MANCHESTER United manager Alex Ferguson believes the Premiership battle is a “two-horse race.”

RAFAEL BENITEZ is excited at the prospect of Liverpool having a new home, providing they maintain the special Anfield atmosphere.

ROY KEANE is set to try to prise Anthony Stokes away from Arsenal when the transfer window re-opens next month.

CELTIC manager Gordon Strachan insists the pressure is still on him for the Champions League clash with FC Copenhagen even though his team are already through to the knockout stages.

ALEX FERGUSON backed Cristiano Ronaldo in his condemnation of Gareth Southgate’s cheating allegations and insisted the Manchester United winger did not dive to win a penalty at Middlesbrough on Saturday.

PREGNANCY, divorce and knickerless partying have made Britney Spears the most popular Yahoo search in the world for the fifth time in six years.

CHELSEA boss Jose Mourinho admits he will be rooting for Benfica to overcome Manchester United in tomorrow’s Champions League Group F clash.

OLE Gunnar Solskjaer is confident the wave of optimism at Manchester United will carry them into the Champions League knockout phase this week.

FABIEN BARTHEZ has announced his retirement from football.

JONNY EVANS has a personal agenda and looks set to win his second cap for Northern Ireland tomorrow against Denmark in a Euro 2008 qualifier.

A BENEFIT function in aid of jockey JP McNamara will be held at Limerick Racecourse tomorrow night.

ALEX FERGUSON claims “player ego and player power” are the biggest problems facing managers today.

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MANCHESTER UNITED and England star Rio Ferdinand turned the airwaves blue yesterday after calling DJ Chris Moyles a “faggot” live on air.

ARSENE WENGER always felt his Arsenal side had the quality to get back to winning ways — but he is glad it happened sooner rather than later.

ARGENTINA coach Alfio Basile has decided to rest Manchester United defender Gabriel Heinze and former Inter Milan striker Hernan Crespo for next week’s friendly against Spain.

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WAYNE ROONEY is hoping some extra training will help trigger a revival in form.

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ASTON VILLA striker John Carew has set his sights on making the same impact on the Premiership as fellow Norwegian Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.