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UNITED will have to break the £30million British transfer record to lure Dimitar Berbatov from Tottenham to Old Trafford during this month’s transfer window.

SIR Alex Ferguson has given an insight into how much Wayne Rooney loves his football - and Manchester United in particular.

ASTON Villa are emerging as one of those second tier clubs with serious aspirations of breaking the Premier League stranglehold of the Big Four.

UNITED’S lucky mascot Wayne Rooney will be back to lead the Reds’ assault on the FA Cup against Aston Villa.

NEWCASTLE boss Sam Allardyce has made an offer for United defender Wes Brown.

UNITED are six points worse off than last New Year, are in second place as opposed to leading the Premier League and won one less point in the festive period than the 2006-07 holiday programme.

THE 50th anniversary of the Munich Tragedy is approaching and to mark the event, the Manchester Evening News will be producing a special 48-page supplement.

REAL Madrid have been linked with a big money swoop for Cristiano Ronaldo.

CARLOS Tevez will be back in action for Manchester United sooner than expected after giving cause for concern when he was carried injured off the pitch during the New Year’s Day victory over Birmingham at Old Trafford.

UNITED are six points worse off than last New Year, are in second place as opposed to leading the Premier League and won one less point in the festive period than the 2006-07 holiday programme.

UNITED have hit back at claims that Old Trafford is being run like a police state.

SIR Alex Ferguson has branded criticism of the Glazer family by Manchester United supporters as ‘unfair’.

SIR Alex Ferguson is happy with the progress being made by injured pair Gary Neville and Paul Scholes.

CARLOS Tevez could hardly be described as the new baby-faced Old Trafford assassin but his match winner was a suitable comfort blanket for United.

CARLOS Tevez is a major doubt for Manchester United’s FA Cup clash with Aston Villa on Saturday.

SIR Alex Ferguson described United’s crowd as ‘dead’ and his team’s performance as ‘careless’ as the Reds started the New Year unimpressively.

CARLOS Tevez’s excellent first-half strike gave United a 10th successive home victory and a winning start to 2008.

M.E.N. Sport’s Stuart Mathieson rates the United players’ performances in the 1-0 victory over Birmingham.

MANCHESTER United are poised to bid for Dimitar Berbatov after Tottenham effectively invited offers for the £25m-rated striker.

SIR Alex Ferguson will hope Wayne Rooney and Michael Carrick have recovered from illness when Manchester United look to bounce back from defeat at West Ham by beating Birmingham at Old Trafford.

MANCHESTER United’s star winger Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 18th goal of the season but then missed a penalty as the Reds suffered a surprise defeat at West Ham.

UNITED manager Sir Alex Ferguson insisted he had no complaints about his side’s 2-1 loss at West Ham.

FIND out how we rated the United players for their performance in the 2-1 defeat at West Ham.

LOUIS Saha is glad to have got “back to basics” - and to the United striker that means scoring goals.

MICHAEL Carrick enjoyed putting one over the old enemy in midweek and intends to do the same to old friends at Upton Park.

CARLOS Tevez returns to West Ham with Sir Alex Ferguson convinced the Upton Park outfit owe their Premier League existence to the South American.

AS banana skins go, West Ham United has been among the most slippery in recent years for Manchester United.

OWEN Hargreaves will return to the Manchester United squad for the clash with West Ham at Upton Park.

SIR Alex Ferguson expects to see the best out of Louis Saha after the Frenchman’s Boxing Day double.

ROY Keane reckons champions Manchester United are odds on to retain their Premier League title this season.

THE ghosts of Christmas past were well and truly exorcised at a stunned Stadium of Light as United indulged in some festive carnage.

FIND out how we rated the United players for their performance in the 4-0 victory at Sunderland.

MANCHESTER United cruised to a Boxing Day victory over Sunderland with big guns Wayne Rooney, Louis Saha and Cristiano Ronaldo all firing.

SIR Alex Ferguson warned the Premier League to beware a goal rush from Wayne Rooney after watching him help put Roy Keane’s Sunderland to the sword.

PARK Ji-sung could make his long-awaited return to the Manchester United squad for the Boxing Day trip to Sunderland.

UNITED midfielder Darron Gibson has extended his loan at Wolves until the end of the season.

IT was party time again for United - but this time the Old Trafford headlines were of the back page variety and something to be proud of.

WAYNE Rooney has set his sights on overtaking league leaders Arsenal during the Christmas period.

ALEX McLEISH is reputedly planning a loan swoop for Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher.

SIR Alex Ferguson admitted he thought Manchester United were set to lose valuable ground on Arsenal.

SIR Alex Ferguson piled the plaudits on Cristiano Ronaldo after his match-winning display against Everton.

CRISTIANO Ronaldo hailed a vital win for Manchester United after his double earned victory against Everton.

GARY Megson dismissed rumours of a January exit for Nicolas Anelka after his double against Birmingham.

CARLOS Queiroz insists Cristiano Ronaldo is a better player than World Footballer of the Year Kaka.

SEE how United’s players rated in their 2-1 win over Everton.

A LATE Cristiano Ronaldo penalty saw United complete the double over Everton and move within a point of Arsenal.

EDWIN van der Sar will continue to defy the age barrier and challenge for the Reds’ number one spot until 2009.

PRESURE is mounting on the Sports Minister, Gerry Sutcliffe, to intervene in the row over United’s rising season ticket prices.

UNITED new boy Nani is convinced a Premier League and Champions League double is a possibility for the Old Trafford outfit this season.

SIR Alex Ferguson wants red cards and harsher bans for reckless two-footed challenges.