MANCHESTER UNITED utility man Quinton Fortune has dismissed recent talk of a move to Newcastle as "speculation."

MANCHESTER UNITED skipper Roy Keane is refusing to accept the growing Old Trafford injury list as an excuse for the failure to match Arsenal and Liverpool this season.

ROY CARROLL is facing D-day over whether to extend his stay at Manchester United.

BRAZIL World Cup star Ronaldinho has denied speculation he is ready to quit Paris Saint Germain for either Manchester United or Barcelona.

HAVING spent just £6.6m in the summer, less than one-quarter of the £30m fee for Rio Ferdinand, Arsene Wenger is watching his shrewd investments spiral in value by the week.

FORMER Chelsea midfielder Dan Petrescu has lifted the lid on his painful fall-out with Gianluca Vialli that led to him being forced to leave the Blues.

EUROPE’S powerful and exclusive G-14 clubs’ committee last week took a step nearer to imposing a charge on national associations for the use of their players in international matches.

MALCOLM GLAZER stepped up his assault on Manchester United yesterday, raising his stake to almost the same level as Irish investors John Magnier and JP McManus.

LIVERPOOL and Arsenal have ruled out a move for Michael Owen and cleared the way for Manchester United to chase the 25-year-old Real Madrid striker.

OLE Gunnar Solskjaer admits Manchester United’s performance in their derby defeat at City was not good enough - but the Norwegian does not believe there is any point dwelling on it.

Eddie Cassidy,

Neil Silver

MANCHESTER United supporters vowed yesterday to step up their resistance to the takeover of the club by American sports entrepreneur Malcolm Glazer.

AFTER Roy Keane’s decision to quit Ireland, it will come as no surprise if Brian Kerr invests major responsibility in the youthful but substantial frame of Keane’s Manchester United colleague John O’Shea as he embarks upon a mission to create a bright new era when they play Scotland at Hampden Park tonight (8 p.m ).

MANCHESTER UNITED have expressed their disappointment at the five-match ban handed to Roy Keane by the Football Association and are now considering whether to appeal against the punishment.

ANOTHER good night’s work for Ireland under Brian Kerr even if the consensus coming from the dressing room is that they didn’t play particularly well.

BRIAN Kerr stressed last night how invaluable a good start against Germany would be for his Republic of Ireland U17’s tonight as they head into one of the most challenging groups imaginable in the Euro Championship qualifiers.

RIO FERDINAND is expected to sign for Manchester United in the next 24 hours, after Leeds finally agreed to sell him.

ROY KEANE has until Friday to decide how to respond to his two Football Association disciplinary charges.

NEWCASTLE have confirmed the signing of defender Ronny Johnsen until January.