Manchester United in transfer 'battle' with Liverpool for Everton academy graduate
Latest Manchester United news and rumours following their most recent Premier League outing
Manchester United were left frustrated on Saturday night after drawing 0-0 away at Crystal Palace. They weren’t able to find a winner at Selhurst Park and made the trip back up north with only a point.
Erik ten Hag’s side are back in action on Wednesday with a home clash in the Europa League against FC Twente. In the meantime, here is a look at the latest news coming out of the club...
Left-back latest
United are in a ‘battle’ with rivals Liverpool to sign Fulham left-back Antonee Robinson, according to The Sun. The Red Devils are believed to be admirers of the defender ahead of the January transfer window.
Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia have been injured in his position over recent times. Diogo Dalot has had to slot in there over recent times despite being right footed.
Robinson, who is 27-years-old, rose up through the academy ranks at Everton and was a regular for the Toffees at various different youth levels. He never made a senior appearance for the Merseyside outfit though and was loaned out to Bolton Wanderers and Wigan Athletic to get some experience under his belt in the Football League.
The latter snapped him up permanently and he spent a year with the Latics before Fulham lured him down to London in 2020. He hasn’t looked back since and has made 155 appearances in all competitions, chipping in with three goals.
Robinson is also a USA international and has 46 caps to his name so far. His current club could face a battle to keep hold of him down the line.
Onana hailed
Sky Sports co-commentator Alan Smith heaped praise on United goalkeeper Andre Onana after his impressive double save against Crystal Palace. He believes it was better than Arsenal’s David Raya’s save against Atalanta in the Champions League last week.
Smith said: “People talk about David Raya’s save. That was from a penalty, I think that [from Onana] was even better. That second one was incredible. Yes you need a little bit of luck, you just jump up and make yourself big, and he gets that luck, what a stop.”