option at left back as he is playing on the left of Amorim’s back three. Despite criticism from former United captain Gary Neville last week, United insiders believe Shaw is having a good season. [samuel luckhurst]

🗣️ Ben Foster on Lammens’ start with United; “I don’t know if I could have done that at 23. In fact, I actually tried, didn’t I! When I was at United, I think I was 23, 24, and I just couldn’t deal with that expectation. I just couldn’t deal with that expectation. I just felt like I had the watching world on me. And it was such a heavy weight on my shoulders. That’s the bit that I’m talking about. Senne, I’m so impressed”.

🔴 | UNITED SET-PIECES DOWN PALACE! ✅ | Inspired by two set-piece goals, United have rebounded from a poor first half to win away at Selhurst Park for the first time since July 2020. 💪 | The opening period was scruffy and devoid of quality from Ruben Amorim’s side, though they responded with a much more energetic and purposeful second-half display. And goals came from two attackers who had barely been in the game early on. 🎯 | Joshua Zirkzee’s equaliser was phenomenally-worked. His near-side run from Bruno Fernandes’ ball was a marker of his intelligence, backed up by an excellent first touch and decisive finish across Dean Henderson from a tight angle. It was a showcase of the quality Zirkzee possesses but has rarely exhibited - and a rare show of quality from United on the day. 🇳🇱 | Zirkzee has often seemed tentative in his play across his brief United career, but this was a real show of authority with United under scrutiny for their first half. Having been out of the picture, generally ineffective when used and derided in some quarters, this was a significant stepping-up with Amorim putting his faith in the Dutchman, despite struggling last Monday. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 | This was backed up with another clever free-kick routine, with Fernandes sliding the ball a short distance to Mason Mount - given the tricky close-range position - and Mount picking a crack in the Crystal Palace wall. It was precise from a player who has grown into an increasingly important asset this campaign. 🇵🇹 | Fernandes’ role in both goals, as he rises above Paul Scholes’ Premier League assists tally, cannot be undervalued. He orchestrated two canny routines, which both caught out the Palace defence. 💭 | Set-piece prowess, and bordering on reliance, does paper over the cracks of bluntness from open play. And there remains a lot to address for a side pained by inconsistency within and between games. But United produced good show of resilience against a tired Palace side and fought admirably as one to hold on. This is a necessary result to lift them to sixth, for now, after the risible display against Everton. #MUFC #MANUTD

🚨Manchester United believe that they are securing the “new Moisés Caicedo” in youngster Cristian Camilo Orozco. He’s described him as the “leader of a new generation” in Colombia. United see him as a modern pivot, who can recover the ball aggressively, provide precise long passes and who has ‘uncommon emotional maturity’ for a 17-year-old. He is not a “hard” midfielder like Casemiro, but more in the modern style of the Chelsea star. [eldiarioec]

🗣️ David Beckham on Ruben Amorim: "I think there are signs of the manager turning it around, there's still a long way to go. I think we’ve got a good manager and he’s changing things slowly."

📋 C Palace 1-2 Utd : Players Ratings 👏 Better second half 🤝 Zirkzee and Mount stepped up when needed 8️⃣ MOTM performance from Bruno Do you agree with these players ratings? Let us know in the comments section below 👇

𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: Bruno Fernandes has been crowned MAN OF THE MATCH! 🇵🇹🌟