THE international break probably came at the perfect time for Man Utd.
After a sorry 1-0 defeat to Newcastle, Ole's men must now prepare for the visit of unbeaten table-toppers Liverpool to Old Trafford.
Follow all the latest transfer news, gossip and updates from the Theatre of Dreams below…
GARETH BALE has been urged to snub a move away from Real Madrid and stay at the Bernabeu by team-mate Luka Modric.
The Welshman has been linked with a January switch to Manchester United following months of turbulence in the Spanish capital.
Modric said: “He is an amazing player and very important for the team.
“He is showing that this season. Hopefully he will stay this season and the next seasons as well.”
IVAN RAKITIC will reportedly turn down a move to join Manchester United from Barcelona in January.
The Croatian international – who has featured six times for the Blaugrana this season – is believed to be available for around £35million.
It has been claimed that the Red Devils and Inter Milan have both enquired about a deal to sign the 31-year-old in the New Year.
Rakitic fuelled speculation that he could be on his way out of the Nou Camp after he insisted that he needs to play more.
But according to ESPN, it is unlikely that the four-time La Liga winner will be moving to Old Trafford due to family reasons.
However they do report that United are willing to back Solskjaer in the winter transfer market, but will not overpay for players, and will not be held to ransom over fees.
CRISTIANO RONALDO bagged the 700th career goal of his career last night.
The five-time Ballon d'Or winner found the net as Portugal suffered a 2-1 defeat to Ukraine.
Ronaldo scored 118 of them goals during his time with Manchester United from 2003 until 2009.
He has scored five for Sporting CP, 450 for Real Madrid, 32 for Juventus and 95 for Portugal.
Not bad, eh?
LOUIS SAHA claims three-quarters of Manchester United’s current squad are nowhere near as committed as Gary Neville was during his hey-day.
The former Red Devil has given his say on the club’s current problems under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
He told The Athletic: “Now you look and the excuse is, ‘Paul Pogba hasn’t played’. It’s crazy to put a club in this position.
“I’m sorry but you can’t put the blame on Marcus Rashford, you can’t put the blame on Anthony Martial. You can’t blame the newcomers.
“Who is big enough in that squad to be saying, ‘This is falling down’? Apart from Pogba, it is unfair on him, unfair on the squad.
“I’m sorry but I think three-quarters of the players are not committed to the club as much as Gary Neville was.”
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