Celtic manager Gordon Strachan might be forced to thrust Roy Keane into his back-line after watching another inept defensive performance in the draw at Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

Fulham 2 Blackburn 1

Glasgow Warriors 10 Bath 29

Arsene Wenger insisted his public feud with Jose Mourinho was in the past as he revealed he would shake the Chelsea manager’s hand after their clash at Highbury this weekend.

Chelsea have been fined £30,000 (€43,759) by the Football Association after failing to control their supporters in a Carling Cup tie against West Ham last season.

Bolton’s wayward striker El-Hadji Diouf will be reaching for the chequebook once again following his dismissal in the 2-1 defeat at Fulham.

Bolton manager Sam Allardyce has vowed to punish the players booked for arguing with referee Graham Poll – although he made it clear he also disagreed with many of the official’s decisions in a 2-1 defeat at Fulham.

Manchester United fans got the chance to say their farewells to Old Trafford legend George Best with a minute’s applause before this afternoon’s Premiership clash with West Ham at Upton Park.

Fulham 2 Bolton 1

Everton 1 Newcastle 0

Everton 0 Newcastle 0

Leinster 17 Munster 7

Rio Ferdinand has vowed there will be no brotherly love on show once the first whistle blows at Upton Park on Sunday.

Middlesbrough grabbed the point they needed to ensure their place in the knockout stages of this season’s UEFA Cup with a goalless draw against previously free-scoring AZ Alkmaar in Holland.

Alan Curbishley has called for Charlton to get back to the basics of defending as a team in an attempt to turn around their alarming slump in form.

Newcastle midfielder Emre is one of five people who have had individual disciplinary proceedings opened against them by FIFA after the violent scenes at the end of the Turkey v Switzerland World Cup play-off.

Manchester United officials have urged supporters to be in their seats by 7.45pm at Old Trafford tonight.

Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole has denied he is a “diver” after being accused of feigning a foul during the 2-0 victory over Portsmouth on Saturday.

West Brom boss Bryan Robson is fully aware Old Trafford will be an emotionally charged arena tomorrow night as Manchester United pay tribute to the late George Best.

Tottenham 3 Portsmouth 1