FA Cup Fourth Round: Man Utd v Fulham

David Moyes is hoping his 500th match in charge of Everton will take him a step closer to his first major piece of silverware.

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John Aldridge has dismissed comparisons between Luis Suarez’s handball in Liverpool’s 2-1 FA Cup win against Mansfield and Thierry Henry’s sleight of hand in France’s World Cup play-off victory over the Republic of Ireland in November 2009.

Shane Long says he won’t celebrate if he scores against his old club Reading when West Brom visit the Madejski Stadium on Saturday.

Paul Scholes feels Liverpool still rank among Manchester United’s biggest rivals, even given the Merseyside outfit’s recent struggles.

Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso has backed Luka Modric to make it at the Bernabeu once he finds his feet in Spain.

Chelsea interim manager Rafael Benitez would not be drawn on the future of Frank Lampard yesterday, only revealing the midfielder remains focused on the task at hand.

Pep Guardiola has announced he wants to return to coaching — but the former Barcelona boss is keeping his future plans close to his chest.

Alex Ferguson will today meet Robbie Brady to finalise the player’s future after Manchester United formally sanctioned his €3 million transfer to Hull City.

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The best of the many pictures of the scrap between Roberto Mancini and Mario Balotelli showed the Manchester City manager curled into a kind of standing foetal position, clutching his head with his hands. The howl of rage was easy to imagine.

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers admits top scorer Luis Suarez deserves a rest ahead of tomorrow’s FA Cup tie at Mansfield.

We know that goals can change games.

WHEN people said that, sooner or later, Roberto Mancini would have to get to grips with Mario Balotelli, I’m sure this isn’t quite what they had in mind.

Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has warned captain Vincent Kompany to “pay more attention” when tackling.

It’s now beginning to look like Roman Abramovich’s scorched earth approach to manager-management can even cause collateral damage – witness Southampton’s stirring fightback from two-down at the Bridge on Wednesday to be followed, just two days later, by the sacking of Saints boss Nigel Adkins.

Alex Ferguson would not have been surprised if Andre Villas-Boas had turned his back on the “mad” English game following his ill-fated spell at Chelsea.

Should Tottenham be holding off Manchester United as tomorrow’s game comes to a close, Andre Villas-Boas had better hope his tailored training drills have paid off by the time that stoppage-time board goes up.