Manchester United have been involved in a takeover saga that has rumbled on since last November, and journalist Ben Jacobs has now delivered an intriguing new update on the situation at Old Trafford.

What's the latest news involving Manchester United?

The Red Devils are in a strange position as the international break takes shape and have been in the headlines due to a public spat involving Jadon Sancho and Erik Ten Hag, as per The Daily Mail.

Dutch boss Ten Hag dropped Sancho for their 3-1 defeat against Arsenal and cited his level of performance in training as a justification for his non-involvement, prompting the England international to take to social media to brand the claims as 'completely untrue'. Earlier this year, Sancho took time away from the club due to fighting mental health difficulties and it has been revealed by the outlet that Manchester United were not cleared to go public with that personal situation.

In light of his fall-out with Ten Hag, Sancho was linked with a late move to the Saudi Pro League due to their transfer window being open for business at the time of the incident; however, their market activity period has now come to a close and he will remain at Old Trafford, as per Sky Sports.

New signing Sofyan Amrabat has sparked concern regarding his fitness after pulling out of Morocco's squad for fixtures against Liberia and Burkino Faso during the international break, as per The Manchester Evening News.

It is unclear how serious Amrabat's injury is at present; however, he looks to have joined Mason Mount, Lisandro Martinez, Raphael Varane, Luke Shaw and Kobbie Mainoo on the list of possible concerns for now.

What has Ben Jacobs said about Manchester United's takeover situation?

As per The Times, recent claims from some sources have intimated that the Glazer family are set to take Manchester United off the market, leading to the Red Devils' market value plummeting by more than £500million in recent days.

Nevertheless, no such information has been put to potential bidders to state that the club is now off the table following contact between all concerned parties last week.

Speaking to GIVEMESPORT, Jacobs has elaborated on false claims that Manchester United have been taken off the market and is 'adamant' that sources close to the process are still quite positive about things in the long-term.

Jacobs stated: “First of all, the reality is that the Glazers are slow decision-makers. Second of all, they may not collectively know yet as a six what they want to do. Thirdly, they may be determined sellers, but only at the right price. If they can't get to that price, they have to manufacture a competitive tension to try and do that. And if they still can't succeed, they must move in another direction. This is why I think that there are lots of media reports that conflict with each other. There's lots of speculation. There's lots of reaction on the stock market. But again, those close to the sale still are adamant that the process is active and that no final decision or winner is yet determined.”

What now for Manchester United?

Manchester United could look to offload Donny van de Beek to one of either Fenerbache or Galatasaray as the out-of-favour Netherlands international continues to form a spare part at Old Trafford, as per ESPN.

Nevertheless, they face a 'race against time' as the Turkish transfer window will slam shut on September 15th, allowing a further week to sanction his exit.

Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano has played down the chances of Manchester United making a swoop for Fulham midfielder Joao Palhinha in January after his failed move to Bayern Munich late in the summer window.

Upon their return from the international break, Manchester United will take on Brighton & Hove Albion at Old Trafford on Saturday September 16th.

A round-up of all the top news from the Pakistan Super League

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Karachi Kings captain Imad Wasim is “stable” but has a “mild concussion” after injuring himself while taking a catch during the game against Lahore Qalandars on Sunday. Imad had to be stretchered off after bumping his head on the turf while completing a tough catch to dismiss Sohail Khan.The PSL tweeted: “Imad Wasim is stable and as per protocol under observation for next 24hrs. He had a mild concussion and his vitals are fine.” Kings coach Mickey Arthur also said that Imad “seems okay” though he will remain under observation.Arthur looks on the bright side
Kings fast bowler Usman Khan was unable to secure victory though Qalandars needed 16 to win off the final over, but Kings coach Arthur – who is also Pakistan coach – was not overly disappointed with the Super-Over defeat.”[Usman Khan] Shinwari will learn from that experience,” Arthur said. “The poor guy is devastated in the change room but he will learn and he will become better for that experience… Ultimately that’s what this competition is for, it is for the emergence of young Pakistan cricketers, and making them feel what the pressure of playing this game is all about on the biggest stage in front of a massive TV audience. As long as our Pakistan players are developing, I’m really happy.”

Australia swing bowler Megan Schutt has become the top-ranked bowler in the ICC’s T20I rankings for women after emerging as the highest wicket-taker in the recent T20 tri-series in India. Australia clinched the title by by beating England in the final in Mumbai, where Schutt was named Player of the Series for her nine wickets from five matches, and the best economy rate in the series (minimum five overs) of 6.28.Schutt had briefly held the top spot last year too, but only for three days in November. She is now on 669 rating points, followed by New Zealand offspinner Leigh Kasperek (630) who picked up 10 wickets in the four home T20s against West Indies. Kasperek jumped seven spots to overtake Hayley Matthews, Jess Jonassen and Poonam Yadav. Poonam went up six places to her career-best fifth spot while her team-mate Jhulan Goswami returned to the top-20 list by taking 15th place.Among the batsmen, Australia captain Meg Lanning moved up one spot to No. 3 after not being dismissed even once during the tri-series while scoring 175 runs, including her match-winning 88* off 45 balls in the final on Saturday. West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor is still at the top while Suzie Bates is second. Australia opener Beth Mooney moved up to fourth place and India’s Smriti Mandhana from 20th to seventh.In the women’s team rankings, which take into account results across formats, Australia are at the top, followed by England, New Zealand and India.

Roy Keane is widely considered as one of the best Premier League players of all time. The 67-cap Republic of Ireland international won seven Premier League titles, four FA Cups and one Champions League with Manchester United.

His stern, no-nonsense attitude is often trivialised within the media nowadays, as he commonly works as a pundit for Sky Sports and ITV, but back in his playing career, it brought him a lot of controversial moments, including a high-profile bust-up with Sir Alex Ferguson.

Notwithstanding that, there is also little doubt it contributed to many of his achievements and successes.

Today at Football FanCast we delve into Roy Keane’s career and most talked-about moments.

How old is Roy Keane?

Roy Keane was born on the 10th of August 1971, in Cork, Ireland.

He is 52-years-old.

Who is Roy Keane's wife?

Roy met Theresa Doyle in 1992, when the midfielder was playing for Nottingham Forest.

Keane’s family consists of five children, Shannon, Caragh, Aidan, Leah and Alanna. Roy also has two grandkids, a granddaughter and a grandson, which he revealed during his experiment on Instagram.

What is Roy Keane's height?

Roy Keane stands at a whopping 5ft 10 (177.8cm).

How much did Man Utd pay for Roy Keane?

Manchester United paid Nottingham Forest a British transfer record fee of £3.75m to sign 21-year-old midfielder Roy Keane in the summer of 1993.

Remarkably, Keane had agreed a deal with Blackburn Rovers prior to the switch but Sir Alex Ferguson’s 11th-hour attempt to hijack the move was successful, to the anger of Rovers boss Kenny Daglish.

Keane later recalled how the transfer saga unfolded: “I agreed a deal and shook hands with him. I went back to Cork and, on the Sunday morning, woke up and I got a phone-call from Sir Alex to my house back in Cork and he said will you come and meet with me for talks tomorrow. I said look, I shook hands with Blackburn and he said don’t worry about that! Kenny was fuming!”

“We had to sign Roy Keane,” said Sir Alex.“It was absolutely vital for the club’s future.”

And, as they say, the rest is history…

Why did Roy Keane leave Man Utd?

Roy Keane left Manchester United in November 2005, ending a 12-and-a-half-year spell, to the shock of football fans across the globe. A bust-up with Sir Alex three weeks prior was the catalyst for his departure.

Keane angered the United boss when he launched an attack on his teammates following a 4-1 defeat to Middlesborough at the Riverside Stadium.

MUTV interviewed the injured midfielder to get his thoughts on the game but he certainly didn’t hold back. In fact, the footage wasn’t allowed to be aired and the club attempted to delete the tape, as reported by The Mirror.

Sir Alex, whilst not naming Keane, appeared to provide his thoughts on his captain’s rant after United’s victory over Chelsea on November 6, 2005.

“You don’t criticise any Manchester United player outside the doors. I have never done and I won’t. I am unremitting in that respect. Totally unequivocal. My stance is there and it doesn’t change,” said Ferguson.

After a rocky few months thereafter, Keane left by mutual consent following a live MUTV phone-in, in which the Irishman announced it’d be his last season at the club.

And that was the final straw for Sir Alex and the hierarchy.

Was Roy Keane an aggressive player?

Roy Keane has certainly had his fair share of heated moments on the pitch, but perhaps ‘no-nonsense’ would be a better term to use.

The classic encounter between Keane and Patrick Vieira in the Highbury tunnel is an iconic moment that demonstrates his passion for defending teammates (maybe not in an MUTV interview).

The video below shows the midfielder confronting Vieira for ‘picking’ on his teammate Gary Neville prior to a fixture between Manchester United and Arsenal on February 1st, 2005.

In an interview after the match, the Red Devils skipper said: “I don’t want to go into too much detail but Patrick is six-foot-four… he says something about Gary Neville. I said ‘come and have a go at me’ – simple as that.

“If players want to intimidate some of my teammates, then let’s have a go at some of the other players. They think Gary Neville’s an easy target. I weren’t having it.”

Keane had the last laugh, though, as his side defeated the Gunners 4-2 on away soil.

How many red cards did Roy Keane get?

Roy Keane received seven red cards throughout his career but his dismissal for a challenge on Manchester City’s Alfie Haaland was by far the worst.

Chennai Super Kings and TNCA officials are confident of the side’s first home game in nearly three years going ahead uninterrupted and on time despite calls for political protests around the match. Arrests were made outside MA Chidambram stadium on Tuesday morning to prevent any interruptions.”The match will go on as planned. We do not expect any disruptions and all security measures are in place. We will ensure the match will go on as per schedule,” a CSK official told .Several local political parties and fringe groups have called for a boycott of the IPL matches in Chennai till the Cauvery water dispute between Tamil Nadu and neighbouring state Karnataka is resolved. Immensely popular actor Rajinikant, who has recently joined politics, has requested Super Kings players and fans to wear black armbands to show solidarity with the protests calling for the quick formation of a board to settle the water dispute.Many other Tamil film personalities, including another popular actor Kamal Haasan, have joined Rajinikant in the protest.According to a report in the , 10 members of a political party were arrested for attempting to enter the MA Chidambaram Stadium with black flags on Tuesday morning. The Chennai Police has taken them into custody, and have beefed up the security around the ground.Reportedly, on Monday, a group led by Thamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi chief released black balloons near the stadium and even threatened to picket the ground on the day of the match.In what should be a positive sign for those planning to attend the match, a TNCA official confirmed that mobile phones will be allowed inside the ground a day after the association had announced a phone ban on match day.During Super Kings’ practice session on Monday evening, there was a political protest opposite the Pattabiraman Gate in Wallajah Road, but that space is usually designated for protests in Chennai, much like Jantar Mantar in Delhi or Azad Maidan in Mumbai. Media crew were not allowed to enter the ground through the Pattabiraman gate on the eve of the match, but CSK officials said that the match will go on as per schedule.

The incident occurred in the vicinity of a Chennai Super Kings fielder, prompting the intervention of the police in CSK’s first home match in nearly three years

Deivarayan Muthu in Chennai10-Apr-2018A group of spectators flung a pair of shoes at the edge of the boundary at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, in the vicinity of Chennai Super Kings players, prompting the intervention of police in CSK’s first home match in nearly three years. The incident happened in the eighth over of the game against Kolkata Knight Riders, after which the concerned spectators were evicted from the ground and, as per reports, taken into custody.The incident followed calls, in the lead up to the game, for people to protest over the hosting of IPL games in Chennai. Several local political parties and fringe groups had called for a boycott of the IPL matches in Chennai till the lengthy Cauvery water dispute between Tamil Nadu and neighbouring state Karnataka is resolved. While there was no confirmation that the shoe-throwing incident was directly related to this issue, it was expected to be the likely cause.The group was carrying flags, which are not permitted inside the venue, and flung the shoes near Ravindra Jadeja, who was posted at the long-on boundary, and Faf du Plessis, who was seemingly carrying drinks for team-mates. CSK officials and the police subsequently intervened and diffused the tension.Hours before the start of the match, there were protests on Wallajah Road near the MA Chidambaram Stadium, albeit amid beefed-up security. Later, the toss was delayed by 13 minutes; match officials reportedly arrived late at the venue due to heavy traffic around the stadium, but play began on time.

Everton boss Sean Dyche still seems uncertain about what his strongest side is, likely due to the lack of availability he has suffered in their opening few Premier League fixtures.

However, with a full bill of health expected for this weekend, now marks the perfect time to unleash some stars.

Such an injury crisis on the wings, which has seen Jack Harrison and Dwight McNeil sidelined, has forced others to deputise in that role. James Garner, perhaps a victim of his immense versatility, was the unfortunate casualty enlisted to star on the right flank rather than in his favoured central midfield role.

How good is James Garner?

Whilst the 22-year-old has struggled, his 7.10 average rating in the league marks an admirable return for a man playing massively out of position. Such a figure is buoyed by his creativity and work rate, with the tireless general posting 1.3 key passes, two tackles and 4.8 ball recoveries per game, via Sofascore.

The former Manchester United academy graduate is making the best of a frustrating situation, and although his form actually makes him the joint-third-highest-rated player within the squad, a distinct lack of dynamism is dulling the threat that Dyche's attack would hope to pose.

With the return of those aforementioned wide men to be welcomed with open arms, the question now turns to where Garner could be shifted to maintain his form, but not push out a teammate who too is shining.

Although it might mark the obvious move to move him into his preferred position, there is perhaps another who could be handed one last chance to impress to see if he can recapture his form of old.

After all, Andre Gomes has become something of a forgotten man at Goodison Park, with his horrific ankle injury in 2019 hampering his career. Losing that initial burst of speed, it has been a tough and arduous process to recover some semblance of the fine performance that spurred Marco Silva to spend £22m on his permanent acquisition.

Is Andre Gomes leaving Everton?

However, his recent loan spell with LOSC Lille is indicative of a man potentially reborn, who should be allowed to try and stamp his starting claim before Garner due to his seniority.

After all, it is worth trying to get some return on the Portuguese maestro, with his counterpart sure to still be patiently waiting should he fail.

Former Everton goalkeeper Nigel Martyn issued his own show of faith for the former Barcelona man though: "He’s a very composed footballer, looks very good on the ball, intelligent and knows which space to run into. His passing’s very good, his tackling’s very good – he’s a great all-round footballer."

Featuring 26 times in Ligue 1 last season, the silky 30-year-old maintained a 6.83 average rating whilst scoring three, assisting two and posting an 89% pass accuracy all from the engine room, via Sofascore. This attacking impetus will be warmly received on Merseyside, who have been craving a potent creative force to partner Amadou Onana.

The Belgium international has already established himself as one of Dyche's most important players despite his youth, with his domineering displays proving integral in quelling opposition threats and forging their own.

As such, his 7.22 average rating is upheld through his 1.8 tackles, four ball recoveries per game and 1.3 key passes per game, via Sofascore.

Defensively mature but retaining that touch of class, placing Gomes beside the 22-year-old could see a stellar partnership formed, set to finally spearhead their first Premier League win of the campaign whilst Garner awaits his moment to shine.

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Arsenal's work on the pitch has been impressive, but the way that they have improved as a club off the pitch must also be commended.

The Gunners are no longer losing star players to rival clubs, or missing out on their top targets. Instead, it could be argued that the Emirates is one of the best places to be in the Premier League, proven by the flurry of recent contract extensions.

Mikel Arteta and co have ensured that the likes of Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Martin Odegaard and William Saliba have put pen to paper on new deals, sealing their future at the club, as they look to go one better than last season by winning the Premier League. Sporting director Edu Gaspar isn't stopping at Odegaard, Martinelli, Saka, and Saliba, either, according to reports, with another key player set to be offered a new deal and a wage increase.

What's the latest Arsenal news?

Arsenal have combined their good work off the pitch with some fine work on it, securing their return to Champions League football last season, before picking up where they left off in the current campaign. It is still early days, though, and Arteta will be well aware of the need to avoid any early slip-ups.

When the title race does inevitably heat up, the Gunners will need their best leaders to avoid a capitulation similar to last season, and that's where the extension of Oleksandr Zinchenko's contract could come into play. According to Pete O'Rourke of Football Insider, Arsenal are ready to offer the full-back a new long-term deal at the club, which will see his wages increase.

Viewed as a leader both on and off the pitch at the club, Zinchenko's deal may well be another important piece of business in the recent flurry of new contracts. It's certainly a sign that Arteta values the left-back in his side.

How has Oleksandr Zinchenko performed this season?

Zinchenko has had an interesting season so far at Arsenal. Whilst he is viewed as a leader off the pitch, he struggled for starts early on. A positive sign that his game-time could be about to change is that he started in Arsenal's recent 4-0 thrashing of PSV Eindhoven in their highly-anticipated return to the Champions League.

The Ukraine international will certainly hope to earn his place back in Arteta's side on a regular basis, particularly if he puts pen to paper on a new deal at the club. The Spaniard has previously been full of praise for his defender, too, saying, via Goal:

"First of all, his mentality. He’s used to winning – winning is the only thing and winning in the right way. He’s a perfectionist and a really demanding boy, I know him so well, and after that he brings qualities that we didn’t have in the squad. He gives us a different option to play within the role in different spaces, and I’m really happy to have him."

With that said, Zinchenko will certainly be an interesting one to watch this season, as he attempts to break back into Arsenal's starting 11, and potentially puts pen to paper on a new deal.

To their credit, West Ham United have got off to a flying start in the Premier League this season. The Hammers have looked anything but a side that lost arguably their best player in the summer in the form of Declan Rice, who departed for Arsenal.

In five Premier League games prior to Sunday's trip to Liverpool, David Moyes' side had lost just once, defeating both Brighton & Hove Albion and Chelsea with relative ease along the way. Meanwhile, they got off to the perfect start in the Europa League in mid-week, too, overcoming Backa Topola after initially going a goal behind. Now, they have turned their attention to work off the pitch, rewarding one particular future star with a new deal.

What's the latest West Ham news?

The Hammers spent a reported €137m (£119m) in the summer transfer window, welcoming the likes of James Ward-Prowse and Mohammed Kudus to the club. With the transfer window now closed, however, they have turned their attention to keeping hold of players for the future, such as George Earthy.

As confirmed by the club, the 18-year-old attacking midfielder has put pen to paper on a new three-year deal. After signing the contract, Earthy said:

“I am really pleased to extend my stay with West Ham United. I have been here since I was really young and signing a new contract is something I have been working really hard towards over the past seasons.

“I want to push on now and keep showing everyone what I can do when playing for the U21s this season.”

Who is George Earthy?

At 18 years of age, Earthy seems to have the world at his feet at the London Stadium, and more than earned a new deal after playing a large part in West Ham's FA Youth Cup victory by scoring three goals along the way. Now, he will hope to impress even more, and begin to sneak into the plans of Moyes in the coming months.

West Ham sporting director and club legend Mark Noble was full of praise for the teenager after he put pen to paper on a new deal, saying, via the official club website:

"We are delighted that George has signed a new contract. He has been with the Academy since the age of six, so he knows the football club inside out and loves being here.

“We are all excited to see him continue his footballing journey and wish him the very best for his future career with West Ham United.”

Should he continue to develop, the talented attacking midfielder could be set to make the breakthrough into the first-team set up over the coming years, which may result in Hammers officials looking back at this moment as a shrewd in-house deal.