Sir Alex Ferguson admits that Wayne Rooney is doubtful to face Chelsea on Saturday. The Manchester United defender hobbled off during the final moments of the 2-1 defeat to Bayern Munich after he went over his right ankle. “He has got a kick to the ankle, we will just have to wait and see tomorrow (Wednesday),” Ferguson told Sky Sports. “Hopefully it’s...

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti has claimed that Manchester United would find it difficult to win the Premier League without Wayne Rooney. He told The Sun: “With Didier not here we have had the chance to put in other strong, fantastic players. We have had Nicolas Anelka and Daniel Sturridge doing very well. “But without Rooney it would be difficult for United...

Manchester United are tracking the young defensive pairing of Andrea Ranocchia and Leonardo Bonucci, but apparently face competition from Chelsea in the race to sign the duo. They have both been in impressive form for Bari so far this term in the top tier of Italian football, after promotion from Serie ‘B’. Andrea Ranocchia, in particular, is regarded as the main...

Wayne Rooney has been warned by the Football Association over his future conduct after his comment to the TV cameras. The Manchester United striker was furious with referee Martin Atkinson’s decision to award Chelsea a free-kick which led to their goal in the 1-0 defeat on Sunday. When leaving the pitch, Rooney mouthed the words “12 men” at a TV camera.

Darren Fletcher believes that he is possibly becoming a target of referees following Arsene Wenger’s comments. The Manchester United midfielder was not named by Wenger in September when he claimed that ‘a certain player’ had gone unpunished during United’s 2-1 win. On Sunday, Fletcher’s fair challenge on Chelsea’s Ashley Cole led to...

Van Der Sar – 6 – Made a few good saves from Ivanovic and Anelka. Unfairly distracted by Drogba for the goal. Evra – 7 – Very impressive attacking display and looked solid at the back. Evans – 7 – Marked Drogba effectively and showed good aerial ability. Brown – 7 – Dealt with the Chelsea forward line very well and looked assured in a make shift defence. O’Shea...

Martin Atkinson’s decision to award Chelsea a very soft free kick in the 75th minute when Darren Fletcher looked to have won the ball cleanly proved fatal for United as John Terry rose to flick the ball into the far corner of Van Der Sar’s goal. On closer inspection the decision to award the free kick was not the dubious decision, as Didier Drogba looked to have taken...

Wayne Rooney starts in attack on his own for Manchester United for the clash at Chelsea, but Dimitar Berbatov misses out. Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Carvalho, Terry, Ashley Cole, Essien, Lampard, Ballack, Deco, Drogba, Anelka. Subs: Hilario, Joe Cole, Mikel, Malouda, Paulo Ferreira, Kalou, Alex. Man Utd: Van der Sar, O’Shea, Brown, Jonathan Evans, Evra, Fletcher,...

Manchester United will be hoping to welcome back Nemanja Vidic, Ryan Giggs and Dimitar Berbatov from injury for their trip to Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon. However, Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that Rio Ferdinand will miss the game with a calf injury that has kept him sidelined on a number of occasions over the past few weeks. Rumours suggest that this injury...

Manchester United face one of their biggest games on Sunday when they face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. A lot of fans are already debating on which team Sir Alex will pick for the Premier League clash. Have your say below by leaving your United starting eleven. Here’s what we have come up with:- Van Der Sar O’Shea – Vidic – Evans – Evra Valencia...