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      England’s Harry Maguire ‘confident of making the European Championships’ as Man Utd star battles ankle ligament injury

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      HARRY MAGUIRE is reportedly confident of featuring in England’s Euro 2020 kick-off against Croatia.The Three Lions face their Group D rivals in just over two weeks’ time and are sweating on the fitness of their star centre-back.
      Harry Maguire has donned a protective boot to help nurse his ankle back to healthCredit: PA
      The 28-year-old had been ever-present for Manchester United in the Premier League until he suffered ankle ligament damage against Aston Villa – ruling him out of the run-in.
      The Red Devils’ form crumbled in his absence and he watched from the stands as his team lost Wednesday’s Europa League final.
      Following the defeat in Gdansk, United have increased their communication with the England setup and national team staff checked in with Maguire on Friday.
      According to the Mail, his progress is looking good and there is confidence that he will be fit for June 13.
      United are reportedly set to meet Maguire again on Monday for a fresh check-up, with the results once again beamed to Gareth Southgate’s physios.
      The England boss had voiced his concerns when naming his preliminary Euros squad that the club had kept the defender’s condition a secret.
      He said before the Europa League final: “At this moment in time, Harry might play tomorrow or he might be out for two months I just don’t know.
      “We had an initial assessment, which was positive in terms of the tournament, but there was always a little bit more swelling and further investigation needed.
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      “Of course when you’ve got a European final and information for the opposition is so tight and things do leak I understand why clubs want to keep their cards close to their chest.
      “It’s made it a little bit more difficult for us but I don’t have a problem with Manchester United at all, I totally understand it.”
      Southgate has until June 1 to whittle down his 33-man squad, which includes Everton’s Ben Godfrey and Brighton’s Ben White in case Maguire does not recover in time.
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      Man Utd’s top four transfer targets this summer revealed as Solskjaer plots moves starting with Villarreal’s Pau Torres

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      MANCHESTER UNITED will reportedly hunt down four star players for a potentially huge summer of transfer activity.Jadon Sancho, Harry Kane, Declan Rice and Pau Torres are all said to be on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s radar – which was formulated before the Red Devils’ Europa League final defeat.
      Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is hoping to bolster his squad this summerCredit: Getty
      Jadon Sancho is named as one of four key targetsCredit: AFP
      Villarreal defender Torres was one of the Spanish side’s unlikely penalty shootout heroes and is being eyed for a place alongside Harry Maguire in the United defence.
      According to The Guardian, the 24-year-old would be the cheapest of the quartet of targets.
      Solskjaer is described as being aware that the prospect of signing all four players is unlikely, particularly given the fees involved.
      But Torres could come as cheap as £26million, less than half the fee required for Real Madrid centre-back Raphael Varane.
      Villarreal club president Fernando Roig recently opened the door to a deal and told El Transistor that a deal can be done: “If they arrive with the money and the player wants to move.”
      He added: “But there must be an agreement between all three parties.”

      Sancho, 21, is described as the most likely of the quartet to arrive with Borussia Dortmund cutting the winger’s price tag with just two years left to run on his contract.
      Tempting Tottenham or West Ham into a deal for Kane or Rice will prove much harder.
      Daniel Levy is expected to want as much as £200m for the striker, 27, after Kane outlined plans to discuss his future with the club.
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      While West Ham will also likely demand a nine-figure fee for midfielder Rice ahead of their Europa League campaign.
      Solskjaer is said to want new signings in all four positions this summer to build a Premier League title bid.
      Should any of his top targets be unavailable, his focus will reportedly move on to alternative targets.
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      Sir Alex Ferguson gives tips to Bruno Fernandes, Edinson Cavani and Man Utd stars in Gdansk before Europa League final

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      MANCHESTER UNITED stars were given some last-minute nuggets of advice by club legend Sir Alex Ferguson before Wednesday’s Europa League final with Villarreal.The 79-year-old has flown out to Gdansk in Poland to cheer on the current crop of Red Devils.
      Sir Alex Ferguson sat down for a bite to eat with some of United’s starsCredit: https://www.instagram.com/nemanjamatic/
      And the United players are making the most of having the most decorated manager of all time in the ranks.
      Midfielder Nemanja Matic uploaded a photo of himself with Bruno Fernandes, Edinson Cavani and Juan Mata, seated with Fergie.
      The Serbian captioned it: “We are ready to give everything tonight! Thanks to Sir Alex for his advice and support!”
      United take on Villarreal in Gdansk tonight aiming to end their four-year wait for a piece of silverware.
      And current boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer – himself a European competition hero for THAT Champions League winning goal in 1999 – hopes winning this year’s Europa League will lead to bigger things.
      He said: “These are big nights for us. We have five wins in Europe and it might be the stepping stone for something better to come, a bright future.
      “This is a young team and it’s a team we have rebuilt over the last couple of years so hopefully this is the start of something more.
      “When players get the taste of success and win trophies, it can go two ways – ‘We’ve done it now and we can relax’ or it just gives you more of that feeling.

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      United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes a United victory will lead to bigger and better thingsCredit: PA
      United fans have flown out en masses to support their heroes in GdanskCredit: AFP
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      “You want more, you want it all the time, you want the feeling again with your team-mates, with your club.
      “I trust these players. I’ve seen something grow inside them – more and more confident, more robust, resilient – and as a group, I’m confident we’re ready for this now.”
      But despite the long wait for another trophy, Solskjaer knows his side are favourites to do the business in Poland after four semi-final exits under the Norwegian.
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      He added: “Every player who goes into a final has the expectation and pressure to win.
      “We prepare to win, we plan to win, we expect to win, but I’m sure Unai Emery feels the same with his Villarreal team and his players.
      “When players sign for Manchester United they do so to win trophies.
      “They accept the challenge of being the best because this is the best club in the world, so that is the pressure of Manchester United.”
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      Man Utd losing the Europa League final is unthinkable for Solskjaer and will give more ammunition to the Ole Out brigade

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      OLE Gunnar Solskjaer will say it’s not about him tonight – but it is.   For his journey as manager of Manchester United, a defeat is unthinkable, and will only feed those that say that he isn’t the man to lead the club, and that his plan will never deliver success.  
      The pressure is on Solskjaer to deliver a trophy tonightCredit: Getty
      Solskjaer has led United to numerous semi-finals since his appointment, but never all the way to a final let alone win a competition.  
      The players talk about ‘trusting the process’ on social media, and a win against Villarreal tonight, alongside a second place finish in the Premier League, would be progress.  
      It would also install some extra belief in the players. It would show that in comparison to last season, the team has improved, another trophy is in the club museum, and some renewed hope and confidence will be taken before the start of the next campaign. 
      A victory this evening might also give Solskjaer a little bit more financial power when it comes to spending this summer.  
      Providing the trophy is lifted this evening, the Norwegian will have delivered a higher place league finish than 12 months ago and a European trophy, one the club has only won once before.  
      The final is United’s eighth in Europe, where they’ve been crowned winners in five of the previous seven, losing only against Barcelona in the Champions League in 2008-09 and 2010-11.  
      It might be fifth time lucky tonight as well. The finalists are meeting for the fifth time, with each of the previous four meetings finishing 0-0 in the Champions League in 2005-06 and 2008-09. 
      Solskjaer will contest only his second final in his managerial career in Gdansk, having won the 2013 Norwegian Cup with Molde, and if he’s successful would be the first Norwegian manager to win a major European trophy. 

      Solskjaer looks like he’ll have to settle for having Maguire on the bench with him tonightCredit: Getty

      On the pitch there’s decisions to be made. Does David De Gea start ahead of Dean Henderson?
      And what about Mason Greenwood? At the age of 19 years and 237 days he could become only the second English teenager to score in a major European final after Brian Kidd, who scored on his 19th birthday for United in the 1968 European Cup final against Benfica. 
      Harry Maguire will not feature despite Solskjaer refusing to speculate on the defender’s injury, so Axel Tuanzebe or Eric Bailly will slot in next to Victor Lindelof.  
      Sir Alex Ferguson travelled with the team to Poland, and on the 22nd anniversary of the 1999 Champions League final and Sir Matt Busby’s birthday, you wonder if United supporters are in for more magic this evening.  
      Another glory period might be on the horizon but the only way we’ll really know is if United and Solskjaer can bring the Europa League trophy back to Old Trafford.  
      Failure to do so won’t cost Solskjaer his job, but will worry some fans who simply don’t believe he’s the man to catch Manchester City and Pep Guardiola.  
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      Bruno Fernandes insists he will not be crushed by Man Utd expectations and MUST deliver in Europa League final

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      BRUNO FERNANDES will not be crushed by expectation in the Europa League final against Villarreal tonight.The Manchester United playmaker, 26, knows he is under huge pressure to deliver in Poland.
      Fernandes trains on the pitch in Gdansk ahead of tonight’s finalCredit: EPA
      But he said: “I think if you look at the history of the club, you understand pressure is there. It is part of life.
      “I like working under pressure, that’s good for me. Everyone knows it’s important for us to win trophies.
      “We come to this club because we want to win. It doesn’t matter if the club hasn’t won for many years.
      “The hope to win is still there and we want to do it. Trophies are part of this club and I think everyone knows that.
      “Every player that signs knows he will come to fight for trophies, to be a better player.
      “The team has grown up a lot and we have improved from the semi-final.
      “Being in the final is good but to be perfect we have to win and the dressing room is confident. It is a 50-50 game.”
      There will be 2,000 United fans at the Gdansk Stadium — which was used for Euro 2012 — with a total crowd  of 9,500.
      Luke Shaw and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer are looking forward to having fans in the Gdansk ArenaCredit: Getty

      Left-back Luke Shaw, fresh from his England call-up, said: “It will be nice to welcome fans back into a big game.
      “I was saying to the manager that we wish it was full but, of course, we had a bit of a taste of having fans back at Old Trafford.
      “We only had 10,000 but the difference was felt by everyone and you felt goosebumps when you first walked out.
      “It was a really nice  feeling to have that back. Hopefully we can give them a night to remember.” More

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      Ole Gunnar Solskjaer claims it’s Man Utd’s ‘destiny’ to win Europa League final as No26 is a ‘special omen’ for club

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      OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER believes it is Manchester United’s destiny to win tonight’s Europa League final — because of the “special” number 26.The clash with Villarreal in Poland falls on the same date as legendary United manager Sir Matt Busby’s birthday.
      Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is in bullish mood ahead of the Europa League finalCredit: Getty
      May 26 was also the date of United’s 1999 Champions League triumph over Bayern Munich, which saw Solskjaer score to clinch the Treble.
      And with 26 also a key date for his family, the United boss believes the omens are good, despite being without injured captain Harry Maguire.
      He said: “My wife’s birthday is on the 26th and we got married on the 26th, so I have to believe in destiny.
      “It’s a special number for us, for my family as well.
      “I’m not very superstitious but I’ve got to take this as a good omen.
      “The players need to do the job and maybe we can honour Sir Matt’s birthday with another win.
      “You’re not superstitious when it is something negative. When it’s something positive you think it will work in your favour. I think it will be a good omen for us.
      “These are big nights for us. It might be the stepping stone for something better to come, a bright future.
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      United boss Solskjaer, right with Mike Phelan, left, believes his side have what it takes to beat VillarrealCredit: Getty

      “It is a young team that we have rebuilt over the last couple of years.
      “When players sign for Manchester United they sign to win trophies.
      “They sign to accept the challenge of being the best because this is the best club in the world.
      “That is the pleasure of the pressure of playing for Manchester United and something they are ready for.”
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      Maguire, who has been sidelined with an ankle injury, watched training from the dugout. Eric Bailly looks set to take his place but also needed treatment.
      Villarreal manager Unai Emery is not bothered by the England man’s absence.
      The former Arsenal boss said: “They will replace an excellent player with another excellent player.
      “For us to break them down, we have to impose our game on them.”
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      Harry Maguire could still make Man Utd’s Europa League final team and will be late call as captain battles ankle injury

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      MANCHESTER UNITED captain Harry Maguire has NOT been ruled out of his side’s Europa League final against Villarreal.The defender picked up an ankle ligament injury in a 3-1 Premier League win against Aston Villa at the start of May.
      Harry Maguire, left, is ON the plane for Man Utd’s Europa League finalCredit: Getty
      Maguire is desperately trying to recover from an ankle injuryCredit: Getty
      The 28-year-old has not played since, and was relying on crutches to get him around.
      But United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has refused to definitely rule out his captain, and Maguire has been named in the 26-man squad flying out to Gdansk.
      Speaking on the club website, Solskjaer said: “Harry is just going to jog up and down the sidelines [in training]
      “I reckon he’ll try to join in a bit.”
      After United won 2-1 at Wolves on Sunday to comfortably finished second – five points above Liverpool in third – Maguire took to Instagram to urge his team-mates to get better next season.
      The 28-year-old uploaded a picture of himself in a United shirt and wrote: “Great way to finish the @premierleague campaign.
      “Well done lads. Another step forward this year but we don’t settle for this, next year we must improve again.
      “Looking forward to Wednesday #MUFC.”
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      Maguire joined his team-mates for the trip out to PolandCredit: Getty
      The United captain is shown to his seat on the flightCredit: Getty

      And before the Wolves game, Solskjaer confirmed his captain will be joining the squad in Poland.
      The Norwegian said he will give Maguire ‘until Wednesday’ to see how he feels.
      But the game will come too soon for Anthony Martial, who has not recovered from his knee problem.
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      United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and assistant Mike Phelan will be hoping their star defender is fit to featureCredit: Getty
      Phil Jones is still out with his own knee issue.
      Maguire recently gave fans hope he could play when he ditched his crutches and attended the premiere of Sir Alex Ferguson’s film ‘Never Give In’ on Thursday evening.
      But if he missed the Villarreal game, there will be doubts whether he will be fit enough for England and their Euro 2020 adventure.
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      Furious Goram told Keane to ‘f*** off’ at Man Utd before ‘scared’ Neville warned ‘we don’t talk to Roy like that’

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      ANDY GORAM furiously told Roy Keane to “f*** off”‘ at Manchester United before a “scared” Gary Neville warned him “we don’t talk to Roy like that”.The Scotsman locked horns with the former Red Devils hardman when he arrived at Old Trafford on loan from Motherwell in 2001.
      Furious Andy Goram told Keane to “f**k off” in a training session at Manchester United
      Goram, 57, found himself at Old Trafford after Fabien Barthez and Raimond van der Gouw were both hit with injuries ahead of a ­crucial Champions League tie at Bayern Munich.
      But there was to be no welcome party from the hothead skipper, who made no secret of his dislike for the former Rangers and Oldham star.
      In a recent interview with The Mirror, the Scotsman lifted the lid on an explosive bust-up with the fiery midfielder during a training session.
      Goram recalled the moment they met: “Shark’s eyes. Dead, devoid of emotion, glaring at me. No handshake. Welcome to Manchester United, Roy Keane-style.
      “There were clashes between us. One day in training, we were playing a game of eight-a-side and Keane and Luke Chadwick were up front for my team.
      “I always prided myself on the accuracy of my kicking, on being able to pick out a player from a distance, and that day I half-volleyed a peach right on to Chadwick’s foot.
      “The kid snatched at it and ballooned his volley over the bar. Suddenly, I was the target of a volley of abuse from Keane. ‘Hey you, give me the f*****g ball,’ he screamed.
      “I replied, ‘What, do you get the ball just because you’re Roy Keane? F*** off’.
      “The ­atmosphere was icy from that moment on, and on the way off the field Gary Neville collared me. ‘Goalie,’ he said, ‘we don’t talk to Roy like that down here. We just don’t’.
      “It was a telling insight for me. Of course I respected Keane as a player, but I couldn’t have that.”

      The pair “didn’t exchange a civil word in the three months” while the Rangers legend was on loan at the club. 
      Goram’s stint with United didn’t last long with him clocking up just two appearances for the his boyhood side.
      The two games – a 4-2 win against Coventry and 2-1 defeat at Southampton – both ended with him being substituted.
      United went on to win the Premier League title in 2001 and set the current record for earliest Premier League title win.
      The Red Devils’ clash with Coventry on April 14 that year saw them win the league with FIVE games to spare.
      Keane had a fearsome reputation during his pomp and once had a major scrap with team-mate Peter Schmeichel in a hotel reception.
      He also revealed he didn’t warm to Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand as he didn’t get their banter – and did not miss them when he left the Red Devils after 12 years with the club.
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