Burscough boss Derek Goulding fears for the mental well-being of his players if there are dumped out of the FA Cup tonight.

David Gold is urging Birmingham’s players to lift the morale of the club by causing an upset against Manchester United in tonight’s Carling Cup quarter-final.

Ryan Giggs returns to the Manchester United squad for tomorrow’s Barclays Premiership clash with Portsmouth.

Alex Ferguson has reported a clean bill of health ahead of Manchester United’s FA Cup fifth-round clash with Liverpool at Anfield tomorrow.

Wayne Rooney remains convinced he made the right decision by joining Manchester United, despite so far having failed to bring any silverware to Old Trafford.

A host of famous faces gathered at Manchester Cathedral today to celebrate the life of Manchester United legend George Best.

Ruud van Nistelrooy is sweating on his place in the Manchester United starting line-up to face Newcastle in the Barclays Premiership on Sunday.

The Football Association will await the report of referee Graham Poll before deciding whether to further investigate a fracas in the players’ tunnel during half-time of last night’s Carling Cup semi-final between Manchester United and Blackburn.

Match-winner Louis Saha is looking forward to a Cardiff date with Wigan after sending Manchester United through to the Carling Cup final.

Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho should have midfielder Michael Ballack (calf) and 14-goal striker Didier Drogba (ankle) fit for their Barclays Premiership showdown with Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Ryan Giggs credits defenders Patrice Evra and Nemanja Vidic with providing much of the solidity behind Manchester United’s table-topping start to the Barclays Premiership season.

Michael Carrick was restored to Manchester United’s midfield for their crucial final Champions League Group F clash against Benfica at Old Trafford.

Wayne Rooney could return to the Manchester United starting line-up for tomorrow’s Barclays Premiership match against Wigan at Old Trafford.

Chelsea winger Arjen Robben scored a stunning late winner as Jose Mourinho's side kept up the pressure on Manchester United at the top of the Barclays Premiership table.

Alan Smith will start his first game since recovering from horrific injuries sustained at Liverpool last season when Carling Cup holders Manchester United begin the defence of their trophy at Crewe.

Ryan Giggs looks set to miss Manchester United’s Champions League qualifier with Hungarian title winners Debrecen at Old Trafford tomorrow.

Manchester United keeper Edwin van der Sar expects to be back in action within a fortnight.

John O'Shea intends to donate his unique Manchester United goalkeeping shirt to charity.

Lille are not ruling out launching an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after seeing their attempts to invalidate Manchester United’s winning goal in last week’s Champions League tie rejected by UEFA.

Steven Gerrard insists Liverpool are determined not to allow Manchester United to “win the title at Anfield”.