Manchester United failed to become the ninth British winners of the Uefa Super Cup when they lost narrowly 2-1 to an impressive Zenit St Petersburg in Monaco.
For the first 60 minutes Zenit were comfortably two goals ahead through a fist half header from Pogrebnyak then a wonderful solo effort from Portuguese star Danny on 58 minutes.
Manchester United striker Louis Saha will join Everton for an undisclosed fee, subject to passing a medical.
The 30-year-old France international will become Everton's third signing of the summer after Lars Jacobsen and Segundo Castillo.
Sir Alex has taken a 19-man squad to Monaco for Friday night’s Super Cup clash with Zenit St Petersburg.
The Reds left Manchester Airport on Thursday morning at 09:00 BST and will train at Stade de Louis II later in the day. Kick-off on Friday night is at 19:45 BST.
Manchester United's Owen Hargreaves has been ruled out of England's opening World Cup qualifiers, adding to Fabio Capello's problems in midfield. Hargreaves, who joins Steven Gerrard on the sidelines, is recovering from tendinitis in his knee and will play in United's Super Cup game on Friday.
Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic claims to have been misquoted in an interview with Russian football magazine Football Weekly in which he was critical of the Manchester weather and the English lifestyle.
Manchester United's victory over Portsmouth on Monday was met with relief by Rio Ferdinand who said last night the Premier League champions are determined not to play catch-up for a second consecutive season.
Complaining about the weather is one of Britain's most treasured hobbies, so Sir Alex Ferguson must be unsure whether to praise Nemanja Vidic's integration into local culture or to criticise his lack of diplomatic skills after the Serbian defender spoke about his rain-induced depression yesterday.
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed Rio Ferdinand will be captain of the Red Devils one day.
Ferdinand missed out on the England captaincy this week when Fabio Capello plumped for John Terry.
Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic have been nominated for UEFA's European Player of the Year Award.
Last year's Champions League top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo, Liverpool's Fernando Torres and Chelsea's Frank Lampard will all be leading contenders for the award. Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Carles Puyol are also in contention.
Manchester United winger Nani feels in good nick after featuring in Portugal's 5-0 victory over the Faroe Islands last night.
Nani missed United's 1-1 draw with Newcastle on Sunday, but said: "It was very good. We have shown willingness to win. That is what the coach asked from us. He told us to be focused and I think we were.
"I want to improve my form.