ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger has admitted he will have to be a magician in the transfer market this summer as he bids to stop Manchester United dominating the Premiership with their financial might.

BUSINESSMAN Dermot Desmond is to launch a legal challenge to the £1 billion TV deal for the right to broadcast English premiership football games.

ALEX FERGUSON has said a 1-0 win over Manchester City would suffice as an 18th anniversary present at Old Trafford tomorrow.

THERE'S a chance Alex Ferguson might have been imparting a tip for the 2.50 handicap at Catterick when he walked up the Stamford Bridge tunnel at half-time in the company of referee Neale Barry.

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WOLVES’ veteran full-back Denis Irwin aims to put his FA Cup-winning experience to good use in Sunday’s FA Cup third round clash against Newcastle United at Molineux.

SO ALEX Ferguson once more wraps his arms around the Premiership trophy.

By Bill George

EVEN with Manchester United already crowned English Premier League soccer champion, tomorrow's final day of the season has much at stake — in the case of four teams, more than €20 million each.

MANCHESTER United chief executive Peter Kenyon has promised Alex Ferguson there will be transfer funds available in the summer.

SOUTHAMPTON’S players have despaired over the failure to overturn striker Peter Crouch’s ban for the crucial final match of the season but goalkeeper Antti Niemi has urged the team to play their way out of trouble.

PATRICK VIEIRA last night delivered a damning assessment of Arsenal’s Champions League exit, admitting: “We weren’t good enough — we have to improve.”

CHARLTON boss Alan Curbishley has paid tribute to Arsene Wenger for taking Arsenal to the brink of dominating the Premiership on a cut-price budget.

ONE minute he’s deified, the next he’s crucified. So what makes one of soccer’s most controversial figures tick?

BOBBY ROBSON admitted Lomana LuaLua was "the last player we wanted to score against us" after the on-loan Newcastle striker grabbed an 88th-minute equaliser for Portsmouth against the Magpies at Fratton Park yesterday.

THE death of soccer legend George Best marks the poignant end of an era that produced one of the greatest footballers the world has ever seen.

RUUD VAN NISTELROOY intends to extend his stay at Manchester United as long as possible.

THE Premier League have replaced referee Andy D’Urso for next Monday’s match between Manchester United and Everton.