Here are your Manchester United morning headlines on Thursday, June 22.
02.06.2023 - 21:09 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Here are your Manchester Untied headlines for the evening of Friday, June 2, 2023.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag claims Antony is unlikely to be fit for the FA Cup final against Manchester City.
Antony was carried off on a stretcher in the first half of United's 4-1 Premier League win over Chelsea last Thursday with an ankle injury but Ten Hag issued an upbeat update on the Brazilian's recovery on Sunday.
Here's what Ten Hag said.
As the dust settled on another thumping for Manchester United away at City, in the sprawling Etihad press room Erik ten Hag unconvincingly explained why he did not maximise a Portuguese-speaking five-times Champions League winner out of "big respect for his career".
Ten Hag was speaking about Cristiano Ronaldo but might as well have referred to Casemiro. The Brazilian had not yet lined up in the Premier League and the ramifications of his slow integration crystallised at the Etihad. United were 4-0 down at the interval and trailed 6-1 going into the final 10 minutes.
Casemiro emerged on the hour to plug the gaps but City scored two more. "They were better than us in that game," Casemiro concedes. "They deserved to beat us but when you talk about a 6-3 in the context of a league, it's still three more points that you get."
Here's the full interview.
It remains unclear if those plaques bearing the words 'The Glazer Family' on a row of leather-padded seats in the Old Trafford directors' box will be unscrewed before next season.
Whether United's next owner is Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani - or maybe the Glazers' occupation continues - the football figures at the club are not dithering as much as the incumbent landlords.
United supporters should have been
Here are your Manchester United morning headlines on Thursday, June 22.
Tomorrow marks exactly seven months to the day since the Glazer family put Manchester United up for sale and we are still no closer to reaching an outcome.
Manchester United's takeover saga continues to rumble on as this week with supporters still in the dark about where the ownership situation stands.
Manchester United could be used as an exercise in sportswashing should Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani take over the club, according to a leading academic expert.
Prospective Manchester United owner Sheikh Jassim had a brief period as president of a Qatari club in the early 2000s.
Manchester United fans are still patiently waiting for a formal update on the proposed sale of the club.
Victor Osimhen is a transfer target for Manchester United this summer as Erik ten Hag seeks to strengthen his forward options.
Manchester United midfielder Fred may feel uneasy at the prospect of Sir Jim Ratcliffe becoming the club's next owner.
It is almost seven months since the Glazer family announced plans to either sell Manchester United or welcome fresh investment. The saga remains ongoing and supporters' patience is beginning to wear increasingly thin.
Manchester United's takeover process is reportedly nearing its conclusion as Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and Sir Jim Ratcliffe battle it out for ownership of the club.
Brendan Rodgers has already warned Manchester United they could become Sheikh Jassim's "plaything" should his takeover bid for the club should prove successful.
Manchester United's takeover saga continues to be shrouded in confusion following claims Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani has been granted exclusivity in the negotiations to take over.
Manchester United fans were left shocked on Monday evening after reports from Qatar suggested that Sheikh Jassim's bid had been successful and the takeover of their club by the banker would be announced 'soon'.
Here are your Wednesday morning Manchester United headlines.
The approval of Sheikh Jassim's Nine Two Holdings Limited as a UK company is not thought to be an indicator of an imminent takeover decision.
Here are your Manchester United evening headlines for Wednesday, June 14.
Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand says it might only be a "matter of hours" before Qatari billionaire Sheikh Jassim is announced as the club's next owner.
The Manchester United takeover process is now in its seventh month and it is still not clear who is likely to take charge at Old Trafford.
The future of Kylian Mbappe is a hot topic and the forward is reported to be a player in Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani's sights should he be successful in acquiring Manchester United.
A final decision on the takeover at Manchester United is reportedly set to be delivered later this week.