A RISING Manchester United and England Under-21 star, killed in a high-speed motorway crash, was nearly twice the legal drink-drive limit, an inquest heard yesterday.

CHELSEA’S assistant manager Steve Clarke has warned the players to keep up the pressure on wobbling Arsenal by going top of the Premiership today.

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BURGLARS have raided Sir Bob

MANCHESTER UNITED captain Roy Keane says he would like to be a football manager when his playing career ends.

Legendary boss Brian Clough has urged Alex Ferguson to use his authority to curb the excesses of shamed skipper Roy Keane.

PERHAPS Gary Neville should be given a video of Arsenal’s annihilation of Leeds to consider his comments about a currently unstoppable Arsenal side he feels has not improved in the last four years.

MANCHESTER UNITED’S travelling army got a glimpse of the future at the Stadium of Light but they left just as grateful for the experience of Edwin van der Sar.

WORTHINGTON Cup final hero Michael Owen believes Liverpool must still “grow and develop” before they can be considered a top-ranked side.

IT may be unimaginable to the 67,000 Manchester United supporters who witnessed David Beckham’s free-kick at Old Trafford on Wednesday night, but the word in the financial world is that offloading the England captain to Real Madrid would be a shrewd business move.

BLACKBURN manager Graeme Souness will resist any attempt to prise away Irish winger Damien Duff during the January transfer window.

RUUD VAN NISTELROOY believes that Manchester United team-mate Roy Keane should be handed the manager’s job at Old Trafford when Alex Ferguson finally calls it a day.

DANNY MURPHY has a message for Manchester United — Steven Gerrard is back to his best.

MAN UNITED have an awards double to celebrate after Alex Ferguson and Wayne Rooney, respectively, won the Barclays Manager and Player of the Month prizes for February.

ALEX FERGUSON estimates Manchester United will not be able to lose more than three games next season if they are to reclaim their position as England’s top dogs.

NEWCASTLE defender Andy O’Brien admits his side must earn the right to qualify for the Champions League this season.

MARTIN KEOWN has declared himself ready to step into the defensive breach at Old Trafford this weekend as Arsenal look to inflict further pain on Manchester United.

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ALEX FERGUSON has predicted Wayne Rooney will bounce back from his Champions League sending off with a performance to remember for all the right reasons at Anfield tomorrow.