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BITTER disappointment for United at the Emirates has been replaced by grim determination to seal a Europe knockout stage place against Dynamo Kiev.

Fergie has lit the touch paper with Arsène Wenger after saying there should be a limit on foreign players in Premier League teams.

UNITED captain Gary Neville has been ruled out of the Champions League encounter with Dynamo Kiev after suffering a setback in his recovery from a calf injury.

SIR Alex Ferguson, celebrating his 21st anniversary at the club, has challenged his Manchester United players to avoid becoming the Reds’ nearly men.

Sir Alex Ferguson has warned rivals that they face difficulties if Fifa succeed in restricting the number of foreign players

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

Manchester United’s manager doesn’t intend to retire and aims to add to the 26 trophies won during his 21-year reign

But he’ll have to wait for his move.

You should all know what to do by now

Monday’s take on the Arsenal game

Is it greatness or giddiness?

Only one fan ejected at the weekend

Expect Tinkerbell to strike back this week

Hargreaves expects to qualify

Anderson gets more plaudits

Oleg Luzhny takes charge of Dynamo Kyiv for their Old Trafford trip.

Owen Hargreaves has dismissed Arsenal as not threatening and played down their ’so-called beautiful football’

Hargreaves questions Arsenal’s reputation as England’s best footballing side.

The FA is set to look into comments made about referee Howard Webb by Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson.

Owen Hargreaves has hit out at Arsenal’s claims to playing ‘beautiful football’ as the Manchester United midfielder stirs up tensions between the Premier League title rivals.

Owen Hargreaves believes Manchester United and not Arsenal are kings of the “beautiful” game.

David Pleat: Ryan Giggs’ fantastic work ethic and tidy passing were central to United’s composed display.

Manchester United’s manager is facing the prospect of disciplinary action after it emerged that the FA are set to ask him to explain his claim that referee Howard Webb “favoured Arsenal” during the draw at the Emirates. Jeremy Wilson reports

Manchester United’s remarkable manager has fashioned another outstanding team, one looking eminently capable of outlasting any rival in the Premier League race, writes Henry Winter, following a gripping 2-2 draw with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson remains as grumpy as ever after 21 years, writes Jim White.

IT wasn’t the artistic masterpiece we’d eagerly anticipated but it was a very good copy.

SIR Alex Ferguson celebrates 21 years in charge of Manchester United this week and shows no sign of slowing down.

OWEN Hargreaves is hoping for a European double celebration on Wednesday against Dynamo Kiev.

Owen Hargreaves believes a sturdy defence is all that’s needed to stop Arsenal from playing silky football.

By weekday, a humble team leader in business banking for Lloyds TSB in Norfolk but come Saturday, the sharpest eyes in the Emirates stadium. The linesman Darren Cann was the only man in the place ? apart from William Gallas ? who saw that Arsenal’s equaliser was over the line. Not only that, he also had the courage to raise his flag and change the destiny of this intriguing game and perhaps the Premier League title race too.

Pundits and public alike may be gazing on Arsenal with doe-eyed admiration but Owen Hargreaves yesterday delivered a cold professional verdict on what he described as the Premier League leaders’ “so-called beautiful football”.

Carlos Tevez and Anderson Luis de Abreu Oliveira had been off the pitch, substituted, for just four minutes when Arsène Wenger sent on Gilberto Silva and, to fit him in, rejigged the Arsenal team into an unfamiliar 4-2-3-1 formation. One briefly wondered if a Premier League functionary had put a call in to the Arsenal bench to point out the South American audience was switching off and it was Arsenal’s turn to send one on.

The official who made the split-second call to award William Gallas’ late equaliser at the Emirates on Saturday said he knew instinctively that the ball had gone in. The linesman Darren Cann said that he saw the ball “clearly” cross the line and did not rely on the position of goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar in making his judgement.

Richard Williams: Anderson’s midfield performance against Arsenal suggests he can be the cornerstone of Alex Ferguson’s exciting new generation.

FC UNITED have top spot in their sights after racking up a sixth successive win and pulling off their first league double of the season.

HYDE United produced few fireworks as they slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Nuneaton which puts a dampener on their Blue Square North promotion charge.

SIR Alex Ferguson celebrates 21 years at the Old Trafford helm this week with his squad looking as strong as ever.

Arsenal 2 Manchester United 2: Arsenal had the best of the play, while Manchester United had the best of the chances

TeamTalk - Manchester United have agreed a deal to sign Norwegian starlet Joshua King in January’s transfer window, according to the player’s agent.King is currently on the books of Valerenga, but is set to move to Old Trafford in the New Year when he turns 16.

Sporting Life - Owen Hargreaves claims Manchester United are still the kings of the beautiful game.

Manchester United earned a deserved draw with Arsenal and then complained as if they had somehow been short-changed

Ferguson says the future is bright

Ferguson wonders where the time went as he approaches 21 years in the job. Robbo and Keano get the nod though as his top two.

Ferguson calls for more protection from home fans as Arsenal admit a problem.

The usual suspects.

Ferguson is not very happy.

More on the brand’s latest target as Choccy visits Goa.

OWEN Hargreaves insists Manchester United, not Arsenal, are the kings of the beautiful game.

SIR Alex Ferguson reckons Manchester United’s 2-2 draw at Arsenal will have little impact on the title.

RYAN Giggs believes it will be a four-way challenge for the title this season.