The jury in the trial of a Wolverhampton Wanderers football fan accused of racially abusing former England defender Rio Ferdinand, has been discharged by a judge for legal reasons

PR executive Kate Greville, 36, claimed she discovered the footballer’s affairs on his tablet computer shortly before she decided to leave him.

It has become a pattern in recent years for United to boost their firepower with the short-term signing of an experienced striker. Marko Arnautovic was just the latest to be linked

A woman who claims ex-Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs controlled her in their relationship thought he was her “soul mate” but saw early “red flags”, a court has heard.

Manchester United's calamitous summer transfer window has suffered another blow with the news that Slovenian striker Benjamin Sesko has joined German club RB Leipzig

What the papers say: Juventus have reportedly agreed to sell Adrien Rabiot to Manchester United for an initial £15million

Giggs denies using controlling and coercive behaviour against ex-girlfriend

All the optimism for the start of a new era under Erik ten Hag and a positive pre-season were wiped out in a desperate first 45 minutes at Old Trafford

Some other great first appearances from forwards in the Premier League

For all the talk of a new regime, it has been a depressingly familiar story in terms of United’s recruitment, after around 11 first team squad members were shed this summer

Every match last weekend saw at least four substitutions from a single team and the average team made 3.85 changes.

This is the glaring truth that faces the new manager. The evidence is searing: nothing much has changed since the dog days of last term

The 27-year-old Frenchman has a record of discipline issues

Former England defender Rio Ferdinand was subjected to 'offensive, racist, unpleasant' abuse including a monkey gesture by a football fan during a Premier League match, a court has heard

The former Stoke and West Ham striker has emerged as an unlikely target for Erik ten Hag.

He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

What the papers say

United found themselves two goals down inside 39 minutes after twice being exposed on the counter-attack

Premier League Review: Good starts for Arsenal and Aleksandar Mitrović, Darwin's case to start, Everton's woes, Chelsea off the pace

Manchester United, soundly beaten here despite a narrow scoreline and a summer of positive noises from the new manager and new boardroom structure, may not yet have bottomed out.