Michael Carrick

United lost in Rooney's red mist

Sometimes you wonder how different life would be if Wayne Rooney had signed for the English champions in the summer of 2004, instead of Manchester United. Would Arsène Wenger have tamed the rage any more successfully than Sir...

Michael Carrick: Manchester United glory makes up for England snubs

Michael Carrick insists winning trophies with Manchester United makes it easy to cope with his England exile. The former West Ham and Tottenham midfielder was cast into the international wilderness 15 months ago by Steve...

Animated Wenger forces Ferguson on to back foot

This was supposed to be a piece contributing to the debate over the demise of Arsenal. Instead its title theme should now be: just what's up with Manchester United? What a difference 90 minutes makes. Maybe that would take too...

Time for Berbatov to start showing United why they bought him

You wouldn't have guessed on yesterday's performance that the Manchester United No 9 is the most expensive player in the club's illustrious history. Dimitar Berbatov is more talented than Arsenal's centre-forward Nicklas...

SIR BOBBY ROBSON: Time for Berbatov to start showing United why they bought him

You wouldn't have guessed on yesterday's performance that the Manchester United No 9 is the most expensive player in the club's illustrious history. Dimitar Berbatov is more talented than Arsenal's centre-forward Nicklas...

Arsenal Reign Supreme in Football of the Gods

Arsenal answered their critics with an exquisite performance that gained them a deserved three points Arsenal played angelic football and found some hope that they will receive their reward for it long before they get to...

Defiant Arsene Wenger answers his Arsenal critics with Emirates wins

When all around him were losing faith, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger maintained that his young squad had the mettle for a title challenge. Battle won: Arsene Wenger as his young Arsenal team prevail against champions United...

Kevin McCarra: The May day when Arsenal's and Manchester United's paths diverged

The joy of victory is brief, but on a May afternoon in 2005 Arsène Wenger must have set a record for purging euphoria from his system. "I wouldn't be happy with that every week, but it was not deliberate," he said of Arsenal's...

Fergie: FA 'dying' to punish me

SIR Alex Ferguson claims the FA were `dying' to hit him with his latest improper conduct charge. Fergie is facing another fine and a touchline ban after his touchline row with referee Mike Dean after United's 4-3 Premier League...

Anderson 'can be Red legend'

UNITED boss Sir Alex Ferguson reckons Anderson can follow in the footsteps of Old Trafford legends Bryan Robson and Roy Keane. A player he was urged to buy as potentially `the best in the world', the 20-year-old (pictured) has...