Ex-England star names two signings to get Manchester United into title contention

One former England midfielder believes the arrival of Declan Rice and Harry Kane at Manchester United would turn the club into title contenders once again.

Carlton Palmer, who played for Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds and Southampton in the Premier League and was capped by England 18 times, believes the England pair would project Manchester United into league contention alongside Man City and Liverpool.

The pair have been linked with a move to Old Trafford. But Kane came closer to joining Man City last summer.

Pep Guardiola made a couple of bids for the Spurs No 9, but Daniel Levy stood firm and Kane eventually decided to stay put. Whether he will remain there again next season, under Antonio Conte, remains unclear. But it will take a monster fee for Levy to sell to a Premier League rival.

Rice for his part has also been linked with both Manchester clubs after seeing his stock rise considerably over the last two years.

Indeed David Moyes, who valued Rice at a prohibitive £100m last summer, has now raised that valuation.

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“The first thing to say is that he is not for sale,” said Moyes earlier this month.

“But if you are interested, well, it will be north of that. Because £100m was cheap last summer, and £150m just now would be minimum. But he is not for sale.”

Palmer