Manchester United face Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday lunchtime against a backdrop of bad blood in the boardroom.
The strained relationship between the two clubs has seen Everton’s attempts to sign Sergio Romero and Marcos Rojo from United hit a brick wall in the past 15 months.
It is understood the animosity goes back to 2014, when United agreed to sell Tom Cleverley to Aston Villa for £7.5million.
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Manchester United and Everton have had poor boardroom relations in the past
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Everton tried to hijack the deal while Cleverley was en route to his medical, but by the time their £5.