Manchester United defender Adam Eckersley has joined League One strugglers Port Vale on a month's loan. Vale's caretaker-manager Dean Glover has also been given permission to sign teenage Hull City midfielder Will Atkinson for a similar period. Left-back Eckersley, 22, has played one League Cup tie for United and as well as loan spells with Antwerp and Brondby, has also played for Barnsley. Atkinson, 18, is yet to make a senior appearance for Hull.
