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Sheikh Jassim is ready to buy for a fair price but he will not be reckless; there is a general acceptance that whoever buys United will have to overpay; ...

But they only ever put £200m of their own money into the club and you are going from turning that into £4.5bn or £5bn - a lot of people would say, 'take the money now, how much more do you want to put up with fan protests? "For the Glazers, the club effectively belongs to them, they have total control almost of the club and if they do not want to sell they don't have to. "They may say, 'look we've got a US hedge fund, who want to buy 20 per cent of United for £1bn, that means the whole club is worth £5bn'. And they may be using the interest in buying a minority stake to try and drive up the price of the club. That means the process would have moved along very quickly and that would mean the Glazers were very serious about selling the club. I think some of the bidders are thinking, 'what is exactly going on at the moment', because surely if the Glazers wanted to sell one of us would be granted exclusivity at this stage.

Women's Super League top two Manchester United and Chelsea meet at Kingsmeadow on Sunday with the Red Devils looking to end a poor run against the Blues.

"Of course there will be emotions on the day - that's what we expect in a big game. "They're not going to have as many chances at the other end to get back in front. "We know the magnitude of this, but it's just another game. "You have to win your battles and we didn't do that," Hayes said on Sunday. "We've been in this rodeo before," he said. That's what I am going to expect in this game." This season, United's only league defeat came in a 3-1 loss to Chelsea at Leigh Sports Village in November. We have to match that, if not go above that. Two stunning Sam Kerr volleys helped the Blues to victory, but only after a scare. It could still be a historic season on several fronts for Skinner and United. The nadir for Marc Skinner's side came in September 2021, losing 6-1 at home to Chelsea. Across their eight games since 2018, Chelsea have scored 21 goals to just seven by United.

Lisandro Martinez believes Manchester United showed our mentality in a comprehensive 4-1 victory over Real Betis in the Europa League on Thursday evening.

“I’m happy for him as well,” Martinez added. [But] we are happy [with this win].” “But you have to be ready, accept, and we have to be happy with where we are.” “It was the first leg and when we go to Betis [Seville] we have to be ready, we have to be focused; especially in their home, they play really well. “It was a great result for us, but we have to keep going,” he said. “In the second half, we [had] the passion, the energy, we showed our mentality and then we created chances and scored.”

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag praises the brilliance of Bruno Fernandes in his side's dominant Europa League last-16 first-leg victory against Real ...

Wout Weghorst (Manchester United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner. Manchester United 4, Real Betis 1. Attempt blocked. - Away6 - Shots - Possession - 31Butland - 29Wan-Bissaka - 28Pellistri - 25Sancho "But sometimes he has to control that because when it's too much, it becomes a weakness. Ten Hag accepted Fernandes was not perfect.

Manchester United put Sunday's drubbing at Liverpool behind them with a 4-1 win over Real Betis, but fans in the away end threatened to cause problems ...

A sloppy bit of play from Casemiro gave them the ball and it ended with former Leicester man Perez finding the bottom corner just after the half hour mark. Police placed a line of steel to stop supporters getting over the barrier but scuffles broke out between them and the Spanish fans. Both sets of fans then exchanged verbal abuse as the mood threatened to turn sour.

Manchester United could be taken off the market by the Glazer family in a U-turn on their takeover plans - despite agreeing to meetings over a potential ...

[Manchester United](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/manchester-united-fc) Football Club. [comments section](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/man-utd-takeover-jim-ratcliffe-29411330#comments-section) below. [season ticket prices had increased](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/man-united-season-ticket-glazers-29271085), one fan fumed: "Am I shocked that the first season in a long time the Glazers haven't taken a dividend and all of a sudden 'costs' have increased." [Sir Jim Ratcliffe](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/jim-ratcliffe-man-united-bid-29247852) and [Qatari Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/man-utd-transfer-budget-qataris-29160572) over a potential buy-out, external cash might help the Glazers make money but stay in charge. [Manchester United](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/latest/manchester-united-fc) fans, look away now. [Man Utd fans already welcoming Harry Kane to Old Trafford after Spurs' UCL exit](https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/man-utd-tottenham-harry-kane-29409927) [The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/21639551/man-utd-could-be-taken-off-glazers/) report the set-up could see the owners join forces with one huge investor, with the Ares Management fund in Los Angeles having £246bn in assets.

Paul Scholes fears a Man Utd star is too emotional to lead his side to a future Premier League title, though pointed the finger of blame at Erik ten Hag ...

I think he will look back at that and learn from that. His selfless displays have allowed Ten Hag to deploy Wout Weghorst at No 10 on occasion in a move that’s pushed Marcus Rashford up front. In Scholes’ view, a more calming influence should don the armband for Ten Hag. “I worry about him if Manchester United, in March or April time, are going for a league title. Fernandes pushed a linesman after a decision didn’t go in his favour. Man Utd will take a commanding 4-1 lead into the second leg of their Europa League Last 16 tie.

Paul Scholes admits he has concerns over Bruno Fernandes holding a long-term leadership role - just days after defending him following Manchester United's ...

[Let us know here.](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/man-utd-scholes-bruno-fernandes-29421336#comments-section) Going forward, bigger games, bigger parts of the season, going for trophies and big But we know he’s only the vice-captain at the minute, we know Harry Maguire's not playing. [Harry Maguire](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/harry-maguire) is the club's official captain, but Fernandes has donned the armband more often than not this term as his English teammate is out of favour. [Join the debate!](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/man-utd-scholes-bruno-fernandes-29421336#comments-section) Do you think Fernandes should remain in his role as Man Utd vice-captain? He almost has to be the one who calms characters like him down. Speaking on Thursday night, Scholes told BT Sport: "Your captain has to be a calming influence, really. He was on the left today, he’s been on the right, he’s played through the middle, he has been a little bit all over the place. It wasn’t his greatest afternoon." The 28-year-old was slammed for his negative body language and several pundits analysing the game, including former United favourite [Gary Neville](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/gary-neville), insisted that he [should not represent the club](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/fernandes-liverpool-man-utd-neville-29379468) in a leadership role again. [Premier League](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/premier-league) Productions of the Portuguese: "I actually feel sorry for him when he’s played. [heavily criticised for his behaviour](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/fernandes-man-utd-liverpool-captain-29381357) during last Sunday's [shambolic 7-0 defeat](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/liverpool-man-utd-goals-highlights-29378558) at the hands of arch-rivals [Liverpool](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc).

Manchester United have beaten Real Betis 4-1 in the first leg of our Europa League Round-of-16 clash. Marcus Rashford opened the scoring for the Reds in the ...

Despite a comfortable lead late on, we continued to pepper the visitors' goal but to no avail. Weghorst was the quickest to react and made no mistake from close range to bag his first home goal for us. An intricate passing move saw the ball end up in the path of Antony, but his chip over Bravo landed on the roof of the net. United came out for the second half with the desire to restore our lead and it would take just eight minutes from the restart for us to do exactly that. Ten Hag’s men had re-established the team's dominance, and the renewed confidence was nearly reflected in a brilliant team goal but for the end product. Fernandes’s pass into the box was deflected into the path of our no.10, who showed great composure to make room for himself before unleashing a thumping effort into the roof of the net. Rashford set up Antony but the Brazilian’s effort was blocked. Excellent work down the left bore witness to a trademark Shaw cut-back into the six-yard area, but Weghorst’s effort flew just past the post after a crucial block from the onrushing defender. The final goal fell to Wout Weghorst, scoring his first in front of the Old Trafford faithful. Ten Hag’s men started tonight’s encounter with a sign of real intent, flooding forward inside the first minute and winning a corner, though Shaw’s teasing ball into the box couldn’t find a team-mate. Antony restored our lead with a trademark effort that curled beyond a stranded Bravo, who could only watch as it hit the top corner. Despite an excellent start by United, our goal would be cancelled out just after the half-hour mark due to the on-loan Ayoze Perez firing across David De Gea into the bottom corner.

The Saints are next to visit Old Trafford, as Erik ten Hag's side look to return to winning ways in the league.

Newcastle v Wolves (16:30 GMT) Fulham v Arsenal (14:00 GMT) UNITED v Southampton (14:00 GMT) Christian Eriksen is still out with the ankle problem he suffered in January, while Donny van de Beek won't return until next season. Further must-see content will also be available on ManUtd.com and in the United App. Bournemouth v Liverpool (12:30 GMT)

Manchester United have entered the second stage of their sale process, with Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim's bids joined by a proposal from Elliott ...

[Erik ten Hag](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/erik-ten-hag) and his team "focussing on football". "Of course I know [about the bids]," Ten Hag told [Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/competitions/premier-league/12813959/erik-ten-hag-marcus-rashford-in-a-happy-place-new-contract-is-a-priority) last month. [John Murtough](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/john-murtough), who's been at Old Trafford since 2014 and became the Red Devils' first football director in 2021, is expected to play a key role. We are focusing on football, on the games and preparing in training. Elliott previously owned Italian giants [AC Milan](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/ac-milan) and while [BBC Sport](https://tinyurl.com/4rcwjrfk) claims that it is not looking to buy a stake in United, the investment group is offering financial backing to all parties involved - including current owners the Glazers. To have any chance of success, though, the bidders will firstly need to meet the Glazers' reported £6bn asking price. "I have to make sure the team is perfect and getting the right results. That is our job to do. Representatives of Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim's bids are set to hold direct talks with Red Devils board members in Manchester next week. The hedge fund was founded in 1977 by American billionaire Paul Singer, who continues to lead the group as president. Have your say! [United's 4-1 victory](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/marcus-rashford-man-united-betis-29419528) over [Real Betis](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/real-betis) in the [Europa League](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/europa-league).