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10.07am BST

And Ole Gunnar Solskjær has been talking ahead of that Brighton v Manchester United match.

As I’ve said many times I’m very confident in my players. If and when something happens, both ins and outs, we’ll update you. In football you can’t predict too much.

“For me, I’m just working on getting better. My focus is solely on the game, I can’t be thinking any other way. We need points and then we can talk again. “I think last season proved to us how we can defend at our best. Last week wasn’t fantastic, we conceded sloppy goals, but our defensive record shows that with Eric (Bailly) and Harry (Maguire) how good a partnership they were, but also the whole team defending as a team. Eric now is fit again and that’s a big, big bonus. I’m looking forward to seeing him develop and playing more games this season because we’ve been waiting for him to first be fit and then to play more regularly.

10.02am BST

And the latest on Manchester United’s summer of transfer troubles.

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per Jamie Jackson.

United’s stance is similar to the Brazilian’s and it is understood a valuation in the region of £12m is viewed as more realistic. There is an awareness in the player’s camp and at United that Porto’s need for money from Telles’s sale to finance investment in Sérgio Conceição’s squad may force down the fee. Telles would be clear in January to talk to clubs about a summer move as a free agent.

Related: Manchester United target Alex Telles urges Porto to lower asking price

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