Ten Hag confirms contract extensions for Man Utd quartet Rashford, Shaw, Dalot and Fred

Manchester United have triggered one-year extension clauses in the contracts of Marcus Rashford, Luke Shaw, Diogo Dalot and Fred, Erik ten Hag has confirmed.

With United three points out of the Premier League's top four with one game less before the competition resumes, each of the foursomes has played a key role for Ten Hag's side.

In particular, Rashford has looked rejuvenated since the Dutchman took charge, leading the Red Devils goalscoring charts with four Premier League goals this season and scoring three times for England at the World Cup.

Rashford's contract was due to expire at the end of the season leading to the striker being linked with a move to Paris Saint-Germain, but Ten Hag has confirmed the 25-year-old is close to stay.

Asked about widespread reports claiming United had extended players' contracts, the United boss told MUTV: "Yes, I can confirm that.

"We are happy because the team is going in the right direction and these players [made] a massive contribution in that direction.

"We want to develop, we want to support these players and we want them to stay in our process, that's why we made these decisions, I'm sure they are the right decisions.

"We want to build a team for the future, for longer years, and these players need to be part of that."

United resume their Premier League campaign against Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford on Tuesday, having won four of their last five home games in the competition (D1).

The Red Devils have won each of their last six games against Forest in all competitions, recording an 8-1 victory when the teams last met in February 1999.