Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is excited by the potential of forward Anthony Elanga, who is in contention to make his Manchester United debut against Granada in the Europa League.

United are away to the Spanish side on Thursday for the first leg of their quarter-final tie in a competition that represents their last hope of silverware this season.

Elanga, 18, has been added to the United squad for the competition and will travel to Spain with the first-team.

The Swedish striker signed a new contract last month and Solskjaer insists he has not only been included in the squad for experience and is ready for action.

Even if his debut does not come against Granada, it sounds like Elanga will be featuring for United soon.

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Looking to open the 2023/24 Championship campaign with a statement on Saturday afternoon, Watford will welcome QPR to Vicarage Road this weekend.

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Starting with the hosts, while Watford might have had their sights set on securing an immediate Premier League return last season, the Hornets endured nothing short of a Championship nightmare at Vicarage Road. Eventually having to settle for a sluggish bottom-half finish and coming under a huge amount of scrutiny, Valerien Ismael will know that his squad must make a string of improvements this time around. However, signing off their pre-season preparations with a 2-1 loss at the hands of Premier League outfit Crystal Palace, the one-time Barnsley boss has seen his side show some exte…

Manchester United have confirmed Paul Pogba will the leave the club as a free agent at the end of this month.

The France midfielder rejoined the Red Devils from Juventus for £89million (€105m) in 2016 – four years after moving from Old Trafford to Turn.

Pogba had been expected to be on his way out of United again when his contract expires and his exit was confirmed on Wednesday.

The 29-year-old has made only 20 appearances for the Premier League club in a disappointing final season, which just about summed up his second spell with the Red Devils.

Pogba has been linked with several European giants, including Champions League winners Real Madrid and his former club Juve.

In a statement released on their website, United said: The club can announ…

Mauro Icardi and Kylian Mbappe both scored twice in the first half as Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Marseille 4-0 in Sunday s Ligue 1 clash.

Free-scoring PSG had reeled off five wins in a row in all competitions heading into the first Classique of the season and made light work of seeing off their rivals.

The reigning French champions scored all four goals before half-time thanks to clinical doubles from Icardi and Mbappe in the space of 34 devastating minutes at Parc des Princes.

Edinson Cavani was brought on in the second half for his first appearance since August, but PSG now eight points clears of closest challengers Nantes at the top of the table could not add to their tally of 17 goals in their last four matches.

Valere Germain failed to make the mo…

Lille midfielder Renato Sanches will join either Paris Saint-Germain or Milan, according to Les Dogues president Oliver Letang.

Sanches has been heavily linked with a move to the French capital as he enters the final 12 months of his contract, but Letang insisted at the end of June that the Ligue 1 champions had made no contact.

Milan are the other European side interested in the 24-year-old, with reports suggesting the Rossoneri have a €15million deal in place with Lille should they fail to agree a transfer with PSG.

Letang, speaking at a news conference on Wednesday to welcome Guinea forward Mohamed Bayo to Lille, confirmed Sanches will leave, though he remains unsure to which club yet.

Renato has two very good possibilities, two very big clubs,…

Andriy Shevchenko has no worries about Ukraine s mentality as they look to end what is a historic European Championship losing streak against North Macedonia on Thursday.

Ukraine will have gained admirers for their spirited performance against Netherlands on Sunday, as they fought back to 2-2 from 2-0 down – before Andriy Yarmolenko s screamer, they had not scored any of their previous 72 shots in the Euros.

Unfortunately for them, they switched off late on and Denzel Dumfries scored the Oranje s winner in a 3-2 victory, but the performance showed Ukraine can cause problems for the traditionally better teams.

But against tournament debutants North Macedonia on Thursday they will have to cope with the pressure of being favourites, a potentially confusing situati…

According to a recent report from Marca, Mauro Icardi held talks with Real Madrid in both 2017 and 2018 over the possibility of a switch to the Santiago Bernabeu from Inter Milan. Despite this, Florentino Perez decided to scrap the potential deals as a direct result of his character. 

Icardi, who now plays for Paris Saint-Germain, has been at the heart of some big controversies throughout the course of his time in professional football. Many believe he’s quite aggressive and hard to deal with, whereas others choose to value what he does on the pitch above just about anything else. 

Mauro Icardi has the potential to do some great things in the sport, but at this stage, it’s all about determining whether or not he can be trusted. 

For now it seems as …

Edin Terzic has not discussed the future with Jude Bellingham and is focusing on improving the midfielder – along with Borussia Dortmund s latest next big thing in Jamie Bynoe-Gittens.

Bellingham is set to be the most sought-after player in Europe when the transfer window opens at the end of the season.

Liverpool have been widely linked with the England international but are set to face competition from rivals in the Premier League and Champions League.

Dortmund have not given up hope of keeping Bellingham, sporting director Sebastian Kehl said this week, but that is not head coach Terzic s concern.

He still has a long-term contract with us, and I never spoke about that with him, Terzic told The Telegraph.

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Gareth Southgate believes England have grown stronger as a result of their poor form ahead of the World Cup, as he pledged to stand firm on his selections.

England suffered a humiliating relegation from the top tier of the Nations League last month, finishing their campaign with three points – and no wins – from six games.

The Three Lions begin their World Cup campaign against Iran on November 21, and their six-match winless run is their longest such sequence going into a major tournament.

Southgate was jeered by England supporters in the aftermath of a 1-0 defeat to Italy on September 23 and has been criticised for standing by Manchester United s struggling defender Harry Maguire.

Speaking at Monday s Legends of Football event in aid of Nordoff Robb…

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Two sides who missed out on a spot at this year s World Cup finals, Norway and Finland will meet on Sunday afternoon in a Scandinavian derby.

Starting with the hosts, while Norway might have been without attacking icon Erling Haaland earlier in the week, the Lions did put on an eye-catching display on foreign soil. Eventually picking up a 2-1 victory away at Ireland in a friendly showdown, Stale Solbakken s men will be looking to pick up Scandinavian bragging rights on Sunday afternoon. Although the Reds might have failed to punch their World Cup ticket this year, they have enjoyed a largely impressive run over recent times. Losing just a pair of their previous nine matchups across all formats a run that stems back to November 2021…