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Manchester United are tracking 22-year-old Ipswich Town forward Liam Delap. (Athletic - subscription required), external

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BBC Sport pundit and former Manchester City defender Nedum Onuoha has been answering your questions on your club.

Finley asked: As you were a defender, who was the most difficult attacking player you played against and why did you find them hard to contain?

Nedum replied: It would have to be Wayne Rooney if I am going off someone I played against multiple times.

Before we both made our professional debuts, I remember seeing him play for Everton in the Youth Cup. They said there is a kid for Everton that is supposed to be unbelievable and is only about 16 years old.

The Youth Cup was for Under-18s, yet I watched him bully City's 18-year-olds that day.

I must have been about 15 at the time and I remember thinking that's interesting. Fast forward a few months and he is scoring that goal against Arsenal.

As a player, he had so much drive, passion and technical ability but he also had the desire to be involved in the game as well. Whenever you played against him, it was very rare he would have a quiet day because if he was to be quiet in front of goal, he would have an active day in the way he was pressing you and going into one-on-one battles.

Rooney was a strong runner, he had the eye for the pass and was just super aggressive as well. So if he hadn't scored against you then you would know he had had a different level of impact within his team.

Plus, when he finished his career, he was England and Manchester United's top goal scorer, which are two pretty impressive accolades in the history of football.

Nedum Onuoha was speaking to BBC Sport's Katie Stafford

Manchester United have received a huge boost in their pursuit of 17-year-old Sporting wing-back Geovany Quenda, with the versatile Portugal Under-21 international keen on a move to Old Trafford. (Teamtalk), external

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Tottenham are unbeaten in their past four Premier League games against Manchester United (W2 D2) and they will be looking to complete the league double over the Red Devils for the first time since 1989-90.

Ange Postecoglou is unbeaten in all three of his Premier League games against United. Only three managers have played their first four against them without losing before - Ruud Gullit, Nuno Espirito Santo and Unai Emery.

Since Ruben Amorim took charge of Manchester United in November, only five sides have picked up fewer points in the Premier League (14). Amorim is only the fourth United manager to lose seven or more of his first 13 top-flight games in charge, alongside John Chapman (10), A.H, Albut and Jimmy Murphy (both seven).

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BBC Radio Manchester's Gaz Drinkwater, speaking on The Devils' Advocate podcast about Sunday's Premier League game at Tottenham: "Spurs have terrible this season but we know they have got it in them to turn up, and one of the worst United performances this season was when Tottenham came to Old Trafford. They deserved to win, they deserved to batter us.

"You have no idea which Spurs team is going to turn up - and you have no idea which United team is going to turn up.

"Anything could happen - 3-0 to Spurs wouldn't surprise me, 3-0 to United wouldn't surprise me, 0-0 wouldn't surprise me. I don't know how to call it."

Co-host Joe McGrath added: "There's been a lot of talk about Ruben Amorim needing time and as many training sessions as possible, and this is it now. This is a big chunk [of nine days between games] and then we've got an international break coming up as well.

"If there are going to be points of the season where United start turning things around, look a bit more positive and find their starting XI, it's now. Hopefully it's come at the right time."

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Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is planning to cut more jobs to help free up cash for new signings. (Star), external

Meanwhile, United's players believe a change in the style of play to the one currently being used by boss Ruben Amorim might be the best way forward. (Mail - subscription required), external

Finally, former United boss Erik ten Hag could be in line for a managerial return to Feyenoord. (AD - in Dutch. Subscription required), external

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The funeral of Manchester United legend Denis Law took place at Manchester Cathedral on Tuesday following the 84-year-old's death on 17 January.

Law, who is regarded as one of the greatest players in United's history, is the club's third all-time top scorer with 237 goals in 404 appearances.

With the club between 1962 to 1973, his prolific record earned him the nickname of simply "The King" among fans.

A number of football greats, including Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Kenny Dalglish, were among those who attended the funeral to pay their respects to the former Scotland international.

Speaking at the service, former United manager Ferguson said: "Trying to place Denis in the pantheon of all time greats is a challenge. But it is made easier by Pele.

"He was asked if there was a British player who could get in the [great] Brazil team. He said Denis Law - which is a fantastic tribute."

He continued: "Denis loved Scotland and he loved beating England.

"He once lined up before a game against England. He loved Nobby Stiles and Nobby worshipped him. Nobby came bounding down the tunnel and wished Denis all the best. Denis gave him a withering look and let off a volley of abuse Nobby never forgot."

Ferguson went on to say he often wondered why supporters called him The King, and came to the conclusion "it was to do with his profile".

"He would fight his granny for a goal," he said.

"He had so much courage. A skinny guy standing among all those big defenders."

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One word has caused trembles across the Manchester United fanbase that would not look out of place on the Richter scale: "Freedom."

The author? Jadon Sancho. The recipient? Marcus Rashford. Two players currently on loan at Premier League rivals because they fell short in the same category on the fields of Carrington.

Sancho did not use social media to congratulate Rashford on his first Aston Villa appearance. He used his platform to once again swing at the club that gave him many an opportunity to make it.

The loanee Chelsea winger - who will join permanently in a £25m deal in the summer - will probably feel hard done by.

He served a four-month exile from first-team training in late 2023 for a reason he publicly claimed was unjust. He then started this season watching United from the stands.

Yet, Sancho's tendency to bite the hand that fed him to cheaply gain the approval of another fanbase he has underwhelmed on the pitch adds substance to Erik ten Hag's stance.

Rashford has been far more respectful in the public eye when it comes to his boyhood club. Perhaps unsurprisingly so.

His bleak fate in Manchester was lathered with the same seasoning as Sancho's, though. Another head coach - this time Ruben Amorim - publicly chastising his attitude and application.

History should look fondly back at Rashford's United career. Only seven players have scored more Premier League goals for the club.

The 27-year-old would have been likely to have entered the top five had he played for the rest of the season, but the same brick wall preventing Sancho from reaching his early potential blocked that feat.

The only freedom involved in this toxic triangle is United's.

The quicker Amorim is free from every player who believes they are better than what the Premier League table proves, the sooner success will return to Old Trafford.

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Manchester United are ready to offer £33.3m (40m euros) for Barcelona's 21-year-old Spain left-back Alejandro Balde in the summer. (El Nacional - in Spanish), external

United and Chelsea are interested in Ipswich's 22-year-old striker Liam Delap. (Football Insider), external

Meanwhile, the club want Athletic Bilbao sporting director Mikel Gonzalez to replace Dan Ashworth at Old Trafford. (El Chiringuito via Football Espana), external

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The draw for the FA Cup fifth round has been made. Here is a list of all the ties involving Premier League teams in the order they were drawn.

Games will be played over the first weekend of March.

• Aston Villa v Cardiff City

• Crystal Palace/Doncaster v Millwall

• Man Utd v Fulham

• Newcastle v Brighton

• Bournemouth v Wolves

• Man City v Plymouth

• Exeter/Nottingham Forest v Ipswich

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The latest episode of BBC Radio Manchester's The Devils' Advocate podcast has landed.

Gaz Drinkwater and Joe McGrath look back at the win over Leicester City in the FA Cup and Ruben Amorim's post-match comments, and ahead to Tottenham in the Premier League.

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe and the Glazer family are not expected to attend Denis Law's funeral at Manchester Cathedral on Tuesday afternoon.

Manchester United's United States-based co-owners did not go to Sir Bobby Charlton's funeral at the same venue in November 2023.

Sir Dave Brailsford will be present as ownership/INEOS representative. With former manager Sir Alex Ferguson also due to be in attendance.

Law is regarded as one of the greatest players in the club's history and is honoured alongside Charlton and George Best in the Holy Trinity statue outside Old Trafford.

He scored 237 goals in 404 appearances, putting him third on the club's all-time scoring list.

Manchester United and Aston Villa were both ready to offer 70m euros (£58.3m) for Barcelona's Fermin Lopez in January, but the 21-year-old forward was not interested in a move. (Sport - in Spanish), external

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We asked for your views on Manchester United's match against Leicester in the FA Cup.

Here are some of your comments:

Man Utd fans

John: Dreadful in first half with some improvement in the second. Overall a very poor display; poor passing, little skill and lacking enthusiasm.

Mac: Never seen so many passes given away, territory squandered and such an obvious lack of strategy. Second half and Garnacho were totally different but still had to wait for a goal to ignite the team. Very lucky to get the winner - offside all day but I'll take it.

Peter: I've been watching United for over 60 years and the first half was the worst I have ever seen. A little better in the second half but no real threat. Even our second goal was apparently well offside.

Leicester fans

Jimmy: Leicester were by far the better team, taking the game to United and causing lots of problems... then early in the second half made lots of stupid substitutions which disrupted the team tactics and shape Irrespective of United winning with a clearly offside goal, bad decisions cost us a lucrative place in the next round. Let's hope the Foxes show the same desire and passion to win for the remainder of the season.

Mark: We were cruising against a poor Manchester United until Van Nistelrooy took off Thomas and Ndidi. Garnacho coming on made all the difference and our genius manager takes the left-back, who was doing fine, off instead of the right-back, who was getting skinned. And don't forget the obligatory offside goal in favour of United (it wasn't even close, so how did the linesman miss it from a dead ball?)

Nick: It was a difficult watch. Ruud van Nistelrooy set Leicester up with a possession-based style, looking for opportunities to open up. Without the players with the ability to keep possession or the quality to produce opportunities, wins will never be easy to come by.

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The fifth-round draw will take place during Monday's episode of The One Show on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

Former England winger Theo Walcott, who won the trophy twice while with Arsenal, will conduct the draw at about 19:10 GMT.

There are 16 Premier League teams left in the draw, with Leicester having been beaten by Manchester United on Friday, and Arsenal, Brentford and West Ham exiting in the third round.

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BBC Sport journalist at Old Trafford

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The controversy over Manchester United's late winner will dominate the headlines in the aftermath of their FA Cup win against Leicester but what also should be noted is the performance of Alejandro Garnacho.

Linked with a move away from the club during the winter window, he brought the spark United had been so badly missing in a lacklustre first half.

Brought on for the start of the second half, he immediately had the Leicester defence concerned by his pace and creativity and had a goalbound effort superbly cleared off the line.

But he played his part in Manchester United's equaliser, his cross leading to Rasmus Hojlund having a shot blocked and then Joshua Zirkzee firing home the loose ball.

"He changed everything," boss Ruben Amorim said of Garnacho, after he had been dropped for the Manchester derby in December.

"He trains really well. He stayed in the bench five games in a row and every time he came on the pitch he was a different guy, receiving the information and playing.

"So, it's simple things. It's not a big thing. I am really happy. You can see it. I think he's improving."