Manchester United do not return to action until Monday evening but preparation is well underway to take on Crystal Palace.

The Red Devils will be desperate to secure three points as they target sixth place to guarantee a spot in next term's Europa League. An FA Cup victory over Man City offers an alternative route but Erik ten Hag and co are set to be put under pressure by Newcastle and Chelsea.

Focus remains on the current season but attention is also being paid to the summer. An overhaul is set to occur and that could yet include Erik ten Hag.

A tumultuous summer awaits at Old Trafford and Mirror Football takes a look at some of the biggest stories arising as a result.

Thomas Tuchel puts clubs on red alert

Thomas Tuchel is set to depart Bayern Munich this summer and the German coach would like to return to the Premier League.

The German giants decided have confirmed their stance that Tuchel will still depart even with European success and Tuchel could draw a great deal of interest. The former Chelsea boss enjoyed his time in England and he could be tempted to return.

The full story on Thomas Tuchel's future

Thomas Tuchel during Bayern Munich's draw with Real Madrid (
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United 'contact' agent

Reports in Spain suggest that United are interest in signing Barcelona ace Victor Roque on loan. The 19-year-old striker arrive at Camp Nou in January but has made a limited impact across 13 appearances.

The Catalan club are considering a loan next year, and the Red Devils, Napoli, OGC Nice and Lyon are all said to have contacted the Brazilian's agent. The Premier League side will be required to convince the forward to depart Barcelona however, while it has also been touted that the club could use Roque as part of their deal to buy Joao Felix.

What could have been

Erik Ten Hag has revealed that he did hope to sign Harry Kane last summer, when the forward departed Tottenham. United were unable to land the England international and instead signed Rasmus Hojlund.

The Dutch coach believes the forward showed more potential than any other forwards, but admitted his pysical issues that come with youth, have cost United.

"We have had some choices made with talents like Rasmus Hojlund," Ten Hag told Sky Sports. "I can see a striker who already proved it, who we wanted to sign and we couldn't get him. And then we went to Rasmus because he's a talent."

When asked if he meant Kane, he added: "Yes, and you know Harry Kane will get you 30 goals. I think Rasmus will get there, but he needs time. It's not fair to assess him the same as Harry Kane. I would never compare two players because they are very different.

"But with Hojlund, I think we had the biggest potential in the striker position last summer and we are very happy with him. But he also needs time to adapt and we are very pleased he showed his assets in scoring goals.

"He had a very good period where he scored many games after he showed it, but before and after, he had some physical issues, which is normal for a young player coming up. But it has a negative impact on the team result and that's what you have to accept."

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