Jose Mourinho believes ex-Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez is the kind of “killer” that would turn games for a side with strikers that are not “in love with the goal”.

Manchester United 0 Newcastle United 0: Louis van Gaal may ignore the mounting evidence to the contrary and insist there is no dire need to add to his body of strikers before the summer transfer window closes at the end of the month but when the answer to the Manchester United manager’s problems is “Marouane Fellaini,” then the Dutchman is clearly asking the wrong question.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal maintains he has complete faith in Wayne Rooney despite his indifferent start to the campaign.

Cristiano Ronaldo went into Saturday evening’s La Liga game at Sevilla under pressure. Real Madrid’s talisman had just one goal in five games, and his team’s title hopes were in danger.

REAL MADRID 1 ATLETICO MADRID 0: Holders Real Madrid reached for the Champions League last four by beating neighbours Atletico Madrid 1-0 in last night’s super tense quarter-final second leg at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti believes Cristiano Ronaldo is a shoo-in for this year’s Ballon d’Or after he notched his third hat-trick in four Primera Division games.

Manchester United might have snapped up Pep Guardiola last summer had it not been for Alex Ferguson’s thick Glaswegian accent.

Juan Mata hopes Manchester United’s warm-weather training camp in Dubai will kick start the reigning champions’ faltering season.

Alex Ferguson managed some of the best players in world football during his time at Manchester United but insists unsung hero Denis Irwin would be the first name on his greatest team line-up.

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Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson believes Robin van Persie’s arrival has put his strikeforce on a par with some of the best he has put together.

Denis Irwin has defended embattled Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni, but conceded the Italian faces a mammoth task to guide the Republic to the 2014 World Cup in Rio.

Wayne Rooney believes Arsenal striker Robin van Persie would be a great addition to the squad if he joined him at Manchester United.

Manchester United have confirmed Paul Pogba has joined Italian champions Juventus, with manager Alex Ferguson blasting the teenager for a lack of respect and claiming the deal was done “a long time ago”.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson insists Dimitar Berbatov has not been unfairly treated at the club, praising the “fantastic talent” of the striker whom he expects to be involved in their pre-season tour.

Manchester United have announced that striker Javier Hernandez will not play for Mexico at this summer’s London Olympics.

IN the end it felt like a point gained.

ALEX FERGUSON has criticised Chelsea defender Ashley Cole after his late tackle on striker Javier Hernandez left the striker injured and heading for hospital.

ALEX FERGUSON believes his young side have given fans a glimpse of the future following a dramatic comeback from 2-0 down to win the Community Shield 3-2 against noisy neighbours Manchester City; and, contrary to popular opinion, it doesn’t involve a change in the status quo.

Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez spent last night in hospital after suffering mild concussion during a training session at Red Bull Arena.

ALEX FERGUSON appears to have nudged Dimitar Berbatov closer to the Manchester United exit door after handing Michael Owen a new one-year contract.

Alex Ferguson has sprung a major surprise by handing Michael Owen a one-year contract extension.

IF Pep Guardiola is a student of Johann Cruyff, then Sergio Busquets is a student of Guardiola. The defensive midfielder, who divides opinion outside Spain, played under Guardiola in his one season as Barça’s B team boss in 2007-08.

MICHAEL CARRICK looked to the line. Then he did so again. And again. There were 20 minutes gone in the 2009 Champions League and the Manchester United midfielder must have glanced at his manager’s bench at least 30 times. What he sought was instruction. But all he saw was Alex Ferguson sitting motionless and stony-faced.

XAVI HERNANDEZ, the world’s finest midfielder, remembers the advice he received when, aged 10, he made a first tentative journey to La Masia, the 18th century farmhouse in the shadow of the Camp Nou where FC Barcelona school their kids.

SUPERSTITION in football is an almost endless topic; there’s enough material for a good-sized book.

BARCELONA manager Pep Guardiola has warned his side will be punished if they go into their clash with Manchester United over confident.

BARRING a most unlikely Schalke victory at Old Trafford next week, Manchester United will contest the Champions League final at Wembley on May 28 after an utterly one-sided encounter in Germany last night.

IT took an Everton player returning to his former place of work to say what Alex Ferguson has known for some time but is reluctant, for now, to express in public.

THERE are those who claim Carlo Ancelotti’s job as Chelsea manager is on the line tonight, and Alex Ferguson can’t believe it.

ROMAN ABRAMOVICH has spent almost a billion euros on his quest to turn Chelsea into European champions and his dreams will be put through the mangle again at Stamford Bridge tonight with the uncomfortable knowledge that his club will never be seen as historical equals to Manchester United until they break their Champions League hoodoo.

JAVIER HERNANDEZ has admitted he is being forced to hit the gym in an effort to cope with the physical demands of the Premier League.

John O’Shea and Darron Gibson are both surprise starts in Manchester United’s starting line-up to face Arsenal in this evening’s FA Cup quarter-final at Old Trafford.

IT HAS been a long time coming but last night Chelsea, thanks to a controversial 80th-minute penalty winner from Frank Lampard, dramatically disrupted Manchester United’s title challenge and revived their own fractured season; lock, stock and two smoking barrels.

THE rescheduled Co Clare Hunt point-to-point took place at its traditional Belharbour venue in the Burren region of north Co Clare on Saturday and the Matthew Daly-trained newcomer Jimbill impressed by making a winning debut in the five-year-old geldings’ maiden.

CHRIS SMALLING is determined to seize every opportunity to prove he is worthy of a Manchester United first team place.

MANCHESTER UNITED chief executive David Gill insists the club can still compete with big-spending neighbours Manchester City despite being overtaken in the pay league.

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ALEX FERGUSON, one wag suggested, must have mistaken the Champions League for the Carling Cup in his old age after making 10 changes for a ‘Battle of Britain’ against Rangers; but whatever the reason for his overconfidence he paid a high price with a dour goalless draw and a sickening ankle injury to Antonio Valencia that could keep the winger out for the rest of the season.

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JOHN O’SHEA has revealed that it was Shay Given who inflicted the injury which wrecked most of the Waterford man’s season at Manchester United.