* Phil Bardsley is going on loan to Sheffield United.
Initially for a month.
He has only played in the Carling Cup and at the moment appears to be well down the pecking order.
* Reports suggest that United are checking out Sevilla striker Alexander Kerzhakov, who is under consideration for the January market.
United supposedly made enquiries during the summer.
* An old story resurfaces:
Giggs:
"If I hadn't been spotted I would have gone the other way." Rugby League, in which his father was a professional with Swinton.