Pep Guardiola has announced he wants to return to coaching — but the former Barcelona boss is keeping his future plans close to his chest.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has let Andre Santos know that swapping shirts with Robin van Persie midway through Saturday’s defeat to Manchester United was unacceptable.

I am rather confused about O’Leary’s latest stunt. His aircraft were obviously designed as passenger-luggage combies — passengers on top and luggage below. What happens to all of that wasted space below deck?

On loan QPR striker Federico Macheda’s season appears to be over.

LIVERPOOL and Republic of Ireland legend John Aldridge believes the decision to coax Paul Scholes out of retirement could leave Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson ‘looking stupid’.

ASTON VILLA goalkeeper Shay Given will be sidelined for a month after suffering a hamstring injury against Manchester United on Saturday.

WORLD CUP final referee Howard Webb will take charge of the crucial Premier League title showdown between Manchester United and Chelsea at Old Trafford on Sunday.

ROY KEANE was last night linked with a sensational return to management in Melbourne.

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish insisted he is keen to continue working with striker Andy Carroll despite suggestions the club have tried to offload their record signing.

ALEX FERGUSON yesterday questioned the value of the Premier League’s new crackdown on behaviour, claiming there is no lack of respect towards referees from managers.

NEW Aston Villa signing Shay Given has defended his former team-mate Carlos Tevez’s decision to leave Manchester City, saying the Argentina star is no “mercenary”.

RISING star David Meyler is likely to miss out on a Republic of Ireland debut later this month after suffering a suspected cruciate ligament injury in Sunderland’s 1-0 defeat to Manchester United yesterday.

MARK HUGHES yesterday accused some players of putting their fellow professionals’ health at risk with the kind of reckless tackling the Fulham boss believes has crept into the game.

NICKLAS BENDTNER has apologised for his behaviour following Arsenal’s Champions League defeat to Manchester United.

FRANCE have suffered another setback ahead of their World Cup play-off against the Republic of Ireland with the loss of Arsenal defender Gael Clichy to a back injury.

THE controversial Wembley pitch is to be dug up immediately.

REAL MADRID general manager Jorge Valdano insists the club are not interested in taking England striker Wayne Rooney to the Bernabeu Stadium.

BAYERN MUNICH have been dealt a double blow ahead of the visit of Manchester United in the Champions League tomorrow as they slumped to a second successive 2-1 defeat in the Bundesliga to Stuttgart.

FORMER Manchester United and Northern Ireland football hero George Best was back in hospital yesterday, recovering from an infection following his life-saving liver transplant operation.