Manchester United transfer news RECAP with Casemiro injury setback and Sofyan Amrabat latest

Manchester United are one step closer to new investment as their players get ready to resume domestic matters following the October international break.

Eleven months after the much-maligned Glazer family announced a strategic review to their ownership, billionaire and INEOS founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe is now expected to buy a 25 per cent stake in the club. It is thought to be worth £1.4billion to the Americans if they accept a revised offer from the Failsworth-born billionaire.

On the pitch, meanwhile, United return to Premier League action on Saturday night (8pm). However, manager Erik ten Hag will, once again, be without several players due to injury.

Sofyan Amrabat picked up a knock while on Morocco duty, but the midfielder has recovered to train at Carrington in the build-up to the Sheffield United match. However, there will be no place for Casemiro at Bramall Lane after he sustained a minor setback while on international duty with Brazil this week.

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Look back over the day's Manchester United news below.

In the week that Manchester United named three goalkeepers on the bench in a Champions League game to fill up their quota of 10 substitutes, Manchester City picked two 'keepers but also left two spots vacant in their squad.

Both sides were affected by injuries but it was United's bench in Munich that attracted the most attention that week. Not only did it contain three goalkeepers, but also a 35-year-old defender and two