Manchester United news and links

United manager heaps praise on his ‘fearless’ fledglings, writes Mark Ogden.

Ryan Giggs accepts that he may have to wait until next season to break the Manchester United appearance record, saying he is not certain of a place against Chelsea in the Champions League final.

The Manchester United manager has insisted that Rangers can overcome their crowded fixture programme and win the Uefa Cup.

Sir Alex Ferguson is facing up to the biggest selection headache of his managerial career as he attempts to pick a squad for Manchester United’s Champions League final against Chelsea.

United’s owners support manager to build another dynasty and to resist rivals Chelsea, writes Mark Ogden.

Mythology tells of Ferguson the tyrant, but the real Red Devilry is in the detail, writes Tim Rich.

Premier League champions Manchester United are determined to build on their latest success and will strengthen their squad to do so, chief executive David Gill said.

The Manchester United manager, Alex Ferguson, can now set his sights on a memorable double after retaining the League title.

According to Wikipedia, Dortmund is a large industrial town in the heart of the Ruhr with a population of 583,945, so it was a bit of a surprise to get off the train from Holland and find the place closed.

Sir Bobby Charlton has given Ryan Giggs’ record-breaking achievements his Manchester United seal of approval.

In the directors’ box of the JJB Stadium, Sir Bobby Charlton watched Ryan Giggs equal his club record of 758 appearances, writes Tim Rich.

Welsh winger keen to deflect attention from personal achievements following his Premier League title-securing goal against Wigan Athletic.

Manchester United winger wants to score even more next season.

The highs and lows of how the Premier League title was decided.

Kevin Keegan picked the wrong moment to decry this title race as “boring”. Short of Nijinsky, Devon Loch, Shergar and Black Beauty joining in, this race could not have been more dramatic, writes Henry Winter.

Wigan (0) 0 Manchester United (1) 2How gloriously appropriate that Manchester United’s match-winners, the men who swept them to a deserved Premier League title, were Cristiano Ronaldo, the Footballer of the Year, and Ryan Giggs, the embodiment of all that is good about this special club, writes Henry Winter.

If there is one thing that money has brought to the Premier League, it is the fact that you can no longer win a championship by being a very good side. Now you have to be outstanding, says Alan Hansen.

Sir Alex Ferguson dismissed the prospect of retirement, even if he added the Champions League trophy this month to his 10th Premier League title secured at Wigan

Chelsea’s slim hopes of beating Manchester United to the Premier League title were improved, marginally, by the news Wayne Rooney is likely to miss United’s final league match of the season.

Sir Alex Ferguson will revive his interest in Ajax forward Klaas-Jan Huntelaar as he searches for an additional forward to add to his squad after being priced out of any possible deal for Dimitar Berbatov.

Premier League weekend preview

Ferguson may risk injured striker in title bid ahead of Moscow final, writes Mark Ogden.

England followers issue advice, including beware Ultras, writes Henry Winter.

Uefa and Russian presidents reach agreement for fans travelling to Moscow, writes Jeremy Wilson.

Russia is to waive its visa entry requirements for fans with valid tickets for the Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea in Moscow, according to a statement.

Manchester United owners the Glazers have ordered a review of the club’s security set-up and are said to have sought help from American FBI agents to set the ball rolling.

Sir Alex Ferguson will move to address Manchester United’s problem right back position with a £15 million bid for Portugal international defender Jose Bosingwa this summer.

Cristiano Ronaldo has become only the second player in the history of English football to be named both the Football Writers’ Footballer of the Year and Players’ Player of the year in successive seasons.

Negotiations are almost complete between Uefa and the Moscow authorities on a scheme which could ease the passage for many of the 42,000 supporters of Chelsea and Manchester United travelling to the May 21 Champions League final.

Moscow to stage English power struggle, writes Henry Winter.

Sir Alex Ferguson will not take any risks with the fitness of Wayne Rooney when Manchester United face West Ham United at Old Trafford, with the forward expected to play no part against Alan Curbishley’s side.

The two dominant forces in Europe and the Premier League are well matched. Don Howe assesses how they measure up.

Two goals from Ronaldo, and one each from Nani, Tevez and Scholes make up the list of Manchester United’s greatest goals of the season.

Barcelona midfielder Xavi has said that Manchester United’s performances over their two Champions League semi-finals against Barcelona did not justify the English side’s progression to this month’s Moscow final.

Paul Scholes has sampled a decade of Champions’ League ups and downs, writes Tim Rich.

Ferguson hopes that his striker will have recovered in time to play some role in the Premier League match against West Ham.

In reaching their third European Cup final, two of Manchester United’s older men - Paul Scholes and Edwin van der Sar - took centre stage.

Obtaining a ticket is just one of the problems facing Manchester United fans wishing to travel to Moscow for the final of the Uefa Champions League, says Gareth A Davies.

Weight of history plays heavily on Sir Alex Ferguson’s mind as Paul Scholes fittingly sends his team to European final, writes Tim Rich.

Scrub the blinis and caviar from the Moscow menus and prepare for the full English. Salford’s finest, Paul Scholes, has set up an all-Premier League European Cup final in Russia. Henry Winter reports.

Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard has praised the qualities of the Premier League in the aftermath of his sides’ 1-0 aggregate defeat to Manchester United in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

Sir Alex Ferguson hails Paul Scholes as one of United’s greats, writes Jeremy Wilson.

Jeremy Wilson assesses the Manchester United performance in the Champions League semi-final second leg.

The key moments from the top of the Champions League clash at Old Trafford.

Manchester United (1) 1 Barcelona (0) 0Agg: 1-0Glory, glory Man United. On a magical night, before an Old Trafford crowd at its raucous best, the champions of England set up a all-English Champions League final through the brilliance of an Englishman, Paul Scholes. Henry Winter reports.

Chelsea chairman says incident was ‘handbags at 10 paces’.

If you’re going to win the Champions League, United showed the way to do it and deserved their victory. The secret in tight contests is to get your nose in front and stay there, writes Don Howe.

The diminutive United striker played like a giant in the Champions League semi-final second leg against Barcelona , writes Jim White

Manchester United manager may risk playing Rooney and Vidic despite injuries, writes Tim Rich.

Barcelona captain Carles Puyol says that the goalless draw his side achieved in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final with Manchester United at Camp Nou gives the Catalans the edge going into the return leg.