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The pick of today's Manchester United football transfer rumours, news, gossip and talk. All the latest transfer rumours surrounding Man Utd will be covered here.

A late own goal ensured Manchester United opened their title defence with a 2-1 win at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday, but another mistake from goalkeeper David de Gea and injuries to Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic marred an otherwise perfect start for manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

Celebrities have taken to social network site Twitter to offer their messages of hope to the riot-ridden communities reports Sky News.

As Birmingham, Liverpool and Londoners wake up to scenes of devastation in their cities, there have been growing calls from celebrities, MP’s and ordinary families for the army to be brought onto the streets of Britain to restore calm and order.

The traditional curtain-raiser for the English Premier League kicks-off this afternoon when defending champions Man Utd take on FA Cup holders Man City in the Community Shield at Wembley. Where to watch live online coverage of the match is detailed below.

Manchester United claimed victory against Barcelona as Sir Alex Ferguson's side rounded out their pre-season tour of the U.S. with a win.

Manchester United take part in the 'Art of Fusion Fashion Show' in aid of the Manchester United Foundation.

The Manchester United squad were in New York ahead of a pre-season match against an all-star US team from the MLS League which includes their former star David Beckham.

The pick of today's Manchester United football transfer rumours, news, gossip and talk. All the latest transfer rumours surrounding Man Utd will be covered here.

The pick of today's Premier League, Serie A, La Liga and Bundesliga football transfer rumours, news and gossip for 15 July 2011. All the latest transfer rumours surrounding Man Utd, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Roma, Barcelona and Real Madrid will be covered here.

Manchester United travels to the U.S to prepare for their upcoming defence of the Barclays Premier League. The U.S Tour will give U.S fans the opportunity to see the likes of Wayne Rooney and Ashley Young showcases their talents in five American cities.

Real Madrid are ready to make bids for Porto's Falcao, Emmanuel Adebayor, Carlos Tevez and Manchester United star Wayne Rooney

Police are struggling to deal with scale of the News Corp phone hacking scandal

Wesley Sneijder looks set to feature in the Premier League next season, with Man Utd likely to tie up a deal for the midfielder in the coming weeks. Reports in today's press suggest Inter Milan will "demand" Portugal winger Nani as part of any deal that takes Sneijder to Old Trafford. Meanwhile, United are interested in signing Porto striker Falcao this summer, according to reports this morning. Finally, Sergio Aguero is not heading to Old Trafford, despite reports in yesterday's pre...

Manchester United are interested in Palermo midfielder Javier Palermo and are still pursuing Inter Milan's Wesley Sneijder, according to reports. But Dimitar Berbatov's days at Old Trafford appear to be numbered.

Manchester United's summer spending spree continues unabated, as Spain U-21 goalkeeper David de Gea joins new arrivals Ashley Young and Phil Jones at Old Trafford to take the club's summer spending past £50m. Ferguson will be 70 this year and is approaching the 25th anniversary of his appointment. But the most successful manager in the game still views himself being in the job on a long-term basis and his close-season spending so far adds weight to this credence.

Alex McLeish's first task as Aston Villa manager will be to sanction the £15m move of England international Ashley Young to Manchester United, according to the Daily Mail. McLeish is resigned to losing the 25-year-old after Villa owner Randy Lerner verbally agreed to let the player join United.

The embattled Manchester United midfielder Ryan Giggs spent £30,000 on baldness treatment, according to reports.

England will take a substantial step towards qualifying for the Euro 2012 finals should they beat Switzerland at Wembley on Saturday

On Saturday Manchester United wrested the mantle of English football's most successful club from Liverpool and sufficiently dampened Manchester City's 1-0 win over Stoke in the FA Cup final but it is Manchester City who most closely resemble a team in the ascent.