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WAYNE Rooney has got the scent of trophies in his nostrils and believes United are in a powerful mood to take on the Treble task.

Chelsea’s late equaliser against Spurs has given Steve McClaren an unwanted headache ahead of England’s Euro 2008 qualifiers.

THE European Commission has unveiled its all-star football squad to play Manchester United in a one-off charity match at Old Trafford.

FIND out how the Reds rated against Middlesbrough in their FA Cup quarter-final.

SIR Bobby Charlton is in no doubt the Munich air crash robbed England of the finest player it ever produced in Duncan Edwards.

Sir Alex Ferguson says he hopes to remain as Man Utd manager for at least two more years.

What impact has Henrik Larsson had at Man Utd?

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See Lee Cattermole’s neat finish against Man Utd in the FA Cup sixth round

SIR Alex Ferguson insisted the Red Devils got their just reward by battling back in their exciting FA Cup quarter-final draw with Middlesbrough.

MANCHESTER United’s treble dream survived an FA Cup rollercoaster at the Riverside.

HERE are the player ratings from United’s entertaining 2-2 FA Cup draw with Middlesbrough.

THE Old Trafford’s injury cloud that descended in midweek to threaten United’s Treble hopes has lifted. A bleak medical bulletin and the exit of Henrik Larsson cast a shadow over the Reds’ firepower.

Boss Gareth Southgate says Middlesbrough are looking forward to facing Manchester United in the FA Cup.

Chelsea, Liverpool and Man Utd avoid each other in the Champions League quarter-final draw.

ROMA captain Francesco Totti is better than United’s Cristiano Ronaldo, according to the Italian club’s acting president Rosella Sensi.

SIR Alex Ferguson is convinced the sheer speed of Cristiano Ronaldo’s feet will rob the Manchester United winger of penalties.

NEED a new centre forward, Sir Alex? Well, don’t look too far, because the lad I would love to see banging heads with Boro’s central defence is right under your nose.

CHINESE youngster Dong Fangzhuo has been called into the Manchester United squad for the first time ahead of the FA Cup quarter-final at Middlesbrough.

MANCHESTER United have been drawn against Roma in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

SIR Alex Ferguson has confirmed Manchester United have opened contract negotiations with Cristiano Ronaldo.

DAVID Beckham believes Cristiano Ronaldo has become one of the best players in the world because of fan power.

UNITED defender Nemanja Vidic is backing Henrik Larsson to go out in style against Middlesbrough.

Team news ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup quarter-final tie.

Cristiano Ronaldo opens talks on a new contract with Man Utd, according to reports on Portuguese radio.

Man Utd defender Mikael Silvestre is set for a long spell on the sidelines after suffering a suspected dislocated shoulder.

Sporting Life - Alex Ferguson claims it has been a “bad week” for Manchester United despite their European win.

Sporting Life - Henrik Larsson will quit Manchester United on March 12 despite helping them progress in Europe.

TeamTalk - Sir Alex Ferguson has been reluctantly forced to accept Henrik Larsson will leave Manchester United as planned next week.On his final competitive appearance at Old Trafford, the veteran Swede signed off in perfect style by grabbing the only goal as United defeated Lille to ease into the Champions League quarter-finals.

Henrik Larsson has hinted that he could have been persuaded to stay at Man Utd.

AFP - Sir Alex Ferguson defiantly predicted that Manchester United can cope with a mounting injury crisis as his side chase a repeat of their 1999 treble of Premiership, FA Cup and Champions League trophies.

Henrik Larsson’s script-writer tested credulity again last night. Just as he invariably delivered decisive goals for Celtic, the Swede took his leave of Old Trafford by redeeming Manchester United’s mediocre display with the header that assured their place in the quarter-final draw at the expense of a feisty but limited Lille.

It was a night for authority, a brusque Manchester United statement of contempt for what had happened in northern France two weeks before - and some mighty assertion of their right to a return to a pivotal stage of the Champions League after last season’s humiliating denouement against this less than daunting Lille.

Manchester United (0) 1 Lille (0) 0Agg: 2-0Having begun his brief career at Manchester United with a goal, Henrik Larsson said farewell to Old Trafford as a United player with another.

Henrik Larsson crowned his last performance in the Champions League for Manchester United with the goal that put them through to the quarter-finals for the first time in four years.

HENRIK Larsson believes Manchester United can go on and win the Champions League without him.

FAREWELL then Lille. You depart the Champions League leaving behind only a stain on the competition’s history and a stink to rival Davyhulme sewage works.

SIR Alex Ferguson is pinning his hopes on forgotten man Alan Smith to guide United through their ill-timed striker crisis.

CRISTIANO Ronaldo is reportedly in talks over extending his Manchester United contract.

SIR Alex Ferguson celebrated a fifth successive United win and a place in the Champions League quarter-finals - and claimed it had been a “bad week” for the Red Devils.

Mikaël Silvestre is out for the season after dislocating his shoulder.

Henrik Larsson scored the only goal as United made heavy work of reaching the last eight.

Reuters - Manchester United’s mounting injury crisis took a turn for the worse on Wednesday when French defender Mikael Silvestre was taken to hospital with a suspected dislocated shoulder.

Sir Alex Ferguson has been reluctantly forced to accept goal hero Henrik Larsson will leave Manchester United.

Reuters - Bayern Munich, AC Milan, Manchester United and PSV Eindhoven booked their places in the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday, dashing English hopes of making European football history.

Mikael Silvestre has been taken to hospital with a suspected dislocated shoulder.

Manchester United striker Louis Saha has been ruled out for at least four weeks with a hamstring strain.

Manchester United striker Louis Saha will be sidelined for a month with a hamstring injury.

Cristiano Ronaldo has admitted his priority is to win the Premiership title rather than the Champions League.

Reuters - Manchester United and Lille renew Champions League hostilities at Old Trafford on Wednesday, two weeks after a stormy first leg of their first knockout round tie sparked protests, insults and UEFA charges.