ROY KEANE was last night linked with a sensational return to management in Melbourne.

MANCHESTER UNITED captain Rio Ferdinand believes their Champions League quarter-final with Chelsea is in the balance despite the Red Devils’ 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge last night.

THE fat lady may be clearing her throat, but there remains hope, however slim, for Arsenal, and even perhaps Chelsea.

CHELSEA have been closely monitoring the progress of Ireland’s James McCarthy this season and are believed to be readying a bid in the summer.

CAPTAIN Cesc Fabregas believes Arsenal need to make a decision on whether they want to be a club that looks to develop young players or one that wins trophies.

A WOMAN who stalked Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand was charged with a further offence of assaulting a police officer.

THE Europa League trophy was officially handed over to the city of Dublin yesterday, the ceremony in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham a reminder that the finals of Europe’s premier club competitions are now only two games away.

I DIDN’T want Fernando Torres to score against West Brom on Saturday. The reason?

A WOMAN who repeatedly turned up at the home of Premiership footballer Rio Ferdinand has been convicted of harassment.

JAMIE CARRAGHER believes the future is bright for Liverpool as they look to close down Tottenham in the hunt for European qualification.

WOJCIECH SZCZESNY insists Arsenal are not about to throw in the towel as they battle to overhaul Manchester United’s imposing lead at the top of the Barclays Premier League — and declared the team owe their disappointed fans a response with victory at arch-rivals Tottenham tomorrow night.

EDWIN van der Sar insists Manchester United will have no trouble raising their spirits for tonight’s Barclays Premier League trip to Newcastle.

THE Premier League has fallen out of love with Wigan a little but beyond the grey perception of a half-empty ground in a rugby league town, there is side brimming with youth and vigour.

EVERTON defender Phil Jagielka feels it is important to finish the season strongly but insists overhauling Liverpool or reaching Europe are not the prime aims.

WHEN Gerard Houllier spent £24 million to sign Darren Bent in January, the world thought the Aston Villa manager had gone mad.

VINCENT KOMPANY only had to look at the faces of Manchester City’s long-serving members of staff at Wembley on Saturday to understand exactly what a place in the FA Cup final means.

MANCHESTER CITY and Manchester United are unlikely to be punished for the ugly scenes which marred the end of their FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Saturday.

THE Robert de Niro tearjerker Awakenings centres on an episode where the main protagonist experiences normal life after being brought out of a catatonic state by pioneering methods from his psychiatrist Oliver Sacks, played by Robin Williams.

ARSENAL have pressed the self-destruct button so hard and so many times this season that finally — like an over-used letter on a typewriter — it now appears permanently depressed, a symbol of a once high-tech piece of apparatus that is no longer fit for purpose.

KENNY DALGLISH refused to accept Liverpool have handed Manchester United the title by holding Arsenal to a draw at the Emirates but insisted the performance augurs well for his team’s own ambitions next season.