Manchester United News

Valletta - Manchester United defender Gary Neville said it was wrong to brand France striker Thierry Henry a cheat for handling the ball in his side's controversial World Cup qualifying playoff victory over Ireland.

Darren Fletcher added another memorable entry to his bulging CV as he launched Manchester United on their way to a comfortable victory over Everton.

Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has ridiculed calls for the second leg of France's World Cup play-off against the Republic of Ireland to be replayed by offering a rematch on his Playstation.

Substitute Emile Heskey rescued a point for Aston Villa with his 86th-minute header against Burnley at Turf Moor.

Everton defender Tony Hibbert is praying for a win at Manchester United on Saturday, so he can at last get the better of pal Wayne Rooney.

Liverpool's ability to resurrect a campaign that is in danger of collapsing around them goes under the microscope when Manchester City visit Anfield on Saturday.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has denied reports of out-of-favour goalkeeper Ben Foster leaving Old Trafford in January.

SIR ALEX FERGUSON set aside his sympathy for the Republic of Ireland to claim a similar controversy could well cost Manchester United the chance of a record fourth consecutive Premier League title.

STEVE Bruce says he will send his players out tomorrow against Arsenal to defend the indefensible! The Black Cats' boss said the Gunners are the most difficult side in the top flight to defend against because they are so flexible going forward.

Everton captain Phil Neville expects Manchester United and Chelsea to battle it out for the title this season.

Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes enjoys the international breaks now he is no longer involved with England.

MANCHESTER CITY received a double transfer snub from Yaya Toure and Edin Dzeko to underline why they will invest heavily in a long-term plan to develop home-grown talent.

Everton captain Phil Neville has ruled out ever playing for, or going on to manage, Manchester City, revealing he hated the Eastlands club when he was growing up.

Football rumours Manchester United, Liverpool, Wolves and Manchester City are just some of the teams making today's headlines.

ARSENAL defender Mikael Silvestre has backed his side to become genuine title challengers again.

The Blues are five points clear of United at the top of the table and already have beaten their nearest rivals this season.

Nemanja Vidic insists Sir Alex Ferguson's two-game touchline ban will not make any difference to Manchester United.

Prem 2009/10 Win Outright: Man Utd 10/3 Click here to follow us on Twitter! Click here for our special Transfer Centre! Click here for more football headlines! Sir Alex Ferguson believes the Premier League will turn into a two-horse race as usual this season.

"His favourite player is Wayne Rooney. It would be fantastic if Zac was able to partner Wayne out of the tunnel, but frankly every United player is a God to him" Sam Knighton-Smith A five-year-old Northamptonshire boy who is battling cancer will have the chance to meet his heroes when he is a Manchester United mascot this Saturday.

NEMANJA VIDIC has vowed to re-establish his central defensive partnership with Rio Ferdinand as the best in the Premier League.