Manchester United came from behind to rescue a point against Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
The Red Devils had won their previous three Premier League matches and went ahead at The City Ground courtesy of a Casemiro goal.
Morgan Gibbs-White drew the hosts level shortly after the break, however, before Nicolo Savona put Sean Dyche’s side in front.
United looked to be heading for defeat until Amad Diallo’s superb strike drew Ruben Amorim’s side level.
That result left United seventh in the Premier League table, with a trip to Tottenham Hotspur up next.
In the meantime, it appears that United could be set to battle it out with Spurs in the race to sign a Premier League defender.
Branthwaite has not made an appearance for Everton so far this season (Photo: Every Second Media/Alamy)
As per CaughtOffside, both United and Spurs are keeping tabs on Everton centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite.
The report claims that the two Premier League sides are both interested in the Englishman, who has been capped once by the Three Lions.
The 23-year-old joined the Toffees from boyhood club Carlisle United back in 2020 and has established himself as a key player for the Merseyside outfit over the past couple of seasons, having enjoyed productive loan spells with both Blackburn Rovers and PSV Eindhoven.
In total the defender has now played 86 times for Everton across all competitions, but he is yet to appear for David Moyes’ side so far this term due to injury.
According to the report, Everton value the defender at around £70 million, partly due to the fact that he has signed a contract extension meaning his current deal now runs until 2030.
Despite significant interest from elsewhere, the report claims that the player himself is currently happy at Everton and isn’t pushing for a move away from The Hill Dickinson Stadium.
