ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger feels the Premier League should re-examine their relationship with big-spending broadcasters to cut a better deal for clubs facing continual fixture changes.

ALEX FERGUSON has rejected the suggestion Paul Scholes’ Manchester United return is a step backwards.

ADVICE from Manchester United team-mate and former Toffees striker Wayne Rooney helped convince new Everton midfielder Darron Gibson to move to Goodison Park.

THE interpretation of FIFA’s law 12, which covers fouls and misconduct, has come under the microscope this season following a series of high-profile incidents.

RISING Manchester United star Michael Keane last night confirmed his intention to turn his back on Ireland for a switch to his homeland of England.

RAFAEL VAN DER VAART claims Tottenham must now be taken seriously as Premier League title contenders — and they will show leaders Manchester City just why at the Etihad Stadium the weekend after next.

NO pain, no gain proved a useful motto for a group of students who turned an agonising accident to their advantage in the BT Young Scientist and Technology competition.

WAYNE ROONEY has broken his silence on the row with Alex Ferguson that saw him fined a week’s wages and dropped for Manchester United’s recent home defeat to Blackburn Rovers.

MANCHESTER CITY skipper Vincent Kompany has predicted an “unprecedented wave” of red cards in the wake of his dismissal against Manchester United.

MANCHESTER CITY slumped to their second home defeat in four days as Steven Gerrard’s early penalty moved Liverpool to within 90 minutes of their first Wembley appearance since 1996.

BENOIT ASSOU-EKOTTO was the unlikely hero as Tottenham brushed Everton aside to move level with Manchester United in second place in the Premier League, just three points behind leaders Manchester City.

MARK HUGHES pledged his long-term future to QPR yesterday after claiming he had finally found a club where he could create a dynasty.

Alex Ferguson would love to set up a classic European final with Manchester City.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini will accept Carlos Tevez’s apology and the Argentinian could be back in action in “two or three weeks”.

Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez has apologised “sincerely and unreservedly” for his conduct in recent months.

The employers’ union Ibec has accused Siptu of “a pattern of misrepresentation” of the facts of the bitter Vita Cortex dispute.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson feels he has another two or three years left in the job but says he will only retire on the back of a success.

The 32 workers engaged in a sit-in at the Vita Cortex plant in Cork received a boost over the weekend when former Republic of Ireland soccer international Paul McGrath visited the factory less than a day after they attended a fundraising concert held in their honour by musician Christy Moore.

MANCHESTER UNITED should have in excess of 6,000 fans at the powderkeg FA Cup fourth-round tie with Liverpool at Anfield later this month.

ASTON VILLA keeper Shay Given has returned to full training after five weeks out of action but admits he faces a fight to regain his place because of the form of his deputy Brad Guzan.