10 days that will shape United

Manchester United are heading into a 10-day period that could shape the destiny of the Old Trafford club on and off the pitch.

While Alex Ferguson’s side of the business tomorrow embarks on a three-match campaign that takes in a Manchester derby, an FA Cup tie at Everton and the first leg of a crucial Champions League encounter with AC Milan, chief executive David Gill is bracing himself for an attack from US predator Malcolm Glazer.