The recent revelation that Danny Welbeck was unimpressed with United’s treble-your-wage contract offer has left many, including his club, feeling slightly shocked. The striker is apparently holding out for around £60,000 as opposed to the…
This will be Everton’s first game of the season after last week’s opener against Tottenham was called off due to the London riots. They’ll come up against a QPR side that suffered an unhappy return…
A noticeable feature of Arsenal’s recent resurgence has been their willingness to do away with the tiki-taka light that had become both their identity and their greatest downfall in recent years. Often derided for having…
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that he feels the 2011-12 Premier League title race could be one of the toughest yet, with six teams in contention for the crown. The Scottish coach…
It's been a mixed week for Manchester United. Another stint on Channel 5 on Thursday saw them tackle Ajax seven days after beating them 2-0 in Amsterdam. Old Trafford has hardly been the European fortress…
I felt that this game had wrongly been billed as a ‘relegation six pointer’ before the match. Yes, both teams are struggling at the wrong end of the table but Northampton had won five in…
England striker Wayne Rooney looks set to find out the extent of his international suspension on Thursday, as Uefa officials meet to discuss the forward's sending off against Montenegro. The Manchester United man was dismissed…
There are not many situations in which I lose my words – anyone who knows me will testify to this – yet this weekend I found myself speechless on more than one occasion and all…
Sunderland manager Martin O'Neill has praised the effort of his players after an excellent performance in beating Wigan 4-1 at the DW Stadium on Tuesday night. Craig Gardner, James McClean, Stephane Sessegnon and David Vaughan…
‘Surprise package’ is a phrase that is banded around a lot in football. Newcastle United this season are the adopted ‘package’ by the national press, with talk of a European return being discussed amongst sports…