Argentina striker Carlos Tevez is close to sealing a move to Manchester United.

Peter Crouch will delay an operation on his nose to make himself available for Liverpool’s crucial matches against Manchester United and Barcelona.

Gary Neville was a surprise absentee as Manchester United looked to extend their Barclays Premiership lead to nine points with victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney both returned for Manchester United as the Barclays Premiership leaders looked to consolidate their six-point lead at the expense of rock-bottom Watford.

Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock has branded Gareth Southgate “a disgrace” after the Boro boss fielded a weakened line-up in the defeat to Manchester City on Saturday.

Injury-hit Manchester United pressed Ryan Giggs into an emergency striker’s role as they looked to take another stride towards the Premiership title at the expense of Bolton.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson almost outdid Steve Coppell in the changes stakes today as United tackled Reading for a place in the FA Cup sixth round.

Edwin van der Sar has signed a new one-year contract extension with Manchester United.

Everton manager David Moyes rang the changes for tonight’s UEFA Cup match, with his side assured of qualification and a fixture against Manchester United to come on Sunday.

John Obi Mikel produced only flashes of the ability which has led to a spat between Chelsea and Manchester United as Nigeria pulled off an undeserved win over Senegal in the African Nations Cup.

Six-time FA Cup winners Liverpool play Manchester United, who have lifted the famous trophy on 11 occasions, in the showpiece tie of the fifth round draw.

Alex Ferguson handed £7m (€10.3m) new-boy Nemanja Vidic his first Manchester United start in their FA Cup fourth round tie at Wolves.

Steve Bruce has insisted he intended no offence to Birmingham fans by waving to Manchester United supporters during the second half of the Carling Cup clash at St Andrews last night.

Manchester United wide man Park Ji-Sung seems certain to miss tomorrow night’s Carling Cup semi-final at Blackburn after suffering a knee injury during the warm-up to Sunday’s FA Cup draw at Burton.

Monaco vice-president Gerard Brianti expects the transfer of France defender Patrice Evra to Manchester United to be completed next week.

Manchester United defender Gabriel Heinze is set for a transatlantic trip next month after being selected for Argentina’s World Cup qualifying games against Uruguay and Chile.

Prospective Liverpool investor Mike Jefferies has promised to back manager Rafael Benitez in the January transfer window should he succeed in buying into the club.

Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson has admitted it was an easy decision to leave Tim Howard out of the side that defeated Liverpool at Old Trafford last night.

Rio Ferdinand returned to the Manchester United starting line-up for the first time in eight months tonight.

Quinton Fortune has claimed the criticism being directed at Manchester United following their poor start to the season will actually help improve results.