It’s a long, straight motorway, cutting through endless fields of corn, which takes you from the centre of Belgrade to Stara Pazova where, tucked away at the back of a small industrial park, resides the modern home of Serbian football, a state of the art training complex opened in 2011.

Dundalk’s 3-0 victory over BATE Borisov in Tallaght was widely acclaimed as perhaps the best ever performance and result by an Irish club in European competition.

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho believes Paul Pogba may already be the world’s best midfielder, yet he thinks his goal return ensures he will struggle to challenge Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for the top individual accolades.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp does not believe Chelsea’s current troubles make it any easier visiting Stamford Bridge and warned of the dangers a “wounded” side can pose.

Jose Mourinho insists his side do care about the FA Cup after an astonishing 4-2 defeat to Bradford yesterday extinguished any hope of the Blues winning an unprecedented quadruple.

West Ham striker Andy Carroll says manager Sam Allardyce is a grandmaster ready to tactically outclass Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho on St Stephen’s Day.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho insists the club made the right decision in not keeping Frank Lampard as it would have hindered the development of younger players.

Louis van Gaal is adamant he will see out the entirety of his Manchester United contract despite an indifferent start to his Old Trafford reign.

Denis Irwin has told Manchester United fans to keep calm and trust in new manager Louis van Gaal.

Bryan Robson expects Robin van Persie to captain Manchester United next season.

Former Manchester United stalwart Nicky Butt claims the failure of the club’s seasoned professionals to embrace change contributed to the downfall of manager David Moyes.

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

Jose Mourinho believes Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini is getting his sums wrong as the war of words between the two managers continues to escalate.

David Moyes admits he is losing a “warrior” in Nemanja Vidic, but the Manchester United boss insists he already has the players at his disposal to cope with the Serbian’s departure.

Nemanja Matic says he has developed into a better player since leaving Stamford Bridge three years ago and is ready to grasp his second chance at Chelsea.

Edwin van der Sar believes new Manchester United boss David Moyes faces a virtually impossible task trying to fill the shoes of Sir Alex Ferguson.

Alex Ferguson has confirmed Anders Lindegaard will start his final game as Manchester United manager – and Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand will be on the bench.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has admitted the only way to satisfy the massive expectations at Old Trafford is to keep winning games.

Alex Ferguson believes Manchester City should worry if Manchester United are still top of the Barclays Premier League on New Year’s Day.

Alex Ferguson has confirmed Nemanja Vidic will return to the Manchester United squad for tomorrow’s encounter with Sunderland.

It’s rare that Alex Ferguson’s mind isn’t on the task in hand but that appears the case ahead of tonight’s encounter with CFR Cluj at Old Trafford.

ALEX FERGUSON has thrown a cloak of protection around his young players, insisting they will not be “hounded out” of Manchester United despite the Champions League catastrophe in midweek.

Alex Ferguson has today confirmed that Manchester United skipper Nemanja Vidic will miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury.

NORMAL service has been resumed, but was there ever any doubt that Alex Ferguson’s demand for a reaction from his Manchester United players would fail?

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has backed David de Gea to survive his tough Premier League baptism.

GARY PALLISTER believes Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic should be the early favourite to claim this season’s player of the year prizes.

Alex Ferguson heaped praise on his defence after 10-man Manchester United continued their remarkable run against Tottenham.

NEMANJA VIDIC has signed a four-year contract extension with Manchester United.

Nemanja Vidic has signed a four-year contract extension with Manchester United.

VETERAN Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin Van der Sar is in no hurry to retire even though he will be 40 in October.

Manchester United chief executive David Gill is quietly confident Wayne Rooney will follow Nemanja Vidic and agree an extension to his contract.

NEMANJA VIDIC has committed his long-term future to Manchester United, according to chief executive David Gill.

Nemanja Vidic has committed his long-term future to Manchester United, according to chief executive David Gill.

HE WAS one of the heroes in red in the Camp Nou in Barcelona on the unforgettable night of May 24, 1999 when Manchester United staged football’s most famous late, late show to lift the European Cup.

ALEX FERGUSON hit back over Owen Coyle’s assertion that Nemanja Vidic committed a “terrible tackle” on Johan Elmander at the Reebok Stadium on Saturday.

Wayne Rooney is predicting Manchester United will become even more prolific now their first choice central defensive partnership is back in action.

ALEX FERGUSON’S record of never having lost a third round FA Cup tie in 22 attempts, and of never having been beaten by a team from a lower division in the competition, was brought to an end in spectacular fashion by Jermaine Beckford and Leeds United at Old Trafford yesterday.

ALEX FERGUSON believes Manchester United are a different proposition heading into the second half of the season as injuries start to ease.

Alex Ferguson insists he has cash to spend in the January sales - but he does not expect to find any bargains.

ALEX FERGUSON insists he has cash to spend in the January transfer window – but he does not expect to find any bargains.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was in bullish mood after his side’s 11-match unbeaten run in all competitions came to an end at Anfield.

ALEX FERGUSON risked landing himself in further trouble with the Football Association after questioning whether referee Andre Marriner had enough experience to handle Manchester United’s meeting with Liverpool yesterday.