Man Utd sporting director Dan Ashworth insists his phone was vibrating throughout the Europa League draw as deadline day ramps up.
The Red Devils have been in the shadow of local rivals Man City for the last decade since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson as manager.
British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe hopes to change that after purchasing a minority stake in Man Utd which gives his INEOS group control over football operations at Old Trafford, and earlier this year set out his determination to knock City and Liverpool “off their perch”.
have made a good start to doing that by bringing in Joshua Zirkzee, Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui, while is set to be confirmed today.
There have been a number of links to players leaving Man …