United’s director of recruitment, Christopher Vivell, is said to be playing an influential role in the club’s push to sign Sesko as he was at Red Bull Salzburg and RB Leipzig during their deals involving the 22-year-old. MailOnline also report that there is ‘a feeling’ inside Newcastle that Sesko would opt join United instead.

Manchester United have made contact with RB Leipzig over a move for Benjamin Sesko, sources have told ESPN. Formal negotiations have not yet started, but United have reached out to the Bundesliga side to explore their financial demands for the striker.

Ollie Watkins also has admirers at Old Trafford but Aston Villa told United early in the window that the 29-year-old is not for sale.

Manchester United defender Luke Shaw has backed manager Ruben Amorim's uncompromising approach to improve the standards in the dressing room, saying the atmosphere had been "quite toxic" at times.

Shaw says Amorim is determined to raise standards at Old Trafford following United's worst season for more than 50 years.

Old Trafford has not been a happy home for players or managers over the last decade or so, with Manchester United largely in a slump since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement.That’s not to say there

Manchester United forward Bryan Mbeumo has opened up on his private talks with Ruben Amorim that convinced him to snub other suitors in favour of an Old Trafford switch.United finally sign

Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United were both heavily linked with a forward fresh from scoring 20 Premier League goals last season. Brentford were reportedly pushing Mbeumo towards those top-flight rivals rather than Manchester United,