Manchester United transfer news LIVE Ronaldo news as Under-19s crash out of UEFA Youth League

Manchester United will continue their preparations for the weekend's Manchester derby today.

While Ralf Rangnick has over a week with his players to get ready for the game, Manchester City were in action on Tuesday as they laboured to overcome a spirited Peterborough United in the FA Cup.

Meanwhile, football director John Murtough has provided an update on United's search for a new manager.

"We are now conducting a thorough process for the appointment of a new permanent manager who will take charge this summer, with the objective to get us back to challenging for those domestic and European titles," Murtough

Finally, United's youngsters came unstuck in the UEFA Youth League last night as they drew 2-2 with Borussia Dortmund before losing 3-1 on penalties.

Charlie McNeil and Rhys Bennett grabbed United's goals.

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The Watford fans did their best to get inside the head of Cristiano Ronaldo on Saturday, although truth be told there already seems to be plenty of demons residing there without any more uninvited guests.

Once again there was the odd mocking 'Siuuuu' whenever anything went wrong for Ronaldo, which was often, and there was also the familiar, although less regular these days, taunt of 'you're just a s**t' Lionel Messi. That one was a regular barb in the days when Messi and Ronaldo seemed to be engaged in their own individual battles to outdo each other every weekend, producing eye-watering feats in front of goal and jaw-dropping moments on the pitch.

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Manchester United chief executive Richard Arnold has told supporters' they should have belief in the club's ability to produce a "world-class football environment".

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