Sunday’s biggest stories for the Red Devils.
Bayern Munich to offer Manchester United Xherdan Shaqiri plus £7m for Ander Herrera
Bayern head coach Pep Guardiola is keen to land the Spaniard after he has failed to impress Louis van Gaal, according to the Daily Express.
Herrera joined the Red Devils from Athletic Bilbao over the summer for £29m, but has since failed to establish himself at Old Trafford.
Shaqiri meanwhile is struggling for game time at the Allianz Arena currently and would probably welcome a move away.
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Atletico Madrid will sell Miranda for £20m
United are keen to sign a new centre-back in the January transfer window and it looks as if a deal has been struck for the Brazilian.
According to the Daily Star Atleti are willing to let Miranda leave after the emergence of youngster Jose Gimenez.
The 30-year-old has a £24m release clause, but it’s thought that the Spanish champions will accept £20m for the defender.
Van Gaal says his team can improve on the 2-1 victory over Arsenal
The big talking point of the Premier League weekend was Man United’s 2-1 win over the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium,
Despite having much less of the ball in the first half van Gaal’s side managed to come away from North London with all three points, but the Dutchman says there is still much to work on.
“We created at least three big chances – [Angel] Di Maria could have finished the game – but also two times where the [final] pass was easy to give to Di Maria and Wayne Rooney and the pass did not arrive. Those were not very difficult passes in my opinion so we have to improve that,” the 63-year-old told the league’s official website.
Kevin Strootman to Red Devils deal will happen says respected journalist
Manchester Evening News reporter Stuart Mathieson says that the AS Roma midfielder will join United.
Despite the fact the club’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has said they will be not short-term fixes in the New Year, it is still expected Strootman will sign.
“Never rule it out. United are only interested in the very best, and the very best aren’t usually available in January,” Mathieson said.
David de Gea has perfect day in the capital
After recieving the Man of the Match award for hie performance against Arsene Wenger’s men the goalkeeper tweeted how things got even better.
De Gea managed to meet two of his idols following the win at the Emirates.