RTÉ pundits Liam Brady and John Giles last night hit out at Wayne Rooney after the striker issued a statement confirming he wants to leave Manchester United.

LIVERPOOL’S failure to qualify for the Champions League next season could cost the club upwards of £25 million (€27.8m), according to a leading football finance analyst.

SKY will launch Sky 3D, Europe’s first three-dimension TV channel, with the mouth-watering Premier League clash between Manchester United and Chelsea on Saturday, April 3.

ARSENE WENGER feels Alex Ferguson has shown “special qualities” to chalk up 700 Premier League games in charge of Manchester United.

ALEX FERGUSON will escape any FA action over his post-match comments at Old Trafford on Sunday.

CRISTIANO RONALDO, pictured, has refused to commit himself to Manchester United in the wake of their 2-0 Champions League final defeat to Barcelona.

David Beckham last night vowed to end his playing days in Spain and told Real Madrid: “You’ve yet to see the best of me.”

Pressure group Shareholders United are stepping up their bid to try to prevent a possible Manchester United takeover.

LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez has won his second successive Manager of the Month award.

METZ have appealed to FIFA for help to reclaim money they say they are owed by Fulham from the sale of Louis Saha to Manchester United.

ALEX FERGUSON has vowed not to rush Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s return to action.

ASTON Villa midfielder Eric Djemba-Djemba will be out of action until the beginning of May with the hamstring injury suffered in training last week.

MILAN striker Andrei Shevchenko is the new European Footballer of the Year.

CELTIC manager Martin O’Neill - linked with a move to Manchester United - has raised doubts over his future at the Glasgow giants.

GARY NEVILLE believes Manchester United sent a shudder of apprehension through Chelsea and Arsenal with their victory at St James’ Park on Sunday.

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.

RYAN GIGGS has not abandoned hope of featuring in Manchester United’s FA Cup semi-final clash with Newcastle on Sunday — but the odds remain heavily against the Wales skipper making the Millennium Stadium encounter.

LYN OSLO and Manchester United are to report agents Rune Hauge and John Shittu, plus Barclays Premiership champions Chelsea to FIFA over the John Obi Mikel transfer wrangle.