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Zlatan Ibrahimovic responds to Manchester United message as Diogo Costa breaks silence on future

Here are your Manchester United headlines for the evening of Monday, June 5.

Diogo Costa breaks silence on United transfer links

Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa said he 'hopes to continue' at Porto amid links with Manchester United.

Costa has been widely backed to leave Portugal ahead of next season amid links with an Old Trafford switch. The future role of David de Gea at United is not certain after several blunders this season.

The Spaniard is out of contract this month, although is thought to be nearing a renewal with reduced terms. However, Erik ten Hag refused to declare him as his No.1 next season, underlining that he wants competition in each area of the squad.

Here's what he said.

Ibrahimovic responds to United message following retirement announcement

Manchester United have paid tribute to former forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic following his retirement from professional football.

The 41-year-old bows out after winning 34 trophies - including 14 league titles - his most recent with AC Milan just last season.

Zlatan spent just two years in Manchester after signing from Jose Mourinho's side in July 2016. During his time at Old Trafford he claimed both the League Cup and the Europa League.

Read on here.

The Man United dressing room mood after City defeat

Erik ten Hag admitted his side were 'broken' after their FA Cup final defeat. The one crumb of comfort is that he has proven he can be the man to fix them again after a gruelling debut season came to an end.

The Manchester United manager stood on the pitch and fixed a glare at the royal box late on Saturday afternoon as he watched Man City hoist the silver trophy up into the air.

He made a point of demanding the same respect from his players and staff, asking them to bottle that moment of pain and use it as motivation to make sure they never had to experience it again.

Here's the full story.

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