Manchester United fans in the Football Transfer Tavern have certainly perked up over recent weeks given their team has now recorded six consecutive Premier League victories.

After a difficult start to the season, Louis van Gaal and Wayne Rooney have even been talking about challenging for the title this week.

A 3-0 win over bitter rivals Liverpool is enough to make anyone associated with United positive and whilst a title challenge may be a bit far-fetched this season, the atmosphere around Old Trafford at present is entirely different to what we witnessed 12 months ago under the ill-fated reign of David Moyes.

van Gaal has been given funds Moyes could only have dreamed of in fairness with the Dutchman having strengthened United’s squad with more than £150 million worth of talent.

And according to reports, United are not ready to stop there. The Red Devils are plotting further big money additions in January and have promptly been linked with a host of world class players.

Here we have gone through the rumours and identified five of the most believable stories linking players with a move to Old Trafford this winter.