Manchester United went into the favorites in the fight for central midfielder Shakhtar Fred.

Manchester City has cooled interest in midfielder Shakhtar Fred, which makes Manchester United the favorite in the struggle for the Brazilian, reports Telegraph.

"The townspeople" tried to sign Fred in January, however, according to the source, now the leaders of the Premier League are considering other options, and their interest in the player "miners" is not so high.

Manchester United in the summer will try to sign at least one midfielder, given that Michael Carrick will retire, and the situation with the contract Maruana Fellaini remains unclear.

Earlier, Shakhtar President Sergei Palkin noted that in the summer Fred will move to one of the Manchester clubs.

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