Man United news and transfers LIVE - Musiala update, Mount boost, Martial transfer

Manchester United return to action in the Carabao Cup tonight as they welcome League One's Barnsley to Old Trafford.

United enter the game as heavy favourites and with confidence flowing among the players. The Reds were comfortable 3-0 victors over Southampton at the weekend and Erik ten Hag will be hoping his side are now back on track after a difficult start to the season.

Ten Hag will also be buoyed by the news that midfielder Mason Mount could be back sooner than anticipated. MEN Sport understands the former Chelsea man has returned to first team training and could return to action before the month ends.

The Reds will also be able to choose Noussair Mazraoui and Lisandro Martinez this evening if they so wish. The defensive pair had been concerns after hobbling off during the win at the weekend but Ten Hag insisted in his pre-match press conference that both men were fit to feature against the South Yorkshire club.

Elsewhere, former United striker Anthony Martial appears to be close to finding a new club. The Frenchman is believed to be in advanced talks to sign for Greek club AEK Athens.

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Speaking on his YouTube channel Rio Ferdinand Presents, the former Manchester United defender named the two players he recently saw doing extra work on the training pitches at Carrington. Ferdinand said: "I liked what I saw when I went in the other day.

"The environment felt as clean and as pure as I’ve seen it for a while, smiles. I was walking and talking to Erik ten Hag, and two players was on the pitch doing extras, cracking up laughing, having a competition, joking.

"Bruno [Fernandes] and Marcus Rashford. it warmed my heart. We’ve talked so much about