Carlos Tevez made his expected debut for Manchester United in place of injured Wayne Rooney in the Barclays Premier League match against Portsmouth at Fratton Park.

FIFA say they may be prepared to step in to settle the Carlos Tevez transfer dispute – but they have yet to receive any official request to do so.

Alex Ferguson remains unconcerned about any Premier League involvement in Gabriel Heinze’s proposed move from Manchester United to Liverpool.

Alex Ferguson is ready to resist the temptation to pitch any of his new signings straight into battle as Manchester United open their Premier League title defence against Reading on Sunday.

Paul Scholes could make a quick return to action following an exploratory knee operation after he was named in the Manchester United squad to face Dunfermline in a friendly tonight.

Thierry Henry’s Arsenal exit will ensure a two-horse race for the Barclays Premier League title between Manchester United and Chelsea, according to Blues striker Didier Drogba.

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”.

Rio Ferdinand has been cleared to play in Manchester United’s Premiership clash with Bolton tomorrow.

Robbie Fowler will find himself back in the Liverpool squad for the away game at Aston Villa on Sunday, having failed to even make the bench for the last two games against Manchester United and Barcelona.

Park Ji-sung could make his long-awaited return to the Manchester United squad for the Boxing Day trip to Sunderland.

Rio Ferdinand, Carlos Tevez and Wes Brown are all expected to shake off minor knocks as Manchester United look to maintain winning ways at Old Trafford by beating Everton in the Barclays Premier League.

Manchester United are set to grant Ole Gunnar Solskjaer a testimonial.

Rio Ferdinand may again find himself pressed into emergency midfield duty tomorrow as Manchester United look to record their second win in a week over Blackburn.

New signing Nemanja Vidic could make his Manchester United debut in tomorrow’s FA Cup replay with Burton Albion at Old Trafford.

Striker Lomana Lualua is ready to return for Portsmouth after missing four games while on African Nations Cup duty and will face Manchester United at Fratton Park just a week after being told of the death of his baby son.

The Football Association have decided not to take action against Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and his Chelsea counterpart Jose Mourinho.

Paul Scholes sits out Manchester United’s high-octane clash with Arsenal at Highbury after suffering blurred vision as a result of a knock picked up at Birmingham last week.

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.

Birmingham will have to make at least two changes from the side which earned a creditable 2-2 draw with Manchester United for the trip to Stamford Bridge.