CELTIC manager Martin O’Neill insists outward-bound midfielder Liam Miller still has an important role to play for the Parkhead club before he leaves for Manchester United at the end of the season.

ALEX FERGUSON will keep Wayne Rooney straining at the leash today as Manchester United look to maintain the winning habit at Tottenham.

ALEX FERGUSON anticipates the 100% backing of Manchester United’s disgruntled fans when he re-enters the Old Trafford cauldron for tonight’s Champions League clash with Benfica.

LAST week’s postponed fixtures at both Bolton and Blackburn because of the failure of under-soil heating systems will be investigated by the Premier League.

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ALAN PARDEW has dismissed talk of a rift between strikers Jermain Defoe and Ireland’s David Connolly during his first two days in charge of West Ham.

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Chelsea midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron has responded to speculation linking him with Inter Milan by admitting he would relish the challenge of joining the Serie A giants.

CELTIC manager Martin O’Neill yesterday voiced his frustration at the domestic transfer window but revealed that he still hoped to add to his squad before Sunday’s European deadline.

DEFIANT Steven Gerrard believes he will be back in action within the next two months despite fears he could be sidelined until Christmas.

THERE were drastically conflicting moods at the Premiership summit yesterday.

BBC’s Match Of The Day fair spiked our interest with a breathless introduction to their highlights show last Tuesday night.

A HUGE pitch-side billboard seen during a televised football match led to a surge in calls to police appealing for information on missing schoolgirls Holly and Jessica, police have said.

ALEX FERGUSON insisted yesterday that Roy Keane’s u-turn on his international future “had nothing to do” with the Manchester United manager.

MANCHESTER UNITED are ready to let Roy Keane leave in the summer rather than break the bank to try and persuade the influential Irishman to stay.

FLORENTINO PEREZ insists the pampering of David Beckham and his fellow Real Madrid ‘galacticos’ must cease if the club are to achieve their ambitions.

FORMER Manchester United chairman Martin Edwards has been quizzed by police over an alleged Peeping Tom incident in a ladies’ toilet.

RIO FERDINAND is adamant that Manchester United supporters “deserve a lot more” from the team next year after a season of underachievement.

WIGAN striker Henri Camara believes he has finally found a home after listening to the Latics fans singing his praises.

NEW Paris St Germain chief Francis Graille denied yesterday he had agreed to a Manchester United bid for the French club’s Brazilian World Cup star Ronaldinho.