ROY KEANE yesterday vowed to “get nasty” ahead of Manchester United prepared to face Leeds in the crucial Premiership clash tonight.

THE FA is considering whether to bring the peace summit between Arsenal and Manchester United forward before the Carling Cup clash at Old Trafford in under three weeks' time.

IF the couple who spend together stay together than the precarious engagement of England footballer Wayne Rooney to former checkout girl Colleen McLoughlin is surely the perfect match.

BRIAN KERR last night wished Roy Keane well in his future career with Manchester United but expressed his disappointment at the timing of his announcement to retire.

CLAUDIO RANIERI’S reputation is growing with every victory, but if it gets to the point where he is wanted by other big clubs then Chelsea fans need not fear - for the Italian will not desert his “baby”.

JOSE MOURINHO warned Chelsea’s rivals that there will be no let-up in the Blues’ desire for more trophies next season – as they will now be chasing success on five fronts.

MANCHESTER UNITED received a blow yesterday when, within half an hour of each other, the FA and UEFA served notice that Gary Neville and Cristiano Ronaldo respectively will face misconduct charges for recent misdemeanours.

FAMOUS giant-killers Yeovil are eagerly looking forward to their FA Cup third-round match against Liverpool.

CHELSEA striker Hernan Crespo has been dropped by Argentina for next month’s Copa America in Peru.

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MANCHESTER UNITED head south to Chelsea tomorrow looking for a win which would strip bare the cash-rich Londoners’ title credentials.

THE BUILD-UP to this afternoon's FA Cup Final has felt less like a football story than a tale of the tape, a heavyweight eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation with all the appropriate chest-pounding, shadow boxing and verbal sparring.

ALEX FERGUSON yesterday hit back at FIFA president Sepp Blatter after he rebuked the Manchester United manager for criticising the Olympic soccer tournament.

IF Alex Ferguson needed stark evidence that the standards he has imbued at Manchester United have slipped, then it would have arrived as he sat in the Stamford Bridge stand, along with assistant Walter Smith, last Wednesday.

NEW recruit Jonathan Macken yesterday spoke of the 20 minutes in 1997 that threatened to ruin his prospects of playing international football for Ireland.

NICKY BUTT has issued a public apology for walking out on Birmingham before their Premiership defeat at West Ham.

ARSENE WENGER believes Arsenal are better equipped to sustain their challenge for the Premiership title than last season.

FORMER Ireland soccer star Liam Brady put the boot in yesterday, severely criticising the FAI’s decision to allow Roy Keane rejoin the Irish squad.