5 h. ago Bernardo Silva has made feelings clear as Man United reach 'verbal agreement' for £50m ace

Manchester United are possible suitors for burgeoning Portuguese wing-back Geovany Quenda, who was given his big break at Sporting CP by Ruben Amorim before his move to Old Trafford

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5 h. ago Bernardo Silva thinks Man Utd have found his successor as Ruben Amorim 'approves transfer'

Rising Sporting CP star and Manchester United transfer target Geovany Quenda has already been given a seal of approval by Manchester City's Bernardo Silva

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22 h. ago Dundee Utd reveal Kevin Holt transfer warning over Derry City switch that left Tangerines with no choice

Holt has joined the League of Ireland outfit but United feel their hand has been forced after being informed of the consequences of not selling

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55 h. ago Federal workers brace for more firings after judge lifts block on Trump administration job cuts – US politics live

Trump administration expected to continue its mass downsizing of the federal workforce amid warnings of unlawful terminations and a ‘monumental’ billMass firings could cause ‘monumental’ bill, say expertsWe expect Britain’s prime minister Keir Starmer to soon visit Donald Trump, at a moment when the American president is upending much of America’s foreign policy with his embrace of Russia’s position in the war in Ukraine. The Guardian’s Patrick Wintour looks at whether Starmer’s visit might reassure a rattled Europe:In November 1940, Winston Churchill sent a telegram to Franklin Roosevelt expressing relief both at the US president’s re-election and the victory of his anti-appeasement policy. “Things are afoot which will be remembered as long as the English language is spoken in any quarter of the globe, and in expressing the comfort I feel that the people of the United States have once again cast these great burdens upon you, I must now avow my sure faith that the lights by which we...

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57 h. ago Trump is tearing up the transatlantic alliance. Can Starmer’s US visit change the weather?

As the US president turns on allies and embraces Russia, can the UK prime minister persuade Trump to listen to Europe’s concernsEurope live – latest updatesIn November 1940, Winston Churchill sent a telegram to Franklin Roosevelt expressing relief both at the US president’s re-election and the victory of his anti-appeasement policy. “Things are afoot which will be remembered as long as the English language is spoken in any quarter of the globe, and in expressing the comfort I feel that the people of the United States have once again cast these great burdens upon you, I must now avow my sure faith that the lights by which we steer will bring us safely to anchor,” he wrote.As Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron prepare to meet a very different US president, things are once again afoot that will live long in the memory – but this time the lights seem to be going out on a ship adrift in a sea of chaos. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Man United reach 'verbal' agreement for Ruben Amorim favourite as transfer decision looms

Manchester United are planning on making new additions to their squad after a quiet January transfer window

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4 d. ago Jose Mourinho's text to Ruben Amorim and feelings on Man United boss as quit claims emerge

Former Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho may be able to relate to what fellow Portuguese boss Ruben Amorim is currently enduring with his free-falling side at Old Trafford

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4 d. ago Bernardo Silva opens up on Man City 'dark place' as Real Madrid loom

Manchester City star Bernardo Silva spoke about the journey that the players have been on this season.

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6 d. ago Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United are a mess, with issues starting at the top | Jonathan Wilson

The optimism that greeted Jim Ratcliffe’s arrival as owner has given way to even more disappointment, with Sunday’s defeat at Tottenham the latest exampleSign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereCovering Manchester United these days feels a little like being a character in Silent Witness: every week you end up writing a postmortem. Their Sunday defeat at Tottenham was an engaging if bitty affair that finished 1-0 largely because the low quality of defending on show was compensated for by the low level of attacking. It was fun in its way, but it didn’t feel a lot like Premier League football.It also meant United dropped to 15th in the table, having won just four of 14 league games under Ruben Amorim. Under Erik ten Hag this season, United were taking 1.22 points per game; under Amorim that’s down to 1.00. Nobody was under any illusions about the scale of the task he was taking on, but four months after Amorim took the job it would be very difficult to identify any concrete signs o...

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