Roma coach Luciano Spalletti fears Francesco Totti will not be fit for the Italian side’s Champions League return clash with Manchester United next week.

Joey Barton is in line to make his England debut against Spain next week after earning his first call-up in Steve McClaren’s 28-man squad for the Old Trafford clash.

Alex Ferguson has managed to dodge a headlong collision with the Football Association over his allegations they ’did a deal’ with Arsenal over the Battle of Old Trafford.