Manchester United transfer news LIVE plus build-up to Carabao Cup final vs Newcastle

Erik ten Hag may have claimed his first trophy as Manchester United boss by the end of the day.

The Reds are considered favourites in this afternoon's Carabao Cup final against Newcastle, who are without first-choice goalkeeper Nick Pope through suspension.

Fans are awaiting a fitness update on Marcus Rashford after the 24-goal striker appeared to trudge off with an ankle knock late in United's win over Barcelona in Thursday's Europa League contest. He was spotted travelling down to London with the main group on Saturday.

Anthony Martial is out of the final with a hip injury that has sidelined him for the past seven matches while Donny van de Beek and Christian Eriksen are unavailable with long-term setbacks.

Meanwhile, reports elsewhere suggest co-owner Avram Glazer plans to be at Wembley to watch United amid the club being up for sale as the takeover process rolls on.

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A report from The Athletic claims co-owner Avram Glazer will be at Wembley for today's League Cup final against Newcastle.

The club has recieved at least two official takeover bids after it was put up for sale in November.

The Manchester Evening News recently reported that potential bidders will be given access to financial documents in a next stage before being required to table their final bids .

MEN Sport also revealed that Avram and Joel Glazer are exploring the possibility of buying out the shares of their other siblings on the United board.

Marcus Rashford has detailed his remarkable turnaround over the past six months at United to MEN Sport.

The attacker has been