Aston Villa boss Alex McLeish will check on the fitness of Chris Herd and Stephen Warnock ahead of Sunday’s Barclays Premier League clash with leaders Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Chelsea have launched an investigation into reports that a steward was injured by objects that were thrown on to the pitch following Manchester United’s winning goal at Stamford Bridge.

Manchester United will have experienced midfield trio Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Michael Carrick available for Sunday’s Barclays Premier League game at Newcastle.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson says the club’s shopping for the current transfer window has been concluded with the purchase of defender Alexander Buttner.

Alex Ferguson has revealed Manchester United had to move quickly to beat off competition for teenage midfielder Nick Powell from their Barclays Premier League rivals.

Rio Ferdinand has defended using Twitter as the Manchester United defender is reportedly under investigation by the Football Association.

Aston Villa midfielder Karim El Ahmadi will return after a one-match ban for tomorrow’s home Barclays Premier League clash with Manchester United.

Manchester United winger Nani has been ruled out for 10 days with a hamstring injury, missing tomorrow’s trip to Aston Villa.

Alex Ferguson would always welcome Cristiano Ronaldo back to Manchester United but admitted the forward is now “unbuyable”.

Manchester United forward Bebe has joined Rio Ave on loan, the Portuguese side have announced.

Nemanja Vidic took another step towards making his Manchester United comeback in tomorrow’s Champions League encounter with CFR Cluj when he took part in this morning’s training session at Carrington.

Wayne Rooney was the only significant absentee from the open portion of training ahead of Manchester United’s Europa League last-32 decider against Ajax at Old Trafford tomorrow.

West Ham midfielder Ravel Morrison has been fined £7,000 (€8,270) by the Football Association in response to a homophobic remark made on Twitter.

'Match of the Day' pundit and Liverpool legend Alan Hansen has defended himself against some stinging criticism from Alex Ferguson.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp is confident that Gareth Bale will be fit to face Manchester United on Sunday despite the winger suffering a hamstring injury in midweek.

Manchester United have suffered a major pre-season injury blow after England defender Chris Smalling was ruled out for up to 10 weeks with a broken metatarsal.

Gabriel Obertan will return to the Newcastle squad for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League trip to his former club Manchester United.

Champions League rookie Phil Jones expects Manchester United’s plight to bring the best out of his team-mates tomorrow night.

Sunderland striker Connor Wickham suffered no serious damage when he injured his knee at Manchester United, the club has confirmed.

Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers must decide whether to bring winger Scott Sinclair back into his starting line-up for the visit of Premier League champions Manchester United.