Alan Smith will make his first appearance since suffering an horrific double-leg break at Liverpool in Manchester United’s reserve team clash with Preston at Deepdale tonight.

Coca-Cola League One side Crewe have been rewarded for beating Wigan last week with a home tie against Manchester United in the third round of the Carling Cup.

Gary Neville has been ruled out of Manchester United’s Premiership clash with Watford tomorrow and England’s Euro 2008 qualifiers against Andorra and Macedonia next week.

Ashley Cole has hinted that Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas was at the centre of the so-called ‘battle of the buffet‘ when slices of pizza were thrown at Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson still misses Jock Stein 20 years after the death of the legendary Scottish boss.

Rio Ferdinand played down the expletive-filled outburst of England and Manchester United team-mate Wayne Rooney in Belfast as “part and parcel of the game”.

Manchester United produced a totally convincing first day of the season victory against an Everton side who failed to produce any of the fire and drive that was the hallmark of their displays last season.

Former Manchester United midfielder Quinton Fortune has confirmed a meeting with Celtic on Friday – but stressed talks were strictly informal.

Arsenal skipper Thierry Henry was left on the bench by Arsene Wenger for this afternoon’s clash with Manchester United.

Ryan Giggs is hoping to thrash out a new Manchester United contract next week.

John O’Shea insists Manchester United must build on their victory against Arsenal when they travel to Portsmouth tomorrow.

Roy Keane insists he can still be a major influence for Manchester United this season.

David Bellion believes Manchester United’s mis-firing stars should have apologised to Alex Ferguson for Saturday’s woeful display against Exeter.

Bookmaker William Hill today said profits would be at the lower end of hopes after punters enjoyed a run of success in the second half of last year.

Aston Villa have suffered a fresh injury blow with the loss of full-back Mark Delaney for tomorrow’s Premiership clash with Manchester United.

Alex Ferguson has questioned the wisdom of Roy Carroll delaying a decision about whether to sign an extension to his Manchester United contract.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has confirmed Ruud van Nistelrooy could be out of action for between four to six weeks.

Four of the top 10 richest people in English football own shares in its richest club, Manchester United, according to a newly-published football rich list.

Alex Ferguson has reiterated his demand for Rio Ferdinand to sign his £100,000-a-week contract and prevent Manchester United’s pre-season being seriously destabilised.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho insists their Premiership rivals must improve if they hope to even challenge for the title.