Alex Ferguson believes Manchester United can build on their superb start to the season with four successive victories coming in difficult circumstances.

Celtic manager Gordon Strachan is set to put his faith in Bobo Balde for tomorrow's Champions League match against Manchester United.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has admitted he expressed an interest in signing Patrick Vieira.

Premiership leaders Manchester United arrived at the Emirates Stadium knowing victory over Arsenal would open a nine-point advantage over Chelsea.

The Football Association insist there is no club-versus-country rift over the decision about whether Wayne Rooney will go to the World Cup.

Villarreal may be a new name on the European scene but are they fast making their mark at the highest level.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has branded UEFA’s criteria to put his team among the Champions League second seeds as “silly”.

England defender Rio Ferdinand returned to the Manchester United team for the crucial derby match at Eastlands.

Portsmouth inflicted only the fourth Premiership defeat of the season for Manchester United with Matt Taylor’s opportunist first-half strike and Rio Ferdinand’s comical own-goal.

Roma coach Luciano Spalletti does not expect an easy ride against Manchester United in the quarter-finals of the Champions League but is convinced his team can upset the odds.

The family of a man stabbed by Italian football fans today told of their shock at the brutal attack.

Owen Hargreaves was handed his Manchester United debut as Alex Ferguson’s men looked to record their first win of the season against local rivals Manchester City at Eastlands.

The first three legs of Manchester United’s summer tour of Asia are expected to go ahead as planned despite continuing uncertainty over the concluding visit to Malaysia.

Roma captain Francesco Totti is struggling to come to terms with his team’s humiliating defeat at Manchester United on Tuesday night.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson made three changes to his side for this Champions League semi-final first leg match at Old Trafford.

Wayne Rooney returned to Manchester United’s starting line-up for the first time since the opening day of the season as Alex Ferguson’s men tackled Sporting Lisbon to kick off their latest Champions League quest.

Alex Ferguson’s team of youngsters were handed probably the toughest task of Manchester United’s Champions League campaign so far against Roma in the Stadio Olimpico.

Northern Ireland manager Lawrie Sanchez has kept faith in youngsters Kyle Lafferty and Jonny Evans for the Euro 2008 qualifiers against Denmark and Latvia.

Middlesbrough defender Robert Huth will continue his fight for match-fitness when he turns out for the reserves against Manchester United tonight.

Chelsea suffered a blow ahead of tomorrow night’s vital Barclays Premiership clash with Newcastle as England midfielder Joe Cole was ruled out of their festive programme with a foot injury.