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Gabriel Heinze admits he will leave a decision on his future to Manchester United.

Ryan Giggs admits his sole motivation is winning another title with Man Utd.

TeamTalk - Sir Alex Ferguson saw his Manchester United side keep Chelsea at arm’s length and insisted he was not concerned about the champions’ form.Goals from Michael Carrick - his first for the club - Ji-Sung Park and Cristiano Ronaldo defeated Aston Villa.

AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson believes next weekend’s round of fixtures will be crucial in determining the outcome of this season’s Premiership title race.

Michael Carrick scored his first goal for United as they maintained pace at the top with victory over Villa.

It would be wrong to applaud Paul Scholes as if he was impeccable yesterday. His first pass dribbled into touch and his second rolled with unerring accuracy to an Aston Villa player. Then he produced a performance of such quality it is hard to imagine any midfielder in Europe bettering it.

The moment Ryan Giggs took one wrong option in a recent game against Aston Villa, he and a television audience across the globe were immediately reminded of the fire still burning inside his Manchester United manager. The producer cut to a purple-faced Sir Alex Ferguson on the touchline, threatening to burst several blood vessels at once as he made his displeasure known in what lip-readers would doubtless confirm was the choicest Glaswegian vernacular.

SIR Alex Ferguson saw his Manchester United side keep Chelsea at arm’s length and insisted he was not concerned about the champions’ form.

Sir Alex Ferguson is looking forward to United’s match against Arsenal as he praised his side after their win over Villa.

MICHAEL Carrick celebrated his first goal for Manchester United as Sir Alex Ferguson’s side cemented their place at the top of the table.

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AFP - Manchester United remained six points clear at the top of the English Premiership after a 3-1 win against Aston Villa at Old Trafford.

Sir Alex Ferguson was pleased with his side’s display in the 3-1 win over Aston Villa.

TeamTalk - Manchester United enjoyed their third win in as many weeks over Aston Villa with a comfortable 3-1 victory at Old Trafford.And Michael Carrick celebrated his first goal for Manchester United as Sir Alex Ferguson’s side cemented their place at the top of the table.

TeamTalk - Manchester United beat Aston Villa 3-1 as the Reds maintained their six-point lead at the top of the table over Chelsea, who crushed Wigan 4-0.After Sunday’s narrow 2-1 FA Cup win over Martin O’Neill’s side, the Red Devils completely overran their opponents 3-1 thanks to goals from Park Ji-Sung, Michael Carrick’s first for the club and Cristiano Ronaldo’s 13th of the season. Villa have not won in 12 matches.

Manchester United maintained their lead over Chelsea with a 3-1 win over Aston Villa.

Manchester United maintained their lead over Chelsea with a 3-1 win over Aston Villa.

DAVID Beckham could never have come back to English football and played for a club other than United … because he is still a Red. That’s the view of Sir Alex Ferguson, the man whose bust-up with the former Old Trafford star led to him leaving the club for Real Madrid in 2003.

TeamTalk - Henrik Larsson is already winning over a dressing room full of experienced internationals with Gary Neville leading the Old Trafford praise.England defender Neville said: “I am extremely impressed not just with his performance but also his attitude and wanting to help us win something.

Watford keeper Ben Foster has revealed that he once considered quitting football.

Disharmony at Stamford Bridge should sound sweet to a man attempting to remove the Premiership trophy from London for the first time in four years but rather than make capital out of Jose Mourinho’s frustration yesterday, Sir Alex Ferguson insisted he and Manchester United would dearly miss their Portuguese rival if he left England at the end of this season.

Reuters - Premier League leaders Manchester United continue their title bid against Aston Villa on Saturday knowing that champions Chelsea, though wounded, will come out fighting in the coming months.

HENRIK Larsson will leave Manchester United as planned in March and return to Helsingborg, according to manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

TeamTalk - Henrik Larsson will leave Manchester United as planned in March and return to Helsingborg, according to manager Sir Alex Ferguson.There is already a clamour for the former Barcelona and Celtic striker to extend his loan deal after the 35-year-old marked an impressive debut by scoring in the FA Cup victory against Aston Villa, Saturday’s opponents in the Premiership.

Sir Alex Ferguson is not currently looking into extending Henrik Larsson’s loan stay.

Sir Alex Ferguson is not currently looking into extending Henrik Larsson’s loan stay.

Sporting Life - Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson would be sorry to see Jose Mourinho leave Chelsea.

UNITEDmanager Sir Alex Ferguson would be sorry to see Jose Mourinho leave Chelsea.

Reuters - Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson does not want Jose Mourinho to leave Chelsea, despite the Portuguese coach being his main rival for the Premier League title.

TeamTalk - Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted he “anticipated” David Beckham’s move to the United States.The former United star has signed a lucrative five-year deal with Los Angeles Galaxy and will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season.

Sporting Life - Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson would be sorry to see Jose Mourinho leave Chelsea.

TeamTalk - Sir Alex Ferguson admits he would be sorry to see Jose Mourinho leave Chelsea - and has expressed his shock at rumours over his future.There has been speculation that Mourinho might quit Stamford Bridge in the summer, although the Blues are understood to be giving the stories no credence.

Sir Alex Ferguson would be disappointed to see Jose Mourinho leave Chelsea.

Reuters - David Beckham’s decision to end his playing career with a lucrative move to the United States came as no surprise to his former manager at Manchester United, Alex Ferguson.

THE Baby Bentley culture is the latest buzz phrase in English football.

FORMER United midfielder Eric Djemba-Djemba, now with Aston Villa, has signed on loan for Burnley until the end of the season.

Henrik Larsson is hoping to build on the signs of promise with Wayne Rooney.

TeamTalk - Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is expected to ring the changes at home to Aston Villa on Saturday following last week’s FA Cup win.Goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, Nemanja Vidic and Paul Scholes are in line to return after sitting out the third-round match.

TeamTalk - Olof Mellberg returns from suspension for Aston Villa’s third meeting in as many weeks with Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday.The Sweden defender was banned for the FA Cup defeat last weekend after incurring five bookings this season.

HENRIK Larsson is determined to build on his impressive debut for Manchester United.

UNITED’S two inspirational stars Paul Scholes and Cristiano Ronaldo can make an Old Trafford clean sweep of the Player of the Year honours for 2007.

UNITED winger Cristiano Ronaldo has been named Barclays Player of the Month for a second successive time.

UNITED manager Sir Alex Ferguson is expected to ring the changes against Aston Villaafter the FA Cup victory over the same club.

Manchester United captain Gary Neville says his playing career is far from over.

Sporting Life - Henrik Larsson is determined to build on his impressive debut for Manchester United.

Sporting Life - Former Manchester United trainee has hit out at David Beckham’s after he signed for LA Galaxy.

TeamTalk - Henrik Larsson is determined to build on his impressive debut for Manchester United, and is refusing to get carried away just yet.The on-loan striker hopes to maintain his momentum and retain his place in the side to face Aston Villa on Saturday at Old Trafford.

Team news ahead of Saturday’s Premiership encounter.

Paul Scholes tells Football Focus his Man Utd team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo is the best player in the world on current form.

CAPTAIN of Manchester United, captain of industry, and an eloquent spokesman for his trade, Gary Neville leads by example on and off the field, writes Henry Winter.