Man Utd handed big fitness boost but concerns raised over European football next season

Manchester United have been handed a big fitness boost ahead of the weekend trip to Everton.

With the Premier League calendar returning this weekend, United were sweating over the fitness of goalkeeper Andre Onana. He had picked up a groin injury on international duty with Cameroon.

However, the good news is, he has been able to train the last two days ahead of the weekend fixture and is likely to start in goal.

The Daily Mail report: "Onana was hurt in the World Cup qualifying win over Mauritius and flew back to Manchester on Sunday before Cameroon's draw with Libya.

"However, he has recovered fully and is expected to be in goal for United at Goodison Park."

Manchester United face European problem

Meanwhile, there are reports the Sir Jim Ratcliffe partial takeover could impact the club's hopes of Champions League football next season.

Ratcliffe and his Ineos consortium are in the final stages of the negotiations for him to purchase 25 percent of the club’s shares for a fee of around £1.3bn. Once that is agreed, the deal will need to be ratified with the Premier League while there will also be a gap in order to comply with public company regulations.

It could be concluded by next week. However, next season the Champions League is being expanded. French clubs will get three automatic spots and a play-off place, with Premier League sides five.

The Sun report: "But under Uefa’s “multi-club ownership” rules, the only way United and Nice can both play in Europe in the next campaign is if one seals an automatic Champions League spot and the other qualifies directly for the Conference League.

"If both finish in the Champions League spots in their respective divisions, the team that finishes higher of the two gets the place with the other banned from Europe."