MANCHESTER UNITED manager Alex Ferguson has denied a charge of improper conduct, the FA last night confirmed.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has denied a charge of improper conduct.

ALEX FERGUSON has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association.

The Football Association have requested a copy of Alex Ferguson’s post-match interview with MUTV from Tuesday’s encounter with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

MANCHESTER UNITED midfielder Michael Carrick has urged officials to get the big decisions right in important matches.

STEVEN GERRARD had spent all week insisting Liverpool would not allow Chelsea to stroll to victory at Anfield.

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba admitted Steven Gerrard’s mistake had given the Barclays Premier League leaders the momentum they needed to go four points clear of title rivals Manchester United.

EMBATTLED West Ham manager Gianfranco Zola labelled Scott Parker’s match-winning strike against Wigan on Saturday as his favourite moment since becoming Hammers manager.

West Ham 3 Wigan 2

A BANNER high in the stands at the Portsmouth end of the stadium proclaimed ‘Avram Grant: Spirit of Pompey’.

FOR the first time in years, David Moyes dropped his guard and revealed some of his cards on Saturday evening.

Everton 2 Bolton 0

NO wonder Anfield was subdued.

Liverpool 2 Blackburn 1

Striker Fernando Torres made his first start for Liverpool since January 13 as manager Rafael Benitez named an attacking line-up for the visit of Blackburn to Anfield.

JERMAIN DEFOE may have recorded his 22nd goal of the season, and his sixth against Wigan, to help rekindle Tottenham’s hopes of Champions League qualification, but a late double from out of favour striker Roman Pavlyuchenko proved to be the talking point.

Manchester City are resigned to losing Patrick Vieira for three key games after he decided to accept a Football Association charge of violent conduct last night.

Patrick Vieira will find himself in front of the Football Association tomorrow little more than six weeks after returning to English football.

Manchester City are waiting to hear whether Patrick Vieira will face disciplinary action after appearing to kick Stoke’s Glenn Whelan between the legs.

Stoke City 1 Man City 1

Stoke 1 Manchester City 1

FULHAM manager Roy Hodgson views the FA Cup as the next step in the club’s progression after his side defeated Notts County yesterday to reach the quarter-finals.

RAUCOUS and rocking like the good old days at Goodison Park, Chelsea, and John Terry in particular, were forced to endure a night to forget on Merseyside as Chelsea’s title ambitions suffered a serious setback at the hands of Louis Saha and Everton.

Everton 2 Chelsea 1

IF EVER there was a game to restore your faith in the FA Cup, then this was it.

Tottenham 2 Leeds 2

ARSENE WENGER says he cannot believe the furore which has surrounded William Gallas’ tackle on Bolton midfielder Mark Davies – and is “absolutely amazed” nobody cares when Arsenal get kicked off the park.

ARSENE WENGER accepts it was “ludicrous” to believe Arsenal could haul themselves back to the top of the Premier League – but now believes his young team have the desired hunger to stay there until May.

Arsenal defender William Gallas will not face retrospective disciplinary action from the Football Association following his late tackle on Bolton’s Mark Davies in last night’s 4-2 Barclays Premier League win at Emirates Stadium, it is understood.

THE cry went out ‘stand up if you want to win the Premier League’, and Arsenal stood up.

Arsenal 4 Bolton 2

Alex Ferguson will not face any disciplinary action over his remarks criticising referee Mark Clattenburg for sending off Darren Fletcher, the Football Association have confirmed.

AMID the continuing freeze, Alex Ferguson may have found a solution to his chilled bones with the potential of another dousing with hot water from the FA to add further insult to the worrying manner his mis-firing team squandered the opportunity to reclaim leadership of the Premier League.

ALEX FERGUSON will escape any FA action over his post-match comments at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Alex Ferguson will escape any FA action over his post-match comments at Old Trafford yesterday.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson will find out within the next 48 hours whether his latest confrontation with officialdom has landed him in even more hot water.

ANDY DAWSON handed Sir Alex Ferguson a belated Christmas present with a second half own goal at the KC Stadium to help gift Manchester United what could prove to be a crucial victory in the race for the Premier League title.

Hull 1 Manchester United 3

Manchester United welcomed back a clutch of key defenders for this afternoon’s Barclays Premier League clash at Hull.

NIKO KRANJCAR and Jermain Defoe were on target as Tottenham returned to winning ways and frustrated Manchester City at White Hart Lane in a clash of Champions League hopefuls last night.

Tottenham 3 Manchester City 0

BLACKBURN had keeper Paul Robinson to thank for two penalty saves that sent them into the Carling Cup semi-finals at Chelsea’s expense last night.

Everton 0 Liverpool 2