AS Cork City prepare to host Derry City in the EA Sports Cup final at Turner’s Cross tomorrow, Ian Turner needs no reminding it was the Candystripes who also provided the opposition when he made his senior debut for the Leesiders at the start of last season.

OWEN HARGREAVES enjoyed a sensational Manchester City debut as he opened the scoring in his side’s 2-0 Carling Cup triumph over Birmingham at the Etihad Stadium.

MANCHESTER CITY have spent more than a billion euros just to be challengers while Manchester United have rebuilt their team and Chelsea are ready to sacrifice Fernando Torres in a bid to make Roman Abramovich’s dream come true.

HE’S a manager therefore he has to deal with the hypothesis — so Jack O’Connor isn’t all that bothered talking of a what-might-have-been final against Donegal.

ALEX Ferguson has condemned the tackle that has ruled Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley out for four weeks with ligament damage in his foot.

CHELSEA striker Daniel Sturridge feared Wes Brown would rob him of his wonder goal at Sunderland.

NORWICH boss Paul Lambert revealed striker James Vaughan had been taken to hospital after being left with a serious facial injury after catching an elbow late on in yesterday’s 1-0 Barclays Premier League defeat at Carrow Road.

MANCHESTER CITY boss Roberto Mancini does not expect Owen Hargreaves to be ready for action for another fortnight.

MANCHESTER UNITED manager Alex Ferguson is confident Javier Hernandez will not be affected by second season syndrome.

FERNANDO TORRES has declared the arrival of good friend Juan Mata and the return of Daniel Sturridge will finally see him justify his £50 million (€58m) price tag at Chelsea.

CALUM BEST has angered organisers of a fashion event by demanding a colossal €5,500 fee — three times more than girlfriend Georgia Salpa’s.

JOHN O’SHEA has insisted he did not head for Sunderland to coast in towards the end of his career after a trophy-laden spell at Manchester United.

SATURDAY

The Good

AT 3.23pm yesterday, Sunderland boss Steve Bruce could have been forgiven for getting his CV out.

FORMER Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes believes club rivalries hamper England’s chances of success.

ONCE again it was result of champions, if not the performance of champions.

MANCHESTER UNITED fans yesterday extracted revenge for their City rivals’ taunts over Carlos Tevez’s move two years ago with a giant digital billboard image poking fun at the Argentina striker’s latest saga.

ALEX FERGUSON has warned his Manchester United players to abandon the “cavalier attitude” that has crept into their game — otherwise they will not win the Premier League.

FORMER Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes says he understands why Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez refused to play as a substitute against Bayern Munich in Tuesday’s Champions League clash.