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.
Manchester United and Everton have had poor boardroom relations in the past
Everton tried to hijack the deal while Cleverley was en route to his medical, but by the time their £5.