Michael Carrick

Gabriel Agbonlalor's first England cap proves friendly fire off target

As he strolls across the Luton Airport Tarmac on Tuesday to board England's flight to Berlin, try telling Gabriel Agbonlahor that Wednesday's friendly with Germany is meaningless. Stepping up: Aston Villa striker is looking to...

Carrick hopes for England chance

Manchester United's Michael Carrick hopes injuries to midfield duo Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard will hand him the opportunity to take part in England's friendly match away in Germany. The BBC is not responsible for the...

Injuries give Bent chance to stake England claim

Cast aside by England and languishing in an ailing Tottenham squad, Darren Bent's career seemed on the slide. Unloved by Juande Ramos, Harry Redknapp took charge at Spurs and revitalized the fortunes of the club's 16.5 million...

Parker gets England call

Filed: Monday, 17th November 2008 By: Staff Writer Scott Parker has been drafted into the England squad as one of two replacements for the injured duo Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard. The West Ham United midfielder - who has...

United shine as Sir Alex reaches 50 not out

Sir Alex Ferguson said Manchester United FC played "some great football" as they brought up his half-century in football with a 5-0 weekend victory, Cristiano Ronaldo scoring twice to surpass 100 goals for the Red Devils.

Premier League: Manchester United 5-0 Stoke City

Even those who did not necessarily carry the fortunes of Manchester United close to their heart, whose heads had not been turned by the whispered blandishments of Sir Alex Ferguson, could not fail to leave Old Trafford on...

Welbeck relieved at super strike

DANNY Welbeck's Stretford End super strike is what dreams are made of - but not the young Mancunian's! The Longsight-born teenager hit his first senior United goal against Stoke then admitted he'd never dreamt about it. "It's...

Manchester United players buy a racehorse

A group of Man Utd stars have bought a racehorse to commemorate last year's Champions League victory. The new owners are believed to include players Rio Ferdinand, Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, John O'Shea, Wes Brown and Michael...

Stoke City: Pulis holds his hands up

Tony Pulis admitted Stoke were second best when suffering their heaviest Premier League defeat at Manchester United on Saturday. A double from Cristiano Ronaldo, either side of goals from Michael Carrick, Dimitar Berbatov and...

What Joe Kinnear could teach Alex Ferguson: how to somersault

The most spectacular somersault of the week was undoubtedly performed by Keith Harris, the merchant banker who has carved out a niche for himself by hawking Premier League clubs to prospective buyers around the world. On...