CHELSEA’S chief executive Peter Kenyon has scotched rumours of a rift between him and coach Jose Mourinho.

MANCHESTER United and England footballer Wayne Rooney yesterday accepted £100,000 (€145,000) damages from the publishers of The Sun and the News of the World after the two newspapers falsely alleged he slapped his fiancee, Coleen McLoughlin.

SHARES in Manchester United gained just over 5% yesterday after the world’s biggest football club confirmed it has received a takeover approach.

MIKAEL SILVESTRE believes his central defensive partnership with Rio Ferdinand can provide the platform for more Manchester United title success this season.

JOHN O’SHEA can look forward to a new Manchester Utd contract when he returns from his well-earned holidays next month.

MANCHESTER UNITED have received an FA Cup final boost after captain Roy Keane came through a training session at the club’s Carrington training ground yesterday.

THERE HAVE been many defining days in Alex Ferguson’s illustrious career at Manchester United.

FURIOUS Manchester United chief executive David Gill has sent a 'hands off Ruud' warnings to both Real Madrid and Barcelona.

THIERRY HENRY admits Chelsea are “cruising” in the Barclays Premiership, but the French striker believes Arsenal’s gifted young newcomers could help throw their title rivals off-course.

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MANCHESTER UNITED will rally round Juan Sebastian Veron in the hope of bringing the best out of the Argentine midfielder next season, manager Alex Ferguson said yesterday.

JULIEN ESCUDE’S future remains in the balance after talks between his club Rennes and Manchester United officials stalled in Paris yesterday.

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CAPTAIN David Beckham declared the England squad are united behind Sven-Goran Eriksson and still believe they can top their Euro 2004 qualifying group.

Gianluigi Buffon’s agent, Silvano Martina, yesterday dismissed claims the Italian goalkeeper is heading to Old Trafford, claiming Real Madrid are the only club who could convince his client to leave Juventus.

GARY NEVILLE congratulated his Manchester United team-mates on their second successive three-goal Premiership win – and then told them Chelsea and Arsenal would not start to notice until they gave someone a real hammering.

DENNIS BERGKAMP believes that the weight of history will spur Arsenal towards a second consecutive Premiership title.

FOR a man accustomed to the glint of silver, the Carling Cup is not a trophy to get overly excited about. Except this year is different for Alex Ferguson.

JOSE MOURINHO has targeted Chelsea’s November 6 encounter with high-flying Everton as the day Arjen Robben will return to lift the Blues out of their striking crisis.

MANCHESTER UNITED skipper Roy Keane has admitted he would travel to the moon to get his hands on a Champions League winners medal.