Manchester United transfer news live with Nottingham Forest vs Man Utd build-up and injury latest

Manchester United will look to register back-to-back victories in the Premier League for the first time since November when they take on Nottingham Forest on Saturday afternoon.

United fans will hope the 3-2 comeback win against Aston Villa on Wednesday is not another false dawn but finally a turning point in what has been a stagnant season. Erik ten Hag said he expects five players back from injury in January, although will not be available this weekend.

Forest enter this clash on the back of beating Newcastle 3-1 in midweek. New boss Nuno Espirito Santo says Bruno Fernandes is the man to watch although admitted the Reds have a number of threats.

Meanwhile, Ten Hag has stated he is due to sit down with Sir Jim Ratcliffe to thrash out plans for the future. Ratcliffe is due to take on sporting control upon his £1.3billion minority stake investment, which may not go through before the end of January.

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United's former striker is hoping Ratcliffe's investment will bring stability to his old club.

Berbatov did offer some words of caution to United fans though before getting too carried away by the British billionaire's minority acquisition.

Ten Hag has looked to the future and explained what he expects to see INEOS bring to the table upon their arrival at Old Trafford.

Ratcliffe's deal has been announced by the Reds but his official start date is on the backburner due to the Premier League's ratification process.

This should take between six to eight weeks to complete.

According to O Jogo, United are leading the race to sign Benfica midfielder Joao Neves.

The 19-year-old defensive midfielder has been earmarked as the next Casemiro and Ten Hag is undoubtedly keen to give