Manchester United move ahead of rivals City in £40m race for Shakhtar Donetsk ace Fred

MANCHESTER UNITED have moved ahead in the race to sign Shaktar Donetsk midfielder Fred, according to reports. The Brazilian star is being watched by a string of the biggest clubs in Europe after impressive displays in the Ukrainian league. Getty - Contributor Manchester United appear to be in control of the race to sign FredBut the Star appeal it is United who have suddenly emerged as the leading candidates to Safehis services ahead of rivals Manchester City. & which is understood to have given them the confidence to press ahead by a serious attempt to clinch a bargain by Shaktar this summer. Instead, it appears Paris Saint-Germain perhaps be the biggest menace to United's wishes of clinching the bargain for the Brazilian international.

'Difficult' for Manchester United to compete if Manchester City save spending

Shaka Hislop & Dan Thomas are at a loss for words after Jose Mourinho claimed which Manchester United lack "football heritage." (two:28)MANCHESTER, Britain -- Jose Mourinho has admitted Manchester United going to struggle to compete by Manchester City in the aftertime if Pep Guardiola's side still to spend heavily in the transfer market. however the 55-year-old insists which going to be difficult unless City's Abu Dhabi owners put away the chequebook. Mourinho, though, insists United did'nt deserve their tag as favourites, & claimed a number of Sevilla players are better than his own. "We went out to a side which's further successful than Manchester United in [the] final 7 years in Europe," he said.

Under-23s match report: Swansea City two Manchester United 0

as mentioned in Under-23s: Swansea City two United 0Premier League two | Liberty Stadium | Scorers: Biabi seven, Maric 23Manchester United Reserves' battle to stay in Premier League two Division one took a setback by this defeat at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Two premier-half goals were enough to give Swansea City the victory & leave United by a perfect bargain of work to do in the quest for survival. Ricky Sbragia's lads went into the game boosted by their thrilling two-one victory over Liverpool at Anfield soon. This was too a vital game for Swansea as they still their defy for the league title. United: O'Hara; Laird, Williams R-S., Borthwick-Jackson, Riley; Redmond, Hamilton; Chong, Gribbin, Kehinde (Bohui 59); Dearnley (Buffonge 67).

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