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Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho will be told to offload players if he wants to add to his squad in January.

The Old Trafford board want to control costs before sanctioning more outlay on new signings.

Mourinho has spent £285m on transfer fees on six major signings during his two years at the club.

United's most recent financial results, released in September, showed their wage bill had risen by 13.5% to £263.5m.

Defender Luke Shaw, who cost United £27m in 2014 but yet to start this season, is the most likely departure.

The 22-year-old has started just four Premier League games in 12 months through a combination of injury and poor form.

The future of Marouane Fellaini is also unclear. The Belgium midfielder's contract expires in the summer and he will be free to negotiate with overseas clubs in January.

Sixteen first-team squad members have left since Mourinho took charge in May 2016, but only the £16m sale of Memphis Depay and the £22m departure of Morgan Schneiderlin generated significant income, while high-earners Wayne Rooney and Bastian Schweinsteiger have also left.

Sunday's Premier League defeat at Chelsea left United eight points behind leaders Manchester City.

Manchester United are prepared to let Marouane Fellaini leave for nothing at the end of the season rather than sell the midfielder in January.

Fellaini's contract expires on 30 June and while United began talks with the Belgian over a new deal last season, so far there has been no agreement.

The 29-year-old rejected United's latest offer in September.

Fellaini, who joined United for £27m in August 2013, was then manager David Moyes' first significant signing.

It is understood Fellaini gave up £4m in bonuses in order to ensure the transfer went through.

His fortunes at United have fluctuated. He was booed by his own supporters in December 2016 when he warmed up as a substitute during a game against Tottenham at Old Trafford.

However, since then, Fellaini has become a more popular figure.

He scored in the Europa League semi-final victory over Celta Vigo and also started in the 2-0 win over Ajax in the final.

And when he was linked with a move to Galatasaray in the summer, United manager Jose Mourinho said the Turkish club had more chance of signing him than Fellaini.

He has missed part of this season with injury but has scored four goals in nine games.

It is understood Fellaini has a good relationship with Mourinho, which could be a key factor in the player's eventual decision.

ROJO, POGBA AND IBRAHIMOVIC SET TO RETURN

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has revealed Marcos Rojo, Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic are all in contention to face Newcastle in the Premier League on Saturday.

Speaking exclusively to MUTV at the Aon Training Complex on Friday afternoon, the manager told Helen Evans: “The players that stayed here and [were] recovering from injuries, even the ones that are recovering from big injuries, they are ready to play.”

Asked specifically which players with long-term injuries are set to return against the Magpies at Old Trafford, the manager said: “Pogba, Ibrahimovic and Marcos Rojo.” All three are set to be named in the squad for the weekend clash.

Rojo has not played a senior match since the UEFA Europa League tie against Anderlecht on 20 April, but the Argentina international made a welcome appearance for United's Under-23s on Wednesday night.

Ibrahimovic has also not featured since that same European game with Anderlecht and Mourinho is delighted to have him back, although the manager has asked for patience from supporters.

"He made a full recovery," Jose told reporters in his pre-match press conference. "Now you cannot expect him to be ready to play 90 minutes or to be ready to play consecutive matches like he did all his career.

"Now he needs time to be back to his level, his fitness, his confidence, his sharpness, his everything. But, from the clinical point of view, to be good and ready is fantastic."

On the subject of Pogba, who has been missing since the opening UEFA Champions League Group A match against Basel on 12 September, Mourinho said: "You can clearly see Manchester United this season before Paul's injury and after Paul's injury. It's as simple as that."

JOSE WELCOMES STARS BACK INTO THE FOLD

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho admits his side has missed the influence of big stars Paul Pogba and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, as would any team in world football.

The boss is also preparing to welcome Marcos Rojo back into the fold after the Argentinian's Reserves outing in midweek. The news has provided a real boost ahead of Saturday's visit of Newcastle United as the Reds look to get back to winning ways following the international break.

Pogba was instrumental in a fine start to the season, earning the club's Player of the Month award in August, before being injured against Basel in the Champions League opener. Ibrahimovic and Rojo both sustained their knee-ligament damage in last term's Europa League encounter with Anderlecht, but are set to join Pogba in the squad for the weekend fixture.

"[With] Paul, now I can speak because he's back," said Mourinho. "I didn't like to speak while he was injured, but you can clearly see Manchester United this season before Paul's injury and after Paul's injury. There are qualities in our football, there are qualities that influence our approach in matches with Pogba and without Pogba - it's as simple as that.

"Zlatan, last season, we played with him for almost every minute until he was injured. This season, we learn how to play without him. We played in a different way but he's a very important player for us and, of course, welcome back.

"Of course, he's an incredible personality to fight such an important injury. We were all saying in 2017 he will be back but one thing is 31 December 2017 and another thing is mid-November. He was, as an injured player, the same super professional he is when he's fit, so fantastic work.

"The same as Marcos [Rojo]. He was a very important injury too, a big surgery; he played already with the young boys last Wednesday and he's fine. He's confident, he's also ready. And Paul is obviously not the same dimension; it was not surgical situation, but was also a good, when I say good, it was not a bad injury and all three are back."

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Manchester United captain Michael Carrick has revealed he has not played since September because of an irregular heart rhythm.

The 36-year-old has played just once this season, in the 4-1 win against Burton in the Carabao Cup third round on 20 September.

Carrick says he "felt strange" during the second half of the game and after tests had a cardiac ablation procedure.

He said in a statement: "I'm healthy and back training hard with the team."

The England midfielder says he was "monitored closely" and "aiming to be back in contention for selection soon."

The British Heart Foundation says an ablation is a treatment that aims to control or correct certain types of abnormal heart rhythms.

Carrick joined Manchester United from Tottenham in 2006 and has won five Premier League titles, the Champions League, Europa League and Fifa Club World Cup with the club.

Carrick statement in full

I just want to clear up my situation as I've had quite a few people asking if I'm OK and why I haven't been fit over the last couple of months.

After feeling strange during the second half of the Burton game in September, I underwent a series of tests. It turned out to be due to an irregular heart rhythm which has been fully investigated and I had a procedure called a cardiac ablation.

I had to build up training steadily whilst being monitored closely but I feel fine now.

I would like to reassure everyone that I'm healthy and back training hard with the team. I'm building up my fitness and aiming to be back in contention for selection soon

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has criticised Henrikh Mkhitaryan's recent form - as Borussia Dortmund indicate they would be interested in re-signing the Armenia forward.

Mkhitaryan, who joined from Dortmund in July 2016 for £26.3m, has been left out of United's last two match-day squads.

The 28-year-old will return to the United squad for Saturday's Premier League game against Brighton.

Mourinho said Mkhitaryan's performances have been "decreasing step by step".

Mkhitaryan started 10 of United's first 11 Premier League games before he was dropped after being substituted in the 62nd minute of the 1-0 defeat to Chelsea on 5 November.

"I was not happy with his last performances," said Mourinho of a player who has scored twice in 16 games this season.

"It's not one or two, I am talking about three, four or five."

Mkhitaryan made a modest start to his United career and did not start a Premier League game in almost three months after being substituted at half-time in the defeat to Manchester City last September.

His form improved during the second half of the season and he scored as United beat Ajax in the Europa League final in Stockholm in May.

"He started well this season but his performance levels, goalscoring, assists, high pressing, bringing the team with him as number 10, were decreasing step by step," added Mourinho.

"That was enough [to be dropped] because the others worked to have a chance. Everybody works to have a chance. It's as simple as that."

CARRICK TO BE OFFERED COACHING ROLE

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has revealed he will be offering Michael Carrick a role on the coaching staff.

The club captain released a statement on Friday night saying he has undergone a heart procedure called a cardiac ablation and that he will soon be available for selection.

Mourinho, speaking after the 1-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion, suggested the 36-year-old will continue as a player this season before having a decision to make on his future. After taking his coaching badges and working with the youngsters at the Aon Training Complex, it is clear the midfielder could take this step at a later date.

"Michael, as a person, is more important than Michael as a player," said the boss. "We gave him the time to relax, to recover, to feel confident, to make the decision [when he] wants to play, [when he] wants to stop.

"He knows that my coaching staff has the chair for him if he wants. When he wants the chair, it is there in the office for him. I want that, the board wants that and the owner wants that. So Michael is in a comfortable situation. His future will be with us.

"But he wants to be a player until the end of the season and now he feels confident to be back and now he is training back with us. So [he is] one more option for us, we need players and Michael wants to play so I am happy with that."

LINDELOF KICKSTARTS HIS UNITED CAREER

There are often turning points, single moments in a match, when fans look back and think ‘that kickstarted his career’.

The Old Trafford faithful possibly witnessed that exact moment on Saturday when Victor Lindelof arrived – in more ways than one – with a crunching, but fair, challenge on Anthony Knockaert which seemed to help inspire the Reds to defeat Brighton.

The crowd roared in appreciation of a player who, in truth, has taken time to settle in his opening five months in the Premier League. It lifted the whole atmosphere and the supporters helped the Reds get over the line.

"It think it was a good challenge," he said. "It was a 50/50 ball and I just thought I have to win this ball and I did. We are delighted with the clean sheet, we are always trying to do a good defensive job, and trying not to concede goals. We did do that today and that was very good for us."

Lindelof came in for criticism in some quarters in a couple of his opening outings for the Reds but his Man-of-the Match performance against Brighton and, in particular, the memorable tackle on Knockaert earned rave reviews from two former United stars who believe it could be the turning point he needs.

Former defender David May told MUTV after the win: "The tackle kickstarted him. I thought he was one of our best players and I think it's the best game he has played for us."

Lou Macari also added: "It was tough to begin with but he's starting to show what he's got and long may that continue.”

Lindelof’s talent has never been in question. He starred in Sweden’s recent World Cup qualification, keeping Italy’s attacking riches at bay, twice, but Jose Mourinho has admitted in recent months that the 23-year-old will need time to adapt to the physical challenges and pace of the Premier League.

But patience is a rare commodity in modern football. Many will forget a certain Nemanja Vidic, who was signed from Spartak Moscow in 2006 and made his debut, along with Patrice Evra, in the Manchester derby. Both had a day to forget - Evra was hauled off at half-time - as United were beaten 4-1.

Vidic and Evra were given the time to adapt and as we all know, went on to become United legends. History suggests Lindelof deserves the same time to prove his worth and the fans were in agreement this weekend.

Some 57 per cent of votes went for the centre-back, with Ashley Young second on 37 per cent and Nemanja Matic in third on six per cent

Potential 3 match ban for Lukaku. Time for the Lion to come out roaring?

There will be no action taken against Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku for allegedly kicking out at Brighton defender Gaetan Bong.

The alleged incident happened in United's 1-0 win on Saturday, but was not seen by referee Neil Swarbrick.

The Football Association referred it to three ex-Premier League referees to independently review on Monday.

They each had to agree it was a sending off offence for action to be taken and that was not the case.

The decision means Lukaku has escaped a three-match domestic ban which would have seen him miss league games against Watford, Arsenal and Manchester City.

The Belgium international, 24, moved to United in the summer from Everton and scored 10 goals in his first nine outings for the Old Trafford club.

However, Lukaku has scored just once in his last 10 games for the club.