Reports claimed that the Premier League side are interested in signing the Nigerian international as they look to strengthen their squad during the summer transfer window.
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The victory strengthened their push to reach the knockout stages while shattering the Portuguese side’s chances
United were 1-0 up and had already missed one penalty, a soft effort from Anthony Martial saved by Benfica’s 18-year-old keeper Mile Svilar.
The Red Devils have now won all four of their Group A games, but CSKA Moscow’s win over Basel means that official progression to the knockout stages must wait
The 19-year-old limped off in the Champions League win at Benfica on Wednesday with a knee issue, but Jose Mourinho has confirmed the forward will be available for today’s tie
Manchester United’s dour 1-0 Champions League win over Benfica came against the backdrop of a typical Mourinho pragmatic approach to such matches.
It was Salvio that had the game’s first half-chance in the 15th minute after meeting a low cross from Alex Grimaldo, but the attacker’s effort was wide of the post as United escaped a dangerous situation
The 21-year-old was one of the standout performers of pre-season, scoring against Bayern Munich and Benfica, and he puts his fine form down to the hard work he did over the summer.
It rained goals in North London, but there were also a handful of defensive errors as both teams shape themselves up for the start of their domestic seasons
The Belgian striker has signed a five-year contract at Old Trafford and becomes the fourth most expensive player in history in the process
He underwent a medical at City on Tuesday before sealing his move to Pep Guardiola’s side on a five-year contract.
The visitors took a one goal lead into the second leg
The German side were the top scorers in the group stage, but failed to find a way through a stubborn home defence
Bayern enjoyed particular success down the right flank, and created two openings in the space of three minutes via that avenue when first Thomas Muller hooked a Philipp Lahm cross narrowly wide before Arturo Vidal’s header lacked the power to truly trouble the keeper
Bayern took the lead in the opening exchanges at the Allianz Arena, but were frustrated for the remainder of the game as Benfica limited the deficit to one going into next week’s second leg in Lisbon
The French champions went into the second leg with a 2-1 lead, and goals from Adrien Rabiot and Zlatan Ibrahimovic sealed the same scoreline in West London to book PSG’s place in the quarter-finals
Portugal have appointed former Greece coach Fernando Santos as Bento’s successor in the national hotseat.
Mikel still has three years left on his contract at Stamford Bridge but could be allowed to leave with the abundance of talent in midfield at Chelsea and Mourinho hoping to raise funds to sign a world class striker in the summer
The Nigerians’ representative, Ken Van Deyck, has revealed that the north London side will have to battle it out with the Portuguese giants if they’re to land the pair
Chelsea youngster, Nemanja Matic, in central midfield, while Pablo Aimar, a Spanish Liga winner under Benitez at Valencia, was on the bench