Roy Keane has revealed that the ghostwriter of his first autobiography, Eamon Dunphy, "didn’t help" in a hearing which resulted in the Corkman receiving a five-match ban for his tackle on Alfe-Inge Haaland.

Phil Neville is still waiting to hear whether he has a future at Manchester United under new manager Louis van Gaal.

Butty Sugrue was some man for one man.

David Edgar described his equaliser for Newcastle in a 2-2 draw with Manchester United at St James’ Park as “unbelievable”.

Sven-Goran Eriksson led the accolades for David Beckham after the England captain this time overcame the underhand tactics of Diego Simeone to guide his team to the brink of the World Cup knockout stages.