Friday’s best stories for the Red Devils.
Trabzonspor claim Manchester United want striker Abdul Majeed Waris
Assistant manager Ryan Giggs has been scouting the 23-year-old and his current club have admitted that the Red Devils are interested.
Waris impressed at the 2014 World Cup with Ghana and was also been in fine form for Spartak Moscow, Valenciennes and BK Hacken in recent times.
“We have not have any direct offers however, we know Manchester United are scouting Waris and keeping close tabs on him,” Trabzonspor chief executive Burak Gurdal was quoted by Turkish-football.com.
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Roy Keane claims former teammate Paul Scholes was lazy
Ex-United captain Keane has hit out at another club legend claiming he was too lazy as a player to do TV interviews, but is a pundit now he has retired because of money.
It shocked many when Scholes was employed by both ITV and BT Sport for this season, but his former skipper has given his opinion on why he has chosen to do it now.
“None of us liked doing interviews, but it was a responsibility of the dressing room, you shared the load. ‘Scholesy’s too humble to do it.’ Well, he’s f****** doing it now, isn’t he? Maybe there’s more money involved now,” the Irishman told ShortList.
Police watching out for drones at the Manchester derby
Ahead of the clash between Manchester City and great rivals Man United at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, Greater Manchester Police are on alert for drones, according to the Daily Mail.
A helicopter will be flying overhead to watch out for the flying devices after a man was arrested following the 4-1 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur to City for using one.
A similar incident sparked violence during the Euro 2016 qualifier between Serbia and Albania, which had to be abandoned as a result.
David Silva will miss the derby with the Red Devils
There is some good news for Louis van Gaal’s men ahead of the weekend clash at the Etihad as key Citizens player Silva will be missing with a knee injury, according to the Mirror.
The Spain international picked up the problem during the midweek Capital One Cup defeat to Newcastle United and scans have revealed the 28-year-old will face a spell on the sidelines.
Silva could be missing for up to three weeks and this will add more pressure on under-fire manager Manuel Pellegrini.
United to beat Chelsea to £18m signing of Atletico Madrid’s Joao Miranda
According to the Daily Express the 13-time Premier League champions are going to return to Atleti in January to try and sign Miranda.
Van Gaal has made defensive recruitment a priority in the New Year with the departure of Patrice Evra, Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic over the summer having not been fully addressed as yet.
The Blues are also keen on the Brazil international, but Man United are confident they can beat the West Londoners to an £18m deal for the centre-back.