At this stage only Ratcliffe, one of the UK’s richest men, has publicly expressed an interest.

United's current American owners, the Glazer family, opened the door to fresh investment in the English giants in November, either in the form of a minority stake or a full takeover.

Aston Villa are willing to listen to offers for World Cup-winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.

Judge Lilly-Spells pointed to Judge Dorsey’s earlier decisions to shield from public view the results of police investigations, a 2010 confidentiality agreement between Ronaldo and Ms Mayorga and allegedly stolen records of attorney-client discussions between Ronaldo and his lawyers.

Barca dropped into the Europa League after finishing third in their Champions League group behind Bayern Munich and Inter Milan

The Gunners, of course, felt they should have been two points better off going into this match after Brentford’s equaliser on Saturday was allowed to stand when VAR officials ‘forgot’ to draw the offside line that would have shown Christian Norgaard was ahead of his marker when he crossed for Ivan Toney to score.

'It’s been in the making for a long time but you need the right people to take the final step,' said Willie Dennehy, father of manager Billy Dennehy. 

United takeover

Erik ten Hag’s side take on the LaLiga leaders at the Nou Camp on Thursday evening in the first leg of their knockout play-off.

United are chasing promotion from the Sky Bet Championship, sitting second in the table, despite being placed under a transfer embargo by the EFL

The Under-21s boss will stay on as caretaker manager until a new manager is announced. 

Aoife Mannion says she was compelled to realise her ambition of representing Ireland when her Manchester United teammate Millie Turner suffered a health scare

The emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, is expected to make a bid of more than £4bn for Manchester United by Friday’s deadline

In a week in which reports suggested Liverpool were considering selling Salah to fund a squad refresh this summer, the irrationality of that option was laid bare

For a man who endured a challenging weekend, Willie Mullins cut a surprisingly cheery figure as he greeted members of the press at his Closutton base on Monday

The club’s owners, the Glazer family, announced last November they were exploring the possibility of a sale, with American merchant bankers Raine overseeing the process

Former Ajax boss Schreuder emerged as favourite to replace Jesse Marsch after watching Leeds’ 2-0 defeat to Manchester United at Elland Road on Sunday

The Red Devils kept the pressure on with a win at Elland Road.

João Félix is settling at Chelsea, Eddie Howe is staying positive despite the draws and James Maddison is Leicester’s leading man

United started with Harry Maguire, but he looked so uncomfortable with the ball at his feet and made so many basic errors that he was fortunate Leeds couldn’t punish.