Sir Alex Ferguson praised referee Roberto Rosetti for his strong stance throughout the draw with Villarreal, which included sending Joan Capdevila off for a foul on Cristiano Ronaldo.

Villarreal striker Giuseppe Rossi has labelled Manchester United the strongest team in the world ahead of their Champions League clash on Tuesday.

Manchester United target Zoran Tosic has urged caution despite reports that The Red Devils have already appliedfor a work permit for the Partizan Belgrade left winger.

Nemanja Vidic believes Manchester United are keeping pace with their title rivals, and has given his side the verbal prod he feels they need to push on and recover the early points deficit they have conceded to Chelsea and Liverpool.

The latest Manchester United youngster to catch the eye, Danny Welbeck, is being tracked to represent the Ghana national side rather than England, the country of his birth.

Rio Ferdinand revealed at the weekend how he drowned his sorrows with a few pints and three packets of crisps after a recent defeat to Arsenal and the admission will have come as no surprise to former Manchester United defender Gerard Pique.

Rio Ferdinand revealed at the weekend how he drowned his sorrows with a few pints and three packets of crisps after a recent defeat to Arsenal and the admission will have come as no surprise to former Manchester United defender Gerard Pique.

Milan star Kaka has insisted Cristiano Ronaldo would be a deserving winner of the world player of the year.

Stoke will seek to inflict a serious injury to the title hopes of another one of the top four on Saturday when Tony Puliss side take on Manchester United at Old Trafford and this time it will be deliberate.

Carlos Tevez must knuckle down and show what he has to offer Sir Alex Ferguson if he is to clamber his way back into the Manchester United first team, so says his new Argentina manager Diego Maradona.