MANCHESTER United captain Patrice Evra, pictured, has reignited his war of words with Arsenal by taunting them for their lack of trophies over the last four years and admitting he gets ‘wound up’ by the references to Arsenal’s attractive style of football.

ARSENE WENGER has admitted Arsenal will need to deliver something special at Chelsea next weekend to stay in the title race after giving a damning verdict of his team’s woeful performance against United.

IF THE Manchester United era was ever in danger of coming to a close this season, as some critics suggested, there can be no doubt whatsoever that its demise has, at the very least, been postponed following an outstanding victory over title rivals Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

BSkyB has not ruled out entering the broadband market in Ireland, but will keep plans to roll out its Sky Broadband product here on ice until significant changes are seen in the market.

MAN UNITED’s prized asset Wayne Rooney is not for sale at any price, Old Trafford chief executive David Gill claimed yesterday.

AS ONLY Sky can, they blasted yesterday’s big match coverage to, well, the sky.

THE COUNTRY’s first foray into live 3D sport was well-received by the regulars at Fagan’s pub in Dublin.

IT’S been a spectacular week on the field for Wayne Rooney, inset, and Man Utd, but perhaps the most important development was not Rooney’s devastating breakaway goal at the Emirates yesterday, but rather his pledge to remain a Red for the remainder of his career.

FOR the second time in a little over a week, John Terry caused a flurry of late activity in newspapers offices up and down the country.

ALEX FERGUSON is as shrewd a dealmaker as he is a manager, so he must have been happy as he checked out part of his investment portfolio in London on Saturday, before heading to the Emirates to take on Arsenal.

CHELSEA passed up the chance to sign Manchester United-bound Chris Smalling, right, for free, according to the player’s former manager at Maidstone.

STEADFASTLY ignoring the hubris surrounding John Terry, Frank Lampard was more intent on turning the spotlight on the critics who had predicted Chelsea’s attempt to end Manchester United’s three-season stranglehold on the Premier League would be fatally undermined by the African League of Nations.

ALEX FERGUSON has labelled Manchester United’s Barclays Premier League showdown with Arsenal tomorrow as his club’s “biggest game of the season”.

ARSENAL boss Arsène Wenger believes Andrey Arshavin is the man to shoot down Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium tomorrow.

MARTIN O’NEILL has revealed he confronted Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger over his claims that Aston Villa play long-ball football after the midweek clash between the two clubs.

IT is a measure of Carlo Ancelotti’s confidence that he is prepared to travel to Burnley today without star strikers Didier Drogba and Salomon Kalou.

MANCHESTER CITY manager Roberto Mancini has admitted Adam Johnson is on his radar.

ALEX FERGUSON believes Manchester United have been the victims of double standards after Rio Ferdinand lost his appeal against a charge of violent conduct and had a game added to his ban.

MANCHESTER CITY have bid farewell to Robinho, knowing it is almost certain their record signing will never return to Eastlands.

ASTON VILLA defender Richard Dunne has refused to brandManchester United a one-man team ahead of next month’s Carling Cup final at Wembley.