MIKAEL SILVESTRE has insisted Manchester United's players will not be deflected from the Barclaycard Premiership title drive by the off-field headlines that have swamped the club over the past fortnight.

CELTIC manager Martin O’Neill has denied plotting a switch to Manchester United with major shareholder Dermot Desmond.

SIXTH in the world and convinced he can improve still further. That was Padraig Harrington's assessment after his outstanding victory in the Dunhill Links Championship at the weekend.