Manchester United were leading the race for Darwin Nunez back in April, but were later left behind by rivals Liverpool, eventually missing out on the Uruguayan star.
Nunez had caught the eye of many during Benfica's Champions League campaign as he scored six goals in 10 appearances. United representatives managed to arrange a meeting with the Eagles' president Rui Costa after their Champions League quarter-final meeting with the Reds to discuss a potential deal, in an attempt to beat rival suitors to his signature.
But the meeting never happened after Costa who celebrated his birthday around that time suffered from food poisoning, which led the meeting to get postponed. The Old Trafford officials were not convinced by that however and took it as a snub - which resulted in the club falling behind in their pursuit of Nunez.
