Manchester United news and links

Wes Brown says desire will determine who wins the Manchester derby.

Owen Hargreaves admits revenge will be an added motivation on Sunday.

BetFred chairman Fred Done previews the Manchester derby.

Skipper says squad know the importance of honouring the Busby Babes against City.

Manchester United have sounded out Porto about the possibility of signing Jose Bosingwa, the Portuguese club’s adventurous, attacking full back, as a replacement for Gary Neville.

Paul Kelso: The radical plans for a 39th match in far flung destinations will be too hard to resist as club chairmen chase the global market

David Conn: It would be nice to think the Premier League’s away day was about spreading the joy of football, but of course, money is the only motivation

The Premier League’s revolutionary proposal to introduce a new round of 10 competitive fixtures to be played abroad could be worth around £5 million to each of the competition’s 20 clubs, writes David Bond.

Andy Burnham, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, warned that football “must never forget its roots” amid a hostile reaction from fans to the Premier League’s proposal to consider staging matches abroad.

Fabio Capello, England’s head coach, and Brian Barwick, the chief executive of the FA, are to meet the Premier League to thrash out a plan to ease fixture congestion before England internationals, writes Henry Winter.

England striker is impressed by the ‘vision and confidence’ of Blackburn Rovers winger after his first international start against Switzerlan at Wembley.

The Manchester United that Matt Busby created did not die in February 1958, but emerged grievously hurt, writes Tim Rich.

The young team, revered in life and then, more intensely, in death, touched the nation’s heart like no other group of players before or since, maybe ever, writes David Miller.

The former Manchester United goalkeeper, he has long insisted, is to be remembered as the man who once was described as the best goalie in the world, not as some sort of John Wayne, writes Jim White.

‘Closure’ was never an option for former Manchester United manager, writes Roddy Forsyth.

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

The Premier League will consider playing some matches overseas.

Team news ahead of Sunday’s Premier League match.

Two extra players can be named on the bench, bringing the Premier League into line with the Champions League.

The Premier League are to explore the possibility of playing an ‘international round’ of up to 10 competitive matches abroad each season.

Sean Ingle: The Premier League’s plans to go global will surely only entrench further the top-flight’s money-making oligarchies

ManUtd.com rounds up how Reds players fared for their countries on Wednesday.

Reserves boss Brian McClair is expecting big things from Rodrigo Possebon.

The Premier League are to explore the possibility of playing up to 10 competitive matches abroad each season. David Bond reports.

City boss warns his side they will need to be on top form for Sunday.

Ji-sung Park is full of confidence after scoring a belter for Korea.

Sir Alex feels his squad is equipped to finish the season strongly.

ManUtd.com rounds up how United’s internationals fared on Wednesday.

Tribal affiliations are put to one side as Old Trafford stages service of remembrance for those who perished in Munich

David Pleat: England lose the best aspects of Wayne Rooney by isolating him up-front on his own

Sporting deaths have an added meaning for those who merely watch, as the events of 50 years ago reveal

Some photos from the tribute to mark the 50th anniversary of the Munich Air Disaster can be viewed at the gallery.

The planned minute’s silence to remember the victims of the Munich air disaster was cut short after the tribute was marred by raised voices from the Wembley crowd.

In the midst of the scenes of jubilation, Bobby Charlton and Matt Busby silently clung to one another, writes Robert Philip.

Harry Gregg prefers to be remembered as a Manchester United and Northern Ireland player, and not as the ‘Hero of Munich’, the appellation given the tall, well-groomed Ulsterman by the media after the Feb 6, 1958 air disaster in Munich.

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

Sporting deaths have an added meaning for those who merely watch, as the events of 50 years ago reveal

Tribal affiliations are put to one side as Old Trafford stages service of remembrance for those who perished in Munich

United are to rename the south stand tunnel at Old Trafford to the Munich tunnel in respect to eight team members who died in the Munich air crash.

The FA have fined the club £25,000 after seven players were given yellow cards in the 1-1 draw at White Hart Lane on Saturday

In the fifth part of our series, Martin Samuel says the manager was a ghostlike presence for years after the Munich air crash

The Manchester United manager says his constant quest is to create a side to match the courage and class of the 1958 team

In the fifth part of our series, Martin Samuel says the manager was a ghostlike presence for years after the Munich air crash

In February 1958, eight members of Manchester United FC perished in an aircrash in Munich. One survivor, the goalkeeper, dived back into the carnage…

Reds youngster Rodrigo Possebon has been handed a senior squad number.

Angola’s coach expects big things of United striker Manucho.

Photos as fans mark the 50th anniversary of the disaster

Manchester United fans and survivors of the Munich air crash will fall silent at a memorial service at Old Trafford to mark the 50th anniversary of the disaster.