Alex Ferguson intends to ignore the demands of Wayne Rooney to play in Manchester United’s clash with Sunderland at the Stadium of Light tomorrow.

Sunderland defender Anton Ferdinand could return to the squad for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with Manchester United.

Rangers striker Kyle Lafferty will miss tonight’s Champions League clash with Manchester United at Ibrox after breaking a bone in his hand in a freak accident this morning.

Alex Ferguson is crossing his fingers that the virus that has swept the Manchester United camp since their return from Turkey last week does not wreck their bid for a derby-day win over City tomorrow.

Michael Owen took part in the open session of training this morning, raising the possibility that he could be involved in Manchester United’s Champions League encounter with Valencia at Old Trafford tomorrow night.

Liverpool’s club-record signing Andy Carroll could be set for his debut against Manchester United at Anfield on Sunday.

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has tried to play down expectations concerning club record signing Andy Carroll’s potential debut against Manchester United on Sunday.

Stephen Hunt will miss Wolves’ match against Manchester United in the Barclays Premier League tomorrow with a calf strain.

Manchester United and David Beckham continue to lead the Forbes lists of the most valuable teams and highest-paid players.

Darren Fletcher could play some part in Manchester United’s attempts to secure a record 19th league title on Saturday after coming through a reserve team outing against Blackburn last night.

Defender Rio Ferdinand is still a month away from returning to action, according to Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson.

Wayne Rooney will be looking to score his first goal since March when Manchester United open their Premier League campaign against Newcastle on Monday.

Newcastle manager Chris Hughton is confident striker Andy Carroll will have recovered from his back problem in time to lead the line at Manchester United on Monday.

Under-pressure Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson is likely to make changes for Sunday’s FA Cup third round tie at arch-rivals Manchester United.

Rafael has escaped with an £8,000 fine and a warning about his future conduct following an FA disciplinary hearing into his reaction following the red card he received during Manchester United’s goalless draw at Tottenham last week.

Birmingham striker Cameron Jerome and winger Sebastian Larsson are available after injury for the Barclays Premier League clash with Manchester United at Old Trafford tomorrow.

West Brom will be without two key defenders through suspension for the home Barclays Premier League clash with leaders Manchester United on Saturday.

Alex Ferguson has slammed Arsene Wenger’s criticism of Stoke ahead of Manchester United’s clash with the Potters tonight.

Alex Ferguson will need to check on the fitness of Wayne Rooney, Patrice Evra and Darron Gibson before finalising his Manchester United line-up to face Stoke tomorrow.

Gareth Bale is likely to return to the Tottenham first team for Sunday’s match against Manchester United despite missing two days’ training this week due to a back injury he picked up just over a week ago against Everton.