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Bryan Mbeumo has taken advantage of Manchester United's extra man to give his side the lead against Tottenham at Old Trafford. The Red Devils and North London side were going blow for blow at the Theatre of Dreams, before another moment of madness from captain Cristian Romero unravelled things for his side. After turning away from danger with the ball, the Argentine centre-back flew into a challenge on Casemiro, following through and catching him high on the ankle.

Munich is probably the biggest part of the history of this club in terms of the tragedy itself, how the team and the football club bounced back from it and went on to success... and everything from there was carried on. Sir Alex when I came would mention it, it was important to him, it was important to us [the playing squad at the time] and then it becomes a way of life and a way of the club.

Chelsea are interested in signing the Nottingham Forest defender Murillo, and they will face competition from Manchester United. According to a report from Fichajes, both clubs are keen on the 23-year-old Brazilian defender, and he is certainly ready for the next step.

It was the lowest point of Casemiro's Manchester United career. A 2-0 home defeat by Newcastle on 30 December 2024. That night, his team-mate Joshua Zirkzee was sarcastically cheered off by his own supporters, substituted after just 33 minutes. But the common consensus that night was that if Casemiro had been brought off at that point, the reaction would have been worse. The 33-year-old didn't play for a month after that, consigned to the bench for the following five games.

The 16-year-old son of United and England icon Wayne Rooney has been in United's academy since the age of 11 and impressed while rising through the youth ranks, making his Old Trafford debut for the Under-18s in their FA Youth Cup tie against Derby last month. According to The Sun, forward Kai - who turns 17 in November - has been offered initial one-year scholarship terms that would then become a three-year professional deal worth approximately 50,000 a week and an annual signing-on fee.

He relives his stunning halfway-line strike for Everton against West Ham in 2017, and reveals whether Sir Alex Ferguson used to lose his temper seeing him try something like that at Manchester United. Wayne also opens up on the infamous moment he swore into the camera after scoring against West Ham, why he did it, whether he regrets it now, and why he felt the two-game ban that followed was especially harsh.

The France international has mostly been a key player for Barca down the years, but it seems the club are now less sure about keeping him. According to Fichajes, Kounde could be available for around 80m this summer, with Premier League clubs on alert due to his versatility as one of his most appealing attributes. Kounde can play both centre-back and right-back to a high standard, and that could make him a useful addition for the likes of Man United and Liverpool.

Before you are in it (club), I don't think you understand the magnitude of it (tragedy) fully. You understand the tragedy. You can empathise and sympathise, but when you are at the club, you become part of it. Every year I go to the celebration of the lives and I see the families and how many people from different walks of life have been through the experience; the stories of people who knew the Busby Babes, or knew people around that time, or parents, who were taken to games when they were young.

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Manchester United are looking to improve their midfield unit with the signing of Joao Gomes from Wolves. According to a report from TEAMtalk, they are prepared to make a late move for the 24-year-old Brazilian midfielder if the right opportunity presents itself. The player is reportedly keen on a move away from Molineux as well. Joao Gomes could fancy a move

Yeh [the atmosphere was the best]. I think it has to be one of the best, if not the best games I've been part of, just in every facet. Like defending, attacking, the amount of chances we created, not giving away any chances. I thought it was really something that Saturday, so we hope we can do it like almost every home game, to be honest. The things you heard, like from the years past in Manchester, you think that you hope you can experience those nights. And I think that Saturday was one of them. So you try to, in the future, get as many of those nights as possible and then, hopefully, get some trophies.