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Anthony Elanga is set to leave Manchester United for Nottingham Forest in a £15million deal that could be completed this weekend. Forest have fought off competition from Everton, Marseille and West Ham to land the forward, who can play on the left or right of the attack. Elanga is due to have a medical in Nottingham in the coming days.

Manchester United's owners have told boss Erik ten Hag they will hand him all the financial firepower he needs this summer - despite the club being up for sale. The Glazers were initially reluctant to sanction the £170million-odd Ten Hag would like for transfers amid ongoing negotiations. British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Qatari Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani are the two leading candidates in the takeover saga.

HAPLESS HARRY’S HOWLER’ was at least as much to do with De Gea’s ineptitude, while the Spaniard made two further costly errors, yet almost the entire focus is on Maguire. Perhaps that is to be expected as Man Utd captain – and he was dreadful against Sevilla. But when the keeper at least partially – if not entirely – at fault for all three goals receives far less censure for a player whose mistakes only led to one, it is a little weird to see the latter singled out.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has heaped praise on goalkeeper David de Gea amid ongoing negotiations over a new long-term contract. The Spain international has been brilliant between the sticks for United this term and he kept his 21st clean sheet of the campaign last weekend. It has been recently reported that De Gea is close to agreeing an extension and Ten Hag has now lavished praise over his performances this season. Speaking to reporters today, Ten Hag was asked about the main attributes of De Gea. In response, he talked about his excellent shot-stopping.

Sir Alex Ferguson shares a warm embrace with Erik ten Hag after the Carabao Cup final... as the Manchester United manager invites his legendary predecessor into the dressing room to celebrate their victory

"You feel that Manchester United is his club." ❤️ Erik ten Hag on his recent dinner meeting with Sir Alex Ferguson 🤝

Daniel Gore, Sonny Aljofree, Harry Maguire, Katie Zelem, Erik ten Hag and Marc Skinner all at the Munich Memorial today.

A slender if significant victory came at quite the cost for Manchester United. Just days after losing his playmaker Christian Eriksen to injury for three months, Erik ten Hag will now likely have to do without his influential midfield sentry Casemiro for the next three matches after the Brazilian was sent off during a tempestuous second half against Crystal Palace. With Scott McTominay sidelined for another couple of weeks and Donny van de Beek out for the rest of the season, United’s midfield is being stretched to its limits. After Marcus Rashford doubled United’s advantage shortly after the hour mark following Bruno Fernandes’s seventh minute penalty, Ten Hag’s side appeared to be cruising. But the game turned on its head when Jeffrey Schlupp sparked a 20-man melee by sending Antony careering into the perimeter boards. Antony’s team-mates reacted angrily to the challenge and Schlupp hovering over the winger and suddenly both sets of players were squaring up. Casemiro shoved Schlupp, then Antony barged into the Palace midfielder as pushing and shoving ensued.

Jadon Sancho returned to action as Manchester United sealed their place in the Carabao Cup final with a 5-0 aggregate win over Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford

James, 38, scored 25 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds in 33 minutes of action. He now needs just over 450 points to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the league's all-time leading scorer. Sharpe has been adamant about wanting to be present for the game in which James breaks the record and makes history. By Sharpe's calculations, James needs about a dozen more games to surpass Abdul-Jabbar, but he'll likely do so February 9 at home against the Milwaukee Bucks.

The party goes on! Lionel Messi is STILL celebrating Argentina's World Cup win as he enjoys a night out with his wife Antonela, mum Celia and dad Jorge - as Angel Di Maria also joins the family before the pair return to their clubs Lionel Messi hosted a party in Rosario following Argentina's World Cup triumph Juventus stars Angel Di Maria and Leandro Paredes were in attendance The stars are enjoying time off in Argentina before returning to their club sides Former team-mates Javier Mascherano and Maxi Rodriguez attended the bash

La historia de amor entre Nicolás Tagliafico y Carolina Calvagni tendrá un capítulo especial este martes cuando la pareja selle su amor frente a sus familiares y amigos en un evento privado que se llevará a cabo esta noche en Exaltación de la Cruz. La pareja, que se casó por civil el 27 de febrero de 2021, ahora celebrará junto a sus seres queridos en una fiesta más que especial después del título obtenido en Qatar 2022.

World Cup champion Argentina returns home to a jubilant Buenos Aires