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United's turn to grapple with Delap delivery

LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Champions Manchester United will be the latest team to try to cope with Stoke City's long-throw specialist Rory Delap when they host the Premier League newcomers on Saturday (1500 GMT).

Why Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson should be BBC Sports Personality of the Year

By Oliver Holt, Sports Columnist of the Year 12/11/2008 Read Oliver Holt's award-winning column ever Wednesday on Mirror.co.uk The BBC, I imagine, would regard the prospect with undiluted horror. Well, I'm sorry, but I still...

Chris Eagles urges his Burnley teammates to play like Chelsea in Carling Cup

Chris Eagles was afforded a guard of honour by Chelsea's vanquished players the last time he played at Stamford Bridge, when champions-elect Manchester United went visiting in the Premier League. Exhortations: Burnley's Chris...

Rodrigo ready for Reds chance

WITH his long curly locks and marauding gait you could have been forgiven for thinking Owen Hargreaves had made a miraculous recovery from the knee operation that has ruled him out for the remainder of the season.

Hargreaves blow mars United win

These are supposed to be occasions for those of advanced years to settle back and admire the players of the future but Sir Alex Ferguson's mind was focused on clear and present dangers last night. After revealing that Owen...

Anderson can be United legend - Alex

Sir Alex Ferguson says Anderson can follow in the footsteps of Bryan Robson and Roy Keane to become the next Manchester United midfield legend. The 20-year-old is set to be involved in the Carling Cup on Tuesday when United...

Carling Cup: Arsenal v Wigan - as it happened

Carlos Vela scored a sumptuous goal as Arsenal's kids hammered a strong Wigan side Carlos Vela scored a hat-trick in Arsenal's dismantling of Sheffield United in the third round of the Carling Cup. 3 min A slow start for...

Robson: Time for Berbatov to start showing United why they bought him

England's national team ex-coach sir Bobby Robson published an extensive article in his column in "The Dail Mail" newspaper on Berbatov's performance up till this moment. Here is the whole text: "You wouldn't have guessed on...

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...

Ferguson seeks peace at Emirates

United manager calls for both sets of fans to cut out the abuse at Arsenal today By Ian Herbert By Ian Herbert Their bonhomie at the top table of a League Managers' Association dinner a few months back suggested that they are...