The FA has charged Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel with violent conduct following his clash with Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea during Sunday’s Premier League match.

Phil Jones says public criticism of Manchester United has fuelled the team’s recent revival.

When it comes to the subject of the United-Liverpool rivalry, I am often reminded of the phrase "the narcissism of small differences". What must we look like to outsiders?

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If fate has any sense of justice then Steven Gerrard will say goodbye to Liverpool by lifting the FA Cup in his last ever game at Wembley on his 35th birthday; but right now he is in danger of leaving with a nagging feeling of regret, writes Chris Hatherall.

Jamie Carragher, a childhood Everton supporter turned Liverpool legend, says that the one player currently in blue he’d love to see playing in red is Irish international James McCarthy.

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Should Steven Gerrard play or not?

When the call came from Alex Ferguson, Paul Ince was on the golf course playing against Ryan Giggs.

As a boy in Dublin, with a Cork mother, I admired the sterling sportsman Noel Cantwell, just as my late father had admired Cobh’s “Gorgeous Gael”, the boxer Jack Doyle.

With a bit of luck and good sense, the St Patrick’s Day finals in Croke Park will soon be consigned to history. Starting next year, the GAA’s leadership wants to play the All-Ireland club finals on the second Sunday of December, writes Paddy Heaney.

When the final whistle went at the Stade Louis II in Monaco, Mesut Ozil sank to his knees and buried his face in the turf.

Technology has placed Premier League stars like Wayne Rooney under a greater scrutiny than their predecessors ever experienced, admits former Manchester United full-back Denis Irwin.

Manuel Pellegrini’s job is not under any immediate threat, despite Manchester City’s faltering form.

Back in the day when I believed that politics could improve the lot of the common man, I used to be enthralled by the British general election, writes Paddy Heaney.

PETER COLLINS is from Westport, Co Mayo, and presents soccer, athletics, MotoGP, etc, for RTÉ.

Robin van Persie has declared himself fit for Sunday’s Manchester derby.

FA Cup quarter-final replay

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers insists his side are not mentally weak as they look to salvage their season in their FA Cup quarter-final replay against Blackburn at Ewood Park tomorrow night.

Harry Arter has declared he’s only interested in representing the Republic of Ireland for the right reasons after his first call-up yesterday.