Man United news LIVE: Former Red Devils star Paul Pogba tests positive for testosterone and Cristiano Ronaldo lost the dressing room, says Mike Phelan

Good afternoon Man United fans, and good news (for you, at least), because we’ve got a brand-new weekly supplement for you called Man United Confidential! It will be out every Tuesday lunchtime.

Chris Wheeler is our inside man bringing you all the biggest talking points, and there are also contributions this week from Simon Jones and Liam Morgan.

In this first edition, we dive into Erik ten Hag’s ruthless policy when it comes to moving on youth players, as well as a host of other stories and tidbits.

Why are supporters unhappy about the scheduling of next week’s trip to Bayern Munich? How are the academy getting on. All this and more.

Former Manchester United assistant manager Mike Phelan thinks Cristiano Ronaldo’s ‘massively high standards’ caused relationships to sour during his cataclysmic second spell at the club.

In a tell-all interview with Sky Sports, Phelan reveals how things unraveled for the Portugal star as he struggled to recapture the heights of glory he had reached in his first spell in Manchester.

‘I remember certain times when he pushed and pushed hard, and he didn’t get much reaction or much response. And there was frustration,’ Phelan said.

Read more of his insights below.

Anwar El-Ghazi. He’s not the first name that springs to mind when thinking of targets for big European clubs nowadays.

Yet all the same, man United are linked with him after their winger crisis has blown up. A set of extraordinary circumstances have led to this, writes Adam Shergold.

Jadon Sancho has been pictured for the first time after his falling-out with Erik ten Hag, and he’s in some star-studded company.

He and Aaron Wan-Bissaka took some time to visit five-time NBA All-Star John Wall for his 33rd birthday bash.

Read more about how he spent some of the international break below.

Antony has been accused of being a ‘liar’ by one of his alleged victims, Ingrid Lana, after he leaked alleged WhatsApp messages between them and said their meeting was ‘intimate and consensual’.

Lana accused the Brazilian of pushing her against a wall after he tried to kiss her and he faces allegations of assault from ex-girlfriend Gabriela Cavallin.

There’s no escape from the transfer hamster wheel, is there?

Just as one transfer window shuts, the planning for subsequent ones hots up – and United are already looking ahead to next summer.

Alongside Brighton’s mightily impressive Evan Ferguson, they’re lining up three other key targets and marking out those who are surplus to requirements, as per the Manchester Evening News.

Manchester United are reportedly at an advanced stage of negotiations with US technology company Qualcomm over a new shirt sponsorship deal.

The Red Devils have been seeking new shirt sponsors after announcing last year that their existing deal with TeamViewer wouldn’t be renewed.

Read more below as United seek a £60million-per-year deal, according to The Athletic.

Paul Pogba’s agent says the Juventus midfielder ‘never wanted to break the rules’ after a positive test for testosterone saw him provisionally suspended.

The ex-Manchester United man could face a ban of up to four years his agent, Rafaela Pimienta, has leapt to his defense.

Read more about what she said below.

Manchester United are looking into signing Anwar El-Ghazi amid the uncertainty around the futures of Antony and Jadon Sancho.

Mail Sport’s Chris Wheeler brings this exclusive report on what would be an eyebrow-raising move for a winger who was left without a club this summer after leaving PSV.

Rio Ferdinand has spilled the beans on Alex Ferguson’s infamous office bust-up with Roy Keane – which preceded the star’s sudden exit from the club in 2005.

Club captain Keane criticized his team-mates on the club’s television channel MUTV, leading to the controversial skirmish between two of football’s biggest personalities.

Keane was attacked and subsequently left the club in a shocking episode.

Read more of Ferdinand’s chat about the incident below.

Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot starred as Portugal recorded their biggest-ever win in a competitive game, a 9-0 thrashing of Luxembourg. The former was on the scoresheet.

It continues Roberto Martinez’s perfect start to life as boss of the national team as they have now won all six of their Euro 2024 qualifiers, scoring 24 and conceding none.

Darren Bent has given his views on the disintegrating relations between Jadon Sancho and Erik ten Hag.

The 23-year-old claimed he has been made a ‘scapegoat for a long time’ and hit back at his manager’s criticism of his training performances, calling it ‘untrue’.

For Bent, the public nature of their falling-out is a worrying omen of things to come…

Paul Pogba is facing a ban of up to four years following a positive test for testosterone.

The ex-Manchester United midfield is reported to have tested positive after Juventus’ match with Udinese on August 20, which he did not feature in but was on the bench for.

Now, he has been provisionally suspended.

Hello and welcome to Mail Sport’s live Manchester United blog, where we’ll be bringing you all the news and updates from old Trafford throughout the day.

There’s plenty to be getting stuck into today, as we look at Paul Pogba’s failed drugs test, talks over a lucrative shirt sponsorship deal, the turbulent sagas of Jadon Sancho and Antony, and transfer news – which doesn’t stop just because the window is shut!