Rio Ferdinand thinks Manchester United would be taking a risk if they appointed Ryan Giggs as their next manager.

With a week to go to the election, things do not appear to be going swimmingly for the parties of Government, if the opinion polls are to be believed.

Manchester United’s chances of progressing in the Europa League are in the balance after they threw away the lead to go down 2-1 at FC Midtjylland in the first leg of their Europa League last-32 tie.

Roberto Martinez denied that Everton need an FA Cup run to save their season.

Injury-jinxed West Ham striker Andy Carroll is back on the treatment table and will miss Sunday’s FA Cup clash at Blackburn.

Louis van Gaal’s resources will be stretched to the limit after Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney was last night ruled out for around six weeks with a knee injury.

If the hairdryer has to be administered at half-time in the Aviva tonight, it’s tempting to assume it will come courtesy of Roy Keane.

Since he was dazzling defenders before his teens with St Kevin’s Boys, Robbie Brady was being primed for stages like last night and his contribution may leave a legacy beyond his time in an Irish jersey, writes John Fallon.

Manchester United 2 West Brom 0: Critics of Louis van Gaal and his Old Trafford style lament that his team might win but ‘it’s not the Manchester United of old’.

There was a lot of excitement around both Real Sociedad, and the city of San Sebastian, when David Moyes took over the Basque club last November. 12 months on, an unhappy parting of the ways appears inevitable.