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MANCHESTER UNITED are refusing to give up on Barcelona star Frenkie de Jong, with the transfer saga flatly refusing to end.

I see him more as an inside player although he can adapt to the pivot position. But it appears he’s still likelier to stay at the Nou Camp instead of moving to Old Trafford. In recent hours, it’s emerged De Jong has started to re-negotiate his salary with Barcelona. So, good is not good enough, always go for better.” “When he is facing the game, he is a spectacular footballer and you have to try to turn him around, to divide, who does it very well because he has a lot of power, he's physically strong and he has last passes. [Manchester United](/latest/manchester-united-fc) boss [Erik ten Hag](/latest/erik-ten-hag) has hinted the club are open to bolstering their midfield ranks after it was claimed they had made a promise to [Barcelona](/latest/barcelona-fc) star Frenkie de Jong.

Ajax rejected Manchester Uniteds £76.3m (€90m) bid for Brazil international Antony; winger worked with Erik Ten Hag during United managers time with ...

"We at Ajax are always trying to strive for the top," added Ten Hag. "For sure, we hope he will be the next star of Ajax." We are playing in the Champions League and I don't think Manchester United are." You can also catch up with the ins, outs and analysis on Sky Sports News. "Antony has made it clear he wants to leave Ajax and join United, though. I understand the lad," Schreuder said after Ajax's win on Sunday. Others have already arrived (but) Ajax always refuses with the argument it only has five days to replace (me). Ajax will always be in my heart." "But he plays for Ajax, so these clubs do come knocking on the door. Why should they not try to raise it as far as they can, simply because they might be at a disadvantage as well? "During the window months, meetings concluded including a proposal from Ajax for contract renewal. I need this to continue performing at a high level.

MANCHESTER UNITED boss Erik ten Hag is preparing for Saturday's Premier League showdown with Southampton.

And it appears [Erik ten Hag](/latest/erik-ten-hag) is willing to gamble by leaving Casemiro on the bench, despite the midfielder's £60million move from [Real Madrid](/latest/real-madrid-fc). “He wants to learn, he wants to adapt and he wants to perform. “We have to learn from that [Liverpool] game and I’m really curious of what we will present [on Saturday], but I’m really confident that if we do the same as we did against Liverpool and we have the same attitude, fighting spirit and team cooperation then we have to win." [@TeamNewsandticks](https://www.instagram.com/leakedlineups/) claiming the Samba star is set to start the match on the bench. Instead, the Dutchman is supposedly set to stick with the same team that saw off [Liverpool](/latest/liverpool-fc) last time out. [Manchester United](/latest/manchester-united-fc)'s XI to tackle [Southampton](/latest/southampton-fc) has reportedly leaked online.

Manchester United boss Erikten Hag has warned Harry Maguire that his place in the starting lineup is not a guarantee despite being the club captain.

WHAT HE SAID: Speaking to reporters ahead of Manchester United's clash against Southampton, Ten Hag said, "It doesn’t mean when you are captain, you are established to play always, especially when you also have Varane in your squad. Varane's stature is immense and in pre-season, we took a decision to build him physically, so he had a bit of a slow start." Harry Maguire was left on the bench by the Manchester United manager in their last Premier League game against Liverpool where they registered their first win of the season.

MANCHESTER UNITED target Antony has demanded to leave Ajax in a stunning interview.

Antony insists he wants Ajax to receive the highest offer for him, in what would be a record sale for a Dutch club. "I've been insisting on this term since February so that the club could rebuild the team with peace of mind and right timing." "I made it clear once again I want to leave the club. The transfer expert relayed what Antony said to him in a And during the window months, meetings concluded including a proposal from Ajax for a contract renewal. The 22-year-old was left out of Ajax's squad for their win at Sparta Rotterdam last weekend, as the player's wish to leave became clear.

Manchester United want to strengthen their attack before next week's transfer deadline and Antony, the Ajax winger, is at the top of Erik ten Hag's ...

United have cheaper alternatives in mind but Ten Hag is insisting on Antony and it’s up to the club to deliver that. I’ve been insisting on this theme since February so that the club could rebuild the team with peace of mind,” he said. Now, according to

The latest transfer rumours, including news on Cristiano Ronaldo, Pierre- ...

[Scott Saunders](https://twitter.com/_scottsaunders), [Graeme Bailey](https://twitter.com/GraemeBailey) & [Toby Cudworth](https://twitter.com/Toby_Cudworth) bring you Talking Transfers, discussing Lucas Paqueta's potential move to West Ham, Chelsea's plans to sign Anthony Gordon, Wesley Fofana and Arsen Zakharyan and the latest from Old Trafford. West Ham United are closing in on the signing of Lucas Paqueta after finally agreeing a fee with notoriously tough negotiators Lyon. The Red Devils are also considering whether to return to Ajax with a fresh bid for Antony after their latest €90m offer was knocked back. [here ](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5szDHDAQzexDWf6SrRn4h2)to download the episode in full! Available on [all audio platforms](https://podfollow.com/1618416642/view) and the [90min YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/c/90min_football). The Hammers want the Brazilian to travel to London as soon as possible to complete the deal.

Cristiano Ronaldo comes on for Jadon Sancho. 1:53PM. 65 mins: Southampton 0 Man Utd 1. De Gea with a brilliant reflex save. Adam Armstrong down the left ...

Maguire started United's first two games of the season, where they suffered a 2-1 loss at home to Brighton & Hove Albion and a 4-0 defeat at Brentford. For the team there is competition and we need that." A stunning passage of play with the likes of Ward-Prowse, Bazunu and Bella-Kotchap all putting their bodies on the line. In the end he's so far under it and the ball goes flying over the crossbar. That had to be timed well - and it was. Terrific finish, and his account opens for the season.

Manchester United enjoy back-to-back wins for first time under Erik ten Hag thanks to Bruno Fernandes' second-half strike at St Mary's.

Continued his aggressive approach and looks set for a run in the team after being named man of the match 8 He’s very good at holding the ball up and getting on the end of crosses. Adam Armstrong: A number of eye-catching dribbles to move away from pressure and carry ball forward. He’s a top player but they still need more. Casemiro is not going to change that fact. You get to 37 years of age, you’re not going to go sprinting away from people. Che Adams: Given a start after his match-winning double from the bench against Leicester. Won a free-kick after a cheeky nutmeg on McTominay and showed some nice turns away from pressure 7 James Ward-Prowse: Like watching a game of chess as he battled the similarly silky Eriksen. The ploy worked to perfection in the 55th minute. Tyrell Malacia: Tenacious presence at left-back despite majority of Southampton coming down his side. Despite the breakthrough, Southampton did not give in.

SportsBrief.com News ☆ Manchester United maintained their revival as Bruno Fernandes clinched a hard-fought 1-0 win at Southampton on Saturday.

[Liverpool](https://sportsbrief.com/football/liverpool/). [Southampton](https://sportsbrief.com/football/southampton/) at bay after Fernandes' goal. [Real Madrid](https://sportsbrief.com/football/real-madrid/). [© AFP 2022](https://sportsbrief.com/author/afp/) Bella-Kotchap should have made United pay for those misses when a corner fell to the Saints defender, but he somehow contrived to shoot high into the stands from close-range. [Portugal](https://sportsbrief.com/facts/teams/16210-portugal-national-football-team-players-coach-fifa-world-rankings-world-cup/) midfielder's first goal this season lifted United into sixth place ahead of the rest of the weekend's matches.

Manchester United earned the first away victory of the season by defeating Southampton 1-0 in the Premier League's early Saturday game.

Back to Back wins… Prior to the match, the Saints had rescued four points from losing positions in their previous two outings and were looking to repeat a turnaround. Armstrong 63), A. United stormed out of the blocks after the interval, heaping early pressure on the home side and were rewarded 10 minutes following the restart. However, the best opportunity fell to Armel Bella-Kotchap. A Diogo Dalot cross caused mayhem in the penalty area as the Southampton keeper Gavin Bazunu and his defence somehow frantically denied Bruno Fernandes the chance to head home, before thwarting Anthony Elanga, Fernandes again and then Christian Eriksen – all from around the six-yard box.

Paul Scholes admits he feels sorry for wantaway Ajax star Antony but has revealed one major concern over the Manchester United transfer target.

‘It’s not a lot in the Dutch league it’ll be a lot harder over here. He’s got great skills and it’s a player that the manager likes, he’s had him. I think you have to ignore the money these days, I just think the money is ridiculous for every single player. He looks talented and we can all sit here and say it’s probably a little bit too much for him but as I say I just think is crazy these days. ‘Today, in a meeting with the club, I expressed my old interest in leaving, only this time with a considerable offer on the table. ‘During the window months, meetings continued and I also received a proposal from Ajax for contract renewal.

WHAT HAPPENED: Bruno Fernandes struck at St Mary's to give United a second straight win this week, which goes a long way to lifting the clouds hanging over ...

Ten Hag will hope to have his business completed by then - and also put an end to the uncertainty surrounding Cristiano Ronaldo. When you don’t give everything and you don’t have the attitude for 100 per cent and you don’t have right team spirit, you don’t have to talk about philosophy or game plan or whatever. WHAT HAPPENED: Bruno Fernandes struck at St Mary's to give United a second straight win this week, which goes a long way to lifting the clouds hanging over the club.

Ten Hag's side sat bottom of the Premier League after losing their opening two games against Brighton and Brentford.But United have recovered from that ...

You have to battle and we did that today so we were rewarded," Ten Hag said." I still feel there is room for improvement, to control more, but we are not that far away." It is the start of the season, it is tough. Of course we were really happy," Ten Hag said.Ten Hag named the same starting line-up that defeated Liverpool 2-1 on Monday, meaning unsettled star Cristiano Ronaldo and club captain Harry Maguire were both on the bench. But they showed the grit so badly lacking in the first two games as they kept Southampton at bay after Fernandes’ goal.Ten Hag will be pleased that Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez stood firm at centre-back, rewarding his decision to keep Maguire on the sidelines." We were more compact on the long balls.

There was a clear winner in our post-match poll, even if it was another resolute team performance on the pitch.

David De Gea's role in shutting out the Saints was also acknowledged. Manchester United's first clean sheet of the season appears to have had a bearing on the outcome of our Man of the Match poll. Who was United's Man of the Match at St Mary's?

Bruno Fernandes proved to be Manchester United's match winner, scoring the only goal of the game in the victory against Southampton on Saturday.

[Harry Maguire](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/157073/Harry-Maguire) watched the entirety of this game from the bench as [Raphael Varane](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/153053/Raphaël-Varane) and [Lisandro Martinez](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/233937/Lisandro-Martínez) showed more encouraging signs of forging an effective centre-back partnership together. [Liverpool](/soccer/team?id=364), given United had more of the ball (51% against [Southampton](/soccer/team?id=376) compared with 30% vs. [Napoli](/soccer/team?id=114) the latest club to hold talks. Man United win consecutive games for the first time since February (vs. With [Chelsea](/soccer/team?id=363) closing in on the big-money signing of [Wesley Fofana](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/270190/Wesley-Fofana), could Leicester offer Maguire an escape route back to his former club? [Upcoming fixtures](www.espn.com/soccer/fixtures?league=eng.1) Ended with just 28 touches -- the fewest of any player to last 90 minutes -- and one shot. These remain formative days in the Ten Hag era, but another victory will give him more momentum to build on with [Leicester City](/soccer/team?id=375) up next on Thursday. Saturday's win was not emphatic, but United looked more organised and compact than they have done in many matches during that run, keeping a clean sheet on the road for the first time in any competition since December 2021 (against Norwich). [Best/worst performers](#bestworst) [Highlights and notable moments](#highlights) [Premier League table](www.espn.com/soccer/league/_/name/eng.1)

Premier League: Ten Hag's decisions to leave Maguire and star forward Cristiano Ronaldo on the bench were vindicated once again.

Dalot lifted a cross into the area and Fernandes was on hand to sidefoot it inside the far post. 21 — 24 —

Erik ten Hag has made Ajax's Brazilian winger Antony one of his top transfer targets and Manchester United's attempts to sign the 22-year-old might have ...

We have to be really well prepared to do well in this competition." He said: "You can see immediately the impact that he can have so we are really pleased that he is here. "Europe is always something special and you don’t know your opponents that well," he told United's website. Not everyone is the same, don’t get me wrong, but we want a fighting team and we have to construct a team that is hard to beat, and from there on we will win games." That’s the way he is. Real Sociedad are a really great club in Spain, now sixth in the league and I saw them coincidentally play at the weekend against [Barcelona](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/fc-barcelona) and they compete really well so they will be tough opponents. El Ghazi spent the second half of last season on loan at "He wants to learn, he wants to adapt and he wants to perform. [Erik ten Hag](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/erik-ten-hag) revealed the strong impression Brazilian midfielder [Casemiro](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/casemiro) has left on his new team-mates following his arrival from [Real Madrid](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/real-madrid-cf). [Ajax](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/ajax-fc) are ready to approach [Aston Villa](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/aston-villa-fc) in a bid to line-up [Anwar EL Ghazi](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/anwar-el-ghazi) as replacement for Brazilian winger Antony if he leaves for [Manchester United](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-fc). [Everton](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/everton-fc) and Villa are prepared to let the Dutchman leave with the West Midlands club valuing the winger around £8million.

Our new signing came off the bench to help the Reds clinch an important three points at Southampton.

“He had a good pre-season with a lot of training sessions and now we have to integrate him in the team in a way of play and to integrate him with his teammates." The 30-year-old completed his move to the Reds from Real Madrid on Monday and after making his debut, he will no doubt now be looking to get more minutes in a United shirt. Casemiro reacts to his United debut

Bruno Fernandes fired Manchester United to a second straight Premier League win as they beat Southampton 1-0 on Saturday.

The Red Devils were able to hold out for the three points in a narrow victory. Red Devils fans will be eager to see him involved from the start in their next game. Fernandes rounded off a fine United move to give his side the lead in the second half of the clash at Southampton.

The representatives of Antony are trying to persuade Ajax CEO Edwin van der Sar to ...

[Scott Saunders](https://twitter.com/_scottsaunders), [Graeme Bailey](https://twitter.com/GraemeBailey) & [Toby Cudworth](https://twitter.com/Toby_Cudworth) bring you Talking Transfers, discussing Lucas Paqueta's potential move to West Ham, Chelsea's plans to sign Anthony Gordon, Wesley Fofana and Arsen Zakharyan and the latest from Old Trafford. [here ](https://open.spotify.com/episode/5szDHDAQzexDWf6SrRn4h2)to download the episode in full! [Transfers](https://www.90min.com/categories/transfer)