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More good news for Manchester United fans, as Rio Ferdinand looks set to put pen-to-paper on a lucrative £6m-a-year contract at Old Trafford

Premier League: A superb Owen Hargreaves free-kick allowed United to edge nearer the title

Premier League: Sir Alex Ferguson has praised his side’s fighting spirit after they came back to beat Arsenal

Premier League: Rio Ferdinand is almost certainly out of United’s Champions League tie with Roma

Premier League: Afonso Alves scored his first goals for Middlesbrough but Wayne Rooney’s late strike earned United a point

Sir Alex Ferguson and Carlos Queiroz face fines for accusing referee Martin Atkinson of bias

Minute-by-minute report: Can United put one foot in the Champions League semi-finals? Find out with Scott Murray from 7.15pm

Gary Neville has admitted that he is unlikely to feature in Manchester United’s first team until next season

Fabio Capello has handed Rio Ferdinand the captain’s armband for tomorrow’s friendly with France

After moving five points clear at the top of the table, Michael Carrick believes that Manchester United can retain the title

Sir Alex Ferguson and Avram Grant have clashed over the issue of players pressurising referees

Sir Alex Ferguson has told his players not to underestimate Bolton ahead of their clash with Liverpool

Champions League: Man United officials will travel to Rome for talks aimed at preventing a repeat of last season’s crowd violence

Champions League: Man United officials will travel to Rome for talks aimed at preventing a repeat of last season’s crowd violence

Bryan Robson is to become a global ambassador for Manchester United after the end of his most recent managerial failure at Sheffield United

Sir Alex Ferguson and Carlos Queiroz are set to be punished for their rants about Martin Atkinson after defeat to Pompey

Sir Alex Ferguson could face disciplinary action over his criticism of Martin Atkinson and Keith Hackett after Man Utd’s defeat to Portsmouth

FA Cup: A Sulley Muntari penalty earned Pompey a place in the semi-finals and their first win at Old Trafford in over 50 years

Champions League: Wayne Rooney says the success of English clubs shows he has no reason to leave Man Utd

A first-half strike from Cristiano Ronaldo was enough to see off Lyon and put United into the last eight

Premier League: United fired a warning sign towards north London as they saw off Fulham with a weakened team

Owen Hargreaves scored a fantastic free-kick as understrength United closed within a point of Arsenal

Sir Alex Ferguson believes under-fire Chelsea boss Avram Grant could still taste success this season

Lyon’s president has accused Man Utd of trying to ‘destabilise’ them by expressing an interest in Karim Benzema

Potential England No1 Ben Foster will get the chance to impress Fabio Capello after recovering from injury

Sir Alex Ferguson has said the race for the Premier League title could be the first ever to be decided by goal difference

Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney both scored twice as United moved within three points of Arsenal

Sir Alex Ferguson has insisted that there is no feud with Kevin Keegan, despite their public fall-out in the 90s

Sir Alex Ferguson is keen on signing Lyon’s Karim Benzema after his impressive performance against Man Utd this week

The FA is on a collision course with the Premier League after all but rejecting plans for overseas games

FA Cup: Wayne Rooney starred as a lone front-man as Manchester United eased their way in to the quarter-finals

Premier League: Benjani Mwaruwari scored on his debut as City completed their first league double over rivals United in 38 years

Supporters groups may target Premier League sponsors as part of a campaign to resist overseas fixtures

Chief executives of Chelsea and Man Utd, Peter Kenyon and David Gill, may lead England’s World Cup bid

Gary Neville’s ongoing struggle to get fit has prompted Man Utd to enquire about Porto pacey right-back Jose Bosingwa

Supporters came in droves to Old Trafford to remember those who lost their lives in the Munich air crash

International friendly: Shaun Wright-Phillips scored the winner as Fabio Capello oversaw a patchy display in his first game in charge

A banner poking fun at Man City has been removed from Old Trafford to ease tension ahead of the Manchester derby

Services marking the 50th anniversary of the Munich air disaster are being held in England and Germany today

Alex Ferguson is worried disruption at Wembley could encourage misbehaviour at Old Trafford

The Munich air crash was the first modern ‘I remember where I was’ moment, writes Richard Williams

Sir Alex Ferguson speaks of following Matt Busby’s belief that Man Utd’s play should ‘get people off their seats’

Sir Alex Ferguson has told Wayne Rooney that his forays into midfield are costing him goals

Arsène Wenger has said that Man Utd’s links with Sporting Lisbon cost Arsenal Cristiano Ronaldo

Arsène Wenger has said Manchester United’s trip to Saudi Arabia could lead to a loss of focus

From Man Utd’s PR shortcomings to the latest goings-on with Roque Junior, David Hills looks at the week in football

Fifty years after Munich John Roberts recalls the stand-in players who went on a remarkable cup run

Sir Alex Ferguson says Liverpool’s owners treatment of Rafael Benítez proves they lack “class”

David Gill expressed concern after militant Man Utd fans targeted his home and AIG’s offices

Man Utd fans have attacked David Gill’s house in protest over his backing for owner Malcolm Glazer