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RUUD van Nistelrooy has vowed to hoist Manchester United from their pit of despair back to the pinnacle of the English game, but ominously warned it’s going to take considerable time.

ARSENE WENGER has warned Arsenal to get back to defensive basics to win back the title, but will still not strengthen his back four even after the departure of utility player Giovanni van Bronckhorst.

ROY KEANE might have to forego the dream of managing Ireland — if the FAI doesn’t pull its socks up a lot further.

GEORGE BOATENG claims to have regained his "hunger and desire" following a £5million move to Middlesbrough.

ALEX FERGUSON has his big guns back for the Old Trafford clash with Southampton today — but the Manchester United boss thinks the target has changed.

PROGRESS may have been made but there is still no definitive decision on the international future of ex-Republic of Ireland captain Roy Keane after his meeting in Manchester yesterday with new manager Brian Kerr.

A RISING Manchester United and England Under-21 star, killed in a high-speed motorway crash, was nearly twice the legal drink-drive limit, an inquest heard yesterday.

CHELSEA’S assistant manager Steve Clarke has warned the players to keep up the pressure on wobbling Arsenal by going top of the Premiership today.

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BURGLARS have raided Sir Bob

MANCHESTER UNITED captain Roy Keane says he would like to be a football manager when his playing career ends.

Legendary boss Brian Clough has urged Alex Ferguson to use his authority to curb the excesses of shamed skipper Roy Keane.

PERHAPS Gary Neville should be given a video of Arsenal’s annihilation of Leeds to consider his comments about a currently unstoppable Arsenal side he feels has not improved in the last four years.

MANCHESTER UNITED’S travelling army got a glimpse of the future at the Stadium of Light but they left just as grateful for the experience of Edwin van der Sar.

WORTHINGTON Cup final hero Michael Owen believes Liverpool must still “grow and develop” before they can be considered a top-ranked side.

IT may be unimaginable to the 67,000 Manchester United supporters who witnessed David Beckham’s free-kick at Old Trafford on Wednesday night, but the word in the financial world is that offloading the England captain to Real Madrid would be a shrewd business move.

BLACKBURN manager Graeme Souness will resist any attempt to prise away Irish winger Damien Duff during the January transfer window.