IT does not get any easier for Roberto Mancini.

Manchester United 3 Manchester City 1 (United win 4-3 on aggregate)

Alex Ferguson has branded Manchester City “arrogant” over their controversial poster campaign.

How will we cope without the entertainment provided by the greatest living Irishman we’ve become so attached to?

West Ham face a nervous wait before discovering whether their legal fight against Sheffield United over the Carlos Tevez affair is finally over.

LONG-TIME loyal regulars over there (top o’ the morning, Messrs ‘Boggers’, ‘Digger’ and ‘Major’) probably don’t need reminding that I write this on a Monday night.

Manchester United remain hopeful that Carlos Tevez’s signing will be completed before the weekend despite failing to finalise the deal today.

Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore is confident that the league now has regulations in place to make sure there is no repeat of the Carlos Tevez affair.

West Ham could emerge from the Carlos Tevez affair with several million pounds if the Premier League and the striker’s advisers agree to a deal for an out-of-court-settlement put forward by the club’s lawyers.

Carlos Tevez’s representative Kia Joorabchian is taking his fight over the player’s ownership rights to the High Court.

MANCHESTER UNITED assistant-boss Carlos Queiroz is confident the Old Trafford outfit have signed two world stars of the future in Nani and Anderson.

The Carlos Tevez transfer saga appears a step closer to being resolved after FIFA agreed to meet representatives of the Premier League and Football Association on Monday.

Premier League clubs reacted to the Carlos Tevez row today by seeking to clear up any confusion over third party influence in the purchase of players at their annual general meeting.