Sometimes, build-up threatens to overshadow the game. The rookie manager challenging his former master. The once-beloved player returning to face his former fans. The first genuine Manchester-wide title tussle for years. But amid a swirling cauldron of screaming fans, Man Utd proved the be ...

For all the luck that plays into the game of football, it won’t alone take you to a championship. So sure, Wayne Rooney’s 25th goal for England, capping their 5-1 victory over Croatia on Saturday, was due in large part to a goal keeper’s blundered clearance, but lesser players would be caugh ...

You could stop at enough. Just another name on the teamsheet. Happy just to turn up. Or you could become their worst nightmare. The one who turns a game in an instant. Sees the pass no-one else sees. Turns desperate defence into decisive attack. Be the one that they worry about days be ...

Back and forth action featuring the precise passing of Arsenal and the muscled management of Manchester United. Fans got what they asked for in the first meeting of the season for two English powerhouses. A long range strike from Andrei Arshavin, Arsenal’s newest all star, finds the t ...

Date: 05.02.09 Location: Carrington Weather conditions: Very cold and windy. Conditions ranged between cloudy, snowing and sunny. Temperature range 0-1C without wind chill. Well below freezing with wind chill. 0-20 mph winds throughout. Pitch conditions: Good, short grass. Players and st ...