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Sporting Life - Andriy Shevchenko fancies Manchester United to win the Champions League.

Reuters - Manchester United captain Gary Neville will miss their Champions League game against Dynamo Kiev on Wednesday after suffering a setback on his return from long-term injury.

Owen Hargreaves says it is important for Manchester United to save their best football for the end of the season and hopefully a Champions League final in Moscow, writes Tim Rich.

Manchester United manager is convinced that this year he has the depth and quality of squad to deliver him the second Champions League triumph he has craved ever since the memorable victory over Bayern Munich in 1999.

Gary Neville’s hopes of returning to Steve McClaren’s England squad ahead of the decisive Euro 2008 qualifying game with Croatia have all but disappeared after he suffered yet another injury setback, writes Ian Winrow.

THE owners of both Manchester Premier League clubs figure prominently in football’s rich list published by FourFourTwo magazine.

UNITED’S John O’Shea believes Sir Alex Ferguson’s thirst for glory is increasing rather than diminishing as the years go on.

MICHAEL Carrick is set for his first start for United since breaking his elbow against Roma in the Champions League at Old Trafford last month.

Alex Ferguson urged his side to bring him the Champions League double he craves to cement United’s global standing.

After 21 years at the Old Trafford helm, longevity no longer matters so much to Sir Alex Ferguson. Surpassing the 24 successive years Sir Matt Busby served after the Second World War, the Manchester United manager revealed yesterday, is not in his thoughts.

FIND out how we rated the Reds for their performance in the 4-0 Champions League victory over Dynamo Kiev.

UNITED boss Sir Alex Ferguson praised his youngsters for breaking down stubborn opposition after the 4-0 win over Dynamo Kiev.

MANCHESTER United secured qualification to the Champions League knockout phase after a comfortable victory over Dynamo Kiev at Old Trafford.

In the second of our fourt part series to celebrate Sir Alex Ferguson’s 21 years at Old Trafford,
James Robson lists the Old Trafford boss’s best signings.

Sir Alex said that two European Cups in more than half a century represents a meagre return for ‘the world?s biggest’ club

Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson collide over the number of overseas players permitted to play in their teams

A niggling calf problem will prevent the Manchester United captain making his first appearance of the season tomorrow night

TeamTalk - Oleg Luzhny is fearful what may happen to Dynamo Kiev when they tackle Manchester United in the Champions League at Old Trafford on Wednesday.It is only two weeks since United put four past the Ukrainians, with Owen Hargreaves noting a sense of fright among the hosts’ line-up as they faced the Premier League champions.

Sir Alex Ferguson has backed Sven-Goran Eriksson’s call for seven substitutes to be allowed in Premier League games.”

Man Utd are compiling a security dossier after claims that their manager Sir Alex Ferguson was verbally abused by Arsenal fans.

Tottenham and Manchester United want the Premier League to allow teams to have more substitutes on the bench.

Sporting Life - Sir Alex Ferguson has challenged his Man Utd players to avoid becoming the Red Devils’ nearly men.

A niggling calf problem will prevent the Manchester United captain making his first appearance of the season tomorrow night

Sir Alex Ferguson believes his side can go all the way this season.

Skipper Gary Neville’s injury woe continues with a slight calf strain.

Reuters - Alex Ferguson celebrated 21 years in charge of Manchester United on Tuesday while the head of his union lamented that today’s managers were not given the chances the Scot enjoyed in his early years at Old Trafford.

Eurosport.co.uk - Stoke City’s on-loan Manchester United defender Ryan Shawcross has been named Championship Player of the Month for October.

Copy of the Opus sells for ?800,000

Joshua King may be.

Qualification is the only aim

Psychological boost for United’s team

James Lawton on Sir Alex Ferguson

He agrees with a ‘home based’ player rule

Rumours in South America of a ?10m bid

Its his wife’s fault!

Giggs is keen to reach the Champions League last 16 as soon as possible.

Gary Neville looks set to miss Manchester United’s Champions League fixture against Dynamo Kiev tomorrow night after missing training this morning.

Team news ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League match.

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Gary Neville says United must secure CL qualification on Wednesday.

Sir Alex says Arsenal’s celebrations last weekend left United on a high.

Sporting Life - Sir Alex Ferguson feels Arsenal would “protest the loudest” about a home-based player rule.

Everybody likes a controversial set of “best-ever” stats to get their teeth stuck into and you can bet The Association of Football Statisticians have been getting their fair share of dissenters following this latest Top 100 footballers survey.

The United manager looks back on 21 years in charge at Old Trafford.

Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson says he wants to see more homegrown players at English clubs.

Manchester United manager has reopened the controversial debate on football agents, accusing them of being “unprofessional”, writes David Bond.

England midfielder is expecting his belated Champions League debut for Manchester United, at home to Dynamo Kiev, to be something of a stroll.

GARY Neville was the only absentee from training as Manchester United were put through their paces ahead of the Champions League clash with Dynamo Kiev at Old Trafford.

SIR Alex Ferguson believes clubs should be seen to have “a proportion of home-based players” - and feels rivals Arsenal would “protest the loudest” at such a rule.

SIR Alex Ferguson celebrates 21 years at Old Trafford today - a period of unprecedented success for Manchester United.