Swansea have sacked manager Bob Bradley after just 11 games in charge.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan hailed his stunning goal in Manchester United's 3-1 Stephen's Day win over Sunderland as the best of his career.

Laurent Koscielny praised the strength in depth in the Arsenal ranks after Olivier Giroud marked his first Premier League start of the season with a Boxing Day late winner against West Brom.

The pressure's on Man City to win at Hull this evening.

Arsene Wenger feels "immune" to brickbats from Arsenal fans gripped by Britain's election culture.

David Moyes returns to Manchester United on Monday for the first time since being axed from "the impossible job" - yet Jose Mourinho claims not to be overawed by trying to emulate Sir Alex Ferguson.

"If he's not playing regular I have no right to tell a player that wants to be happy, I have no right to say to a player, 'you're going nowhere'."

DIDIER DROGBA provided a frank assessment of Chelsea’s Champions League exit and is only hopeful there is more to come from the current squad in the competition.

MANCHESTER UNITED midfielder Darren Fletcher expects Liverpool to raise their game when they visit Old Trafford on Sunday.

A NEW star is rising in the east.

MICHAEL CARRICK is tipping Wayne Rooney to maintain his present blistering form right through until the World Cup.

MANCHESTER UNITED chief executive David Gill insists the Old Trafford outfit have “a sensible business strategy”.

A YEAR can be a long time in football.

WHEN Diego Milito did a hand-brake turn inside John Terry before firing home the first goal, José Mourinho sat motionless on the touchline.

DAVID BECKHAM last night underwent a successful operation on a fully ruptured left Achilles tendon and is expected to make a full recovery.

JOSE MOURINHO’S return to Stamford Bridge will not be a distraction for Chelsea’s players, according to Blues boss Carlo Ancelotti.

AN EMOTIONAL and respectful Jose Mourinho insists there will be no sensational celebrations if his Inter Milan side crush Chelsea’s Champions League dream tonight.

ARSENE Wenger must wish championships were awarded for inner belief and mental strength because, if they were, the Arsenal manager would now be the proud owner of another Premier League title.

CHALLENGED to win each of their nine remaining Premier League matches by their manager Alex Ferguson, Manchester United set about their quest with relish swatting aside Roy Hodgson’s team with an ominous performance.

THOUGH it isn’t any of Dave Whelan’s business, unusually for the Wigan chairman (he is as big a font of bad ideas as Sepp Blatter), what he said about Liverpool is substantially correct: they ARE a mess.