ALEX FERGUSON anticipates the 100% backing of Manchester United’s disgruntled fans when he re-enters the Old Trafford cauldron for tonight’s Champions League clash with Benfica.

LAST week’s postponed fixtures at both Bolton and Blackburn because of the failure of under-soil heating systems will be investigated by the Premier League.

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ALAN PARDEW has dismissed talk of a rift between strikers Jermain Defoe and Ireland’s David Connolly during his first two days in charge of West Ham.

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Chelsea midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron has responded to speculation linking him with Inter Milan by admitting he would relish the challenge of joining the Serie A giants.

CELTIC manager Martin O’Neill yesterday voiced his frustration at the domestic transfer window but revealed that he still hoped to add to his squad before Sunday’s European deadline.

DEFIANT Steven Gerrard believes he will be back in action within the next two months despite fears he could be sidelined until Christmas.

THE woman who claims to have had an affair with David Beckham yesterday promised to tell her full story in a Sunday newspaper.

JOSE MOURINHO feels there is still plenty of work ahead as he prepares for Chelsea's second match of the Champions World Series in America.

ROY KEANE has revealed how close he came to making a return to international soccer following Brian Kerr’s appointment as the manager of the Republic of Ireland.

ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger maintains gambling is a matter purely for the individual, but accepted it can become a “negative” influence on players if taken to extremes.

GORDON STRACHAN reckons his Southampton players are in the form of their lives, but insists their performances have nothing to do with his plans to leave.

CHRIS KIRKLAND is feeling no ill-effects from the horror tackle which could have wrecked his season at Bramall Lane on Wednesday night.

BRIAN O’DRISCOLL has revealed that a chat with Ireland football captain Roy Keane was the perfect send-off for the Lions tour to New Zealand.

ROY KEANE will play his first competitive fixture in Ireland tomorrow afternoon unsure if fans will welcome him as hero or villain.

CELTIC’S older statesmen Roy Keane and Dion Dublin are struggling to make enough appearances to guarantee themselves Bank of Scotland Premier League championship-winning medals.

HAVING arrived at Highbury almost unnoticed this summer, Pascal Cygan now has the chance to prove himself as yet another of Arsene Wenger’s bargain buys.

CELTIC’S players are hoping to learn in the next few days whether Martin O'Neill will still be their manager next season.

MANCHESTER United captain Roy Keane grabbed a frightened teenager around the neck while shouting in his face after the youngster insulted him, a court yesterday heard.