Sir Alex Ferguson was pleased after watching Manchester United beat Wigan Athletic 2-0. Arsenal and Chelsea both slipped to defeats to allow United to go level on points at the top of the table with Chelsea. Ferguson said: “It has been a good day for us, no question of that. “If you had said at the start of the day would you take being joint top of the league...

Sir Alex Ferguson admits some of Man Utd’s World Cup stars may miss the start of the season. United’s World Cup players are not due back for training until July 28, which does not give agreat deal of time before the season starts on August 16 against Newcastle. “Winning is part of what we have to do here,” Ferguson told Sky Sports News about their...

Sir Alex Ferguson praised Wayne Rooney after the striker scored the winning goal to send Manchester United to Wembley. Rooney headed in a superb cross from Ryan Giggs deep into added time to give United a 4-3 win against Manchester City and set up a Carling Cup final date against Aston Villa. Ferguson told Sky Sports: “I thought Rooney was much better today than...

Cristiano Ronaldo has credited Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson for making him into a better player. The Portuguese winger spent six years under Fergie before completing his £80million move to Real Madrid. “Ferguson is a maestro,” Ronaldo told AS. “For me he was my father in football. “He was crucial in my career and, outside football,...

Manchester United have completed the signing of Gabriel Obertan from Bordeaux. The 20-year-old midfielder has signed a four-year deal at Old Trafford for an undisclosed fee after passing a medical. “Gabriel is a player we have tracked for a few years now, but because of his educational programme our efforts to get him here have always been delayed,” Ferguson...

Goalkeeper Ben Foster has signed a new four-year deal with Manchester United. Foster, the hero of last season’s Carling Cup final is now contracted at Old Trafford until 2013. United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said: “We are delighted that Ben has signed a new four-year deal. “Ben is seen as one of the best young goalkeepers in England and we genuinely...