Manchester United's 11th-hour loan swoop for Real Madrid left back Fabio Coentrao is on the rocks as the club wait to find out if the necessary paperwork was completed in time for the deal to go through.
Having missed out on Leighton Baines, Red Devils manager David Moyes turned his attentions to Coentrao and it seemed he had pulled off an amazing last-ditch coup when the move was officially confirmed by La Liga officials.

At around 10.45pm on Monday night, La Liga announced the Coentrao deal and Real Madrid's signing of Brazilian left back Guilherme Siqueira on a season-long loan from Granada.
But both of those statements were later retracted, with reports in Spain claiming that Benfica have hijacked Real's deal for Siqueira, resulting in the Spanish giants pulling the plug on the Coentrao move at the last minute.
United confirmed the £27.5million arrival of midfielder Marouane Fellaini on their official website and they are expected to make an announcement on Coentrao on Tuesday morning.
Should the deal fall through then the news will be greeted with dismay by United fans, who have been less than impressed with the club's dealings during the window..