Manchester United transfer news LIVE Antony Martial latest and Frenkie de Jong 'lies' claim

Manchester United missed the chance to keep up with the top four after being held to a 0-0 draw at home to Newcastle on Sunday. Fred and Marcus Rashford failed to take good late chances to win the game for United, who had dominated large parts of the proceedings.

Both sides had good shouts for penalties denied by referee Craig Pawson. United manager Erik ten Hag was tight-lipped about the referee's performance, but was positive that his squad would become more clinical and score more goals in forthcoming matches.

The first of those comes this Wednesday, when Tottenham are the visitors. Spurs currently sit third in the Premier League table, level on points with second-placed Manchester City and four points behind leaders and north London rivals Arsenal.

They beat Everton on Saturday thanks to goals from Harry Kane and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, and will offer another stern test in a key run of fixtures for United. It will be hoped that Anthony Martial could return from injury for that match to offer more firepower to the Reds attack.

Meanwhile, in transfer news, Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong has claimed that "there has been a campaign" in the media that has spread lies about him amid Manchester United's transfer interest in the player. And latest reports claim that the Reds are monitoring AC Milan star Rafael Leao.

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The Barcelona midfielder dominated United's transfer news throughout the summer and he has once again made the headlines.

The former Ajax player's apparent wage demands were a big stumbling block in any potential move ahead of the September 1 deadline, and