Leeds star Wilfried Gnonto makes Old Trafford admission after scoring vs Manchester United

After an unbeaten February during which Manchester United knocked Barcelona out of the Europa League and won the Carabao Cup, March was not so much a complete fall from grace as more of a general realisation that Erik ten Hag's Old Trafford project is still a work in progress.

Eddie Howe has suggested the 'game management stuff' has been 'massively overblown' after Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag previously claimed Newcastle United were a team who 'try to annoy you'.

Erik ten Hag has hinted Wout Weghorst will continue to lead the line for Manchester United despite the return of Anthony Martial.

Manchester United are preparing to make their move for Harry Kane in the hope of agreeing an £80million deal, according to reports.

Denmark striker Rasmus Højlund is the leading scorer after the opening set of qualifying matches for Euro 2024.

Here are your latest Manchester United morning headlines on Wednesday, March 29.

Manchester United loanee Ethan Laird played his first game in over a month when making his return from injury on Monday night. Laird, who is on loan at Queens Park Rangers, sustained a hamstring injury against Swansea in January and, although the problem was initially not thought to be serious, the player last played on February 14 due to the issue.

Former Manchester United forward Louis Saha has suggested that Harry Kane "will want to play with Marcus Rashford" as the Tottenham striker continues to be linked with a move to Old Trafford.

Manchester United and Man City both face a degree of uncertainty around their star strikers ahead of the Premier League returning.

Marcus Rashford will hold out on signing a new contract at Manchester United until assessing what prospective new owners can offer him, according to reports.

While not many Manchester United fans prefer international football over club football, plenty would agree that the March international break has come at a good time for Erik ten Hag's side given their heavy load of late.

Harry Maguire says he's not yet thought about his Manchester United future but the club captain admits it's difficult not leading his side out every week.

Bruno Fernandes was quick to poke fun at Manchester United teammate Marcus Rashford after the Reds ace eventually got on the scoresheet in the win over Real Betis.

Harry Maguire admits he would like to start more matches for Manchester United after he impressed in their victory over Real Betis on Thursday night. United secured their place in the quarter-finals of the Europa League with a comfortable victory over Real Betis across two legs.

Gareth Southgate still sees Harry Maguire as one of England's best defenders after naming him in the squad for their upcoming European Championship qualifiers.

Southampton manager Ruben Selles expects to see "some rotation" in the Manchester United line-up this weekend with such a short turnaround from Thursday's Europa League game.

Joaquin admission

Real Betis captain Joaquin admitted it will be difficult for the Spanish side to progress to the next round of the Europa League after losing heavily to Manchester United in the first leg of their last-16 tie.

UEFA have explained why Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford 'nominally tops the rankings' in the Europa League scoring charts, despite the England ace being level at the summit.

Real Betis manager Manuel Pellegrini insisted his side would not give up in their Europa League tie with Manchester United, despite losing 4-1 in the first leg.