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Sir Alex comes out fighting over United's woeful record at the Bridge but concedes the hosts' diamond formation packs a mighty punch, writes Jeremy Cross EPA 'If you look at Ballack and Deco, they come from places where tactics are more of an issue,' says Sir Alex Ferguson enlarge Sir Alex Ferguson has seen managers come and go from Stamford Bridge ...

Capello issues World Cup warning England's national soccer team manager Fabio Capello, from Italy, poses for photographs after unveiling a sculpture of the late England manager Alf Ramsey, who coached the team to win the World Cup in 1966 at Wembley Stadium in London, Friday, Nov.

Dimitar Berbatov is convinced the two sides battling it out at Stamford Bridge on Sunday will also fill the top two positions in the Premier League this season.

GOALS from Graham Alexander and Steven Fletcher have put Burnley on course to end their away day blues in the blue half of Manchester.

THE ghosts of Curzon Ashton still haunt Exeter City and their manager Paul Tisdale.

Sir Bobby Charlton has been encouraged by Wayne Rooney's growing maturity and insists he would relish the Manchester United forward surpassing his own England goalscoring record.

Tomasz Kuszczak has hit out at Manchester United team-mate Edwin van der Sar for refusing to pass down advice despite his requests for help and hinted at his frustration after failing to displace the veteran Dutchman.

Liverpool needs to find a way to overcome the likely absence of Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard or it could lose another must-win game against Birmingham on Monday.

Chelsea v Man. Utd. Click here to bet. Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Patrice Evra returns to the scene of his "battle with the groundsman" on Sunday eager to put the controversy behind him and help Manchester United overcome the team he regards as the biggest ...

Photograph: Martin Rickett/PA Wayne Rooney says he wants to end his career at Manchester United and emulate Ryan Giggs ' longevity at the club.

Photograph: Richard Sellers/Sportsphoto Cristiano Ronaldo looks set to miss Portugal 's World Cup play-off matches with Bosnia on 14 and 18 November but retains faint hopes of being fit in time for Real Madrid 's clash with rivals Barcelona 11 days later after fears that he may have to undergo a second operation on his right ankle were allayed last ...

Liverpool 1/3 Draw 4/1 Birmingham 8/1 Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Birmingham manager Alex McLeish has backed Sir Alex Ferguson's demand for appeals to be allowed against yellow cards.

Tomasz Kuszczak has laid bare his bitter relationship with Edwin van der Sar by claiming that his rival Manchester United goalkeeper dislikes him and ignores him.

The agent of Maicon has dismissed reports claiming the Inter full-back could be set for a move to Manchester City, though he revealed the defender may consider leaving the San Siro in the future.

THE TIMES: Chelsea and Manchester United had been expected to warm up for their Barclays Premier League showdown on Sunday with comfortable victories in the Champions League last night, but both were pushed to their limit before securing their places in the last 16 with two matches to spare.

THRILLED Wayne Rooney celebrated becoming a new dad by staying out until 6am yesterday - with his dad and father-in-law. The three headed out in Manchester after the striker helped United salvage a 3-3 Champions League draw against CSKA Moscow at Old Trafford.

Cristiano Ronaldo is likely to become embroiled in a club versus country row before the game that will decide the striker's World Cup fate with Portugal.

Darren Fletcher is not allowing himself to get affected by his new tag as Manchester United's "big game player". Fletcher returned to action after a month's absence with an ankle injury against CSKA Moscow on Tuesday night, just in time for Sunday's crucial Premier League showdown with Chelsea.

English giants Chelsea and Manchester United made hard work of it but ended up coming from behind to qualify for the Champions League knockout stages.

CAPTAIN Steven Caldwell is aiming to put a dent in Manchester Citya s top four ambitions by ending Burnleya s barren away run, and enhance his bid for an international return in the process.