The club’s registration headache has been partly resolved through some dramatic internal manoeuvring involving captain Marc-André ter Stegen. The German keeper initially refused to sign a long-term medical leave agreement that would clear 80 per cent of his wages and help the club comply with financial rules.

Marcus Rashford says Man Utd ‘in no man’s land’ as transition ‘has not started’ - The 27-year-old forward left his boyhood club last month for a season-long loan at Barcelona.

Barcelona have produced a surprise for Marcus Rashford just hours before their La Liga campaign begins with a fixture against Mallorca away from home.