It is not very often fans celebrate the loaning out of a player, but Cleverley’s deadline day departure to Aston Villa had United fans rejoicing like it was 1999.

The Argentine, 24, who can play either at left back or centre back, was snapped up from Sporting Lisbon in a deal worth £16million, but has yet to play for the club because of an ongoing visa application

With a record £835million spent on new players by Premier League clubs, this transfer window was the most expensive in English football history.

The Colombian made a late season-long loan move to Old Trafford on Monday that was finally confirmed after the deadline had passed.

With no fixtures in the top flight on Saturday, Non-League Day is providing an alternative experience for fans that would usually go to see United or City instead.

It’s round two for last year’s Premier League champions Manchester City as they prepare to take on the Gunners this September.

Kagawa rejoined his former club on a four-year deal having been signed by Sir Alex Ferguson in 2012 but never quite reaching the heights he hit in Germany that helped catch the ex-United manager’s eye.

United are still searching for their first win of the season under new boss Louis van Gaal after a 0-0 draw with Burnley at the weekend made it four games without a victory.

Here at Mancunian Matters we don’t have a helicopter but the internet is working and there is plenty of transfer deadline day gossip already doing the rounds.

Before he has even set foot on a pitch as a Manchester United player, British record signing Angel Di Maria has been touted a miracle worker but he has big names to emulate having been given the famous no. 7 shirt.

City are off to a flyer in their title defence having won their first two games of the season – including a comprehensive 3-1 defeat of title rivals Liverpool.