Manchester United have signed a five-year sponsorship agreement with Telekom Malaysia. The deal makes Telekom Malaysia the "Integrated Telecommunications Partner" of United in Malaysia.

There is a fundamental flaw in expecting die-hard Manchester United supporters to revolt - it's a contradiction in terms. Which is why it was no surprise to see not a single empty seat in the house at Old Trafford on Wednesday night.

Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves will not play in the reserves game against City on Thursday night. The £17m England midfielder was expected to step up his recovery from a long-term knee problem but will not now face the Blues.

Wayne Rooney is aiming to become as huge an Old Trafford icon as David Beckham. And four Champions League goals against AC Milan in two matches can only help his cause.

Manchester United crushed AC Milan at Old Trafford to ease into the Champions League quarter-finals. In-form striker Wayne Rooney's double put the Reds in command before Ji-sung Park and Darren Fletcher sealed a comprehensive victory.

Sir Alex Ferguson is ready to take on all comers in the Champions League after Manchester United demolished AC Milan at Old Trafford. The Reds won 4-0 on the night and 7-2 on aggregate to march into the quarter-finals, with Wayne Rooney (two), Ji-sung Park and Darren Fletcher on the scoresheet.

David Beckham described Wayne Rooney as among the world’s best as Manchester United hammered his AC Milan at Old Trafford. Rooney scored twice as United romped to a 4-0 last-16 second-leg win to secure a 7-2 aggregate victory and a place in the Champions League quarter-finals as Beckham’s return to Old Trafford ended in defeat.

Find out how we rated the United players for their performance in the 4-0 win over AC Milan.

Manchester United crushed AC Milan at Old Trafford to ease into the Champions League quarter-finals. In-form striker Wayne Rooney's double put the Reds in command before Ji-sung Park and Darren Fletcher sealed a comprehensive victory.

Manchester United take on AC Milan at Old Trafford hoping to secure a place in the Champions League quarter-finals. The Reds beat the Rossoneri 3-2 at San Siro so hold the advantage, but you can never write off the Italian giants. Click below to join the blog from 7.30pm.

Sir Alex Ferguson expects Federico Macheda to be back in a fortnight to ease United's striker crisis. Macheda has been limited to just five appearances this season, the last of which came in the Carling Cup quarter-final triumph over Tottenham in December.

Sir Alex Ferguson has highlighted United's San Siro victory as the firing-pin in their Euro campaign. The 3-2 success in Milan three weeks ago was the first time United had won in the Italian city against the Rossoneri in four attempts.

Darren Fletcher is relishing another potential midfield duel with David Beckham. The United midfielder was able to keep former Old Trafford legend Beckham - mobbed when he arrived at Manchester Airport yesterday - quiet in the San Siro.

United are being urged to show their killer instinct and shatter AC Milan's hopes by going for the jugular in tonight's Champions League crunch at Old Trafford. Sir Alex Ferguson will demand the Reds - buoyed by the return of red-hot striker Wayne Rooney - take the second leg of the first round knockout tie to the Italians and finish...

Wayne Rooney is fit to face AC Milan - but United have confirmed Wes Brown will miss the next four to six weeks through injury. Rooney missed out on the victory over Wolves on Saturday, but trained with the Premier League champions today ahead of their Champions League second leg with Milan at Old Trafford.

OLD Trafford can look forward to some special deliveries tomorrow night. The Reds welcome back David Beckham 'home' and if the United legend plays for AC Milan you can be sure some trademark deliveries to service Ronaldinho and Co. After the six-year Cristiano Ronaldo era, Sir Alex Ferguson has installed the nearest thing since Beckham to uncomplicated right winger in...

PAUL Scholes hopes his old United buddy David Beckham gets a deserved Old Trafford ovation tomorrow night - and the Champions League boot. As well as a Reds return with AC Milan, Beckham has the May 22 final at his old club Real Madrid's Bernabeu HQ in his sights. But his former Class of '92 colleague Scholes is in no...

Football Association chairman Lord Triesman believes the Red Knights' takeover campaign is a sign of their concern for Manchester United and insists that a fan-run club could work in England. Triesman does not question the Glazer family's ability to deal with the financial situation at United but insists fans should not be viewed as mere customers.

Wes Brown's suspected broken metatarsal has added to Manchester United's injury woes ahead of AC Milan's visit in Champions League on Wednesday. Brown picked up the injury against Wolves on Saturday and there are concerns that the England defender may have broken his fifth metatarsal, the one that takes the longest to heal.

Rio Ferdinand is backing Dimitar Berbatov to finish the Italian job if Wayne Rooney fails to make United's Champions League tie with AC Milan at Old Trafford on Wednesday. United boss Sir Alex Ferguson says his leading scorer is "very doubtful" for David Beckham's eagerly-awaited return with Milan for the last-16 second leg encounter.

Manchester United have agreed a deal for young Standard Liege defender Marnick Vermijl, according to a report. The 18-year-old has yet to play a first team game for Liege but will join the Reds this summer, report the Daily Mail.

The fist-punching salute from Paul Scholes when he conjured up his Molineux winner couldn't have packed more relief had his goal been scored in the last minute on May 9 to secure the title. United's bench celebrated as if it was the Champions League winner in Madrid.

Quiet man Paul Scholes has plenty to shout about after scoring his 100th Premier League goal and shooting United to the top of the table. Now United are anxious to see if he'll talk about a new Old Trafford contract.

Find out how we rated the Manchester United players for their performance in the 1-0 win at Wolves.

Rio Ferdinand is backing Dimitar Berbatov to finish the Italian job if Wayne Rooney fails to make United's Champions League tie with AC Milan at Old Trafford on Wednesday. United boss Sir Alex Ferguson says his leading scorer is "very doubtful" for David Beckham's eagerly-awaited return with Milan for the last-16 second leg encounter.

Sir Alex Ferguson has furiously rejected a Sunday newspaper report claiming he is supporting the Red Knights' bid to take over Manchester United. The Old Trafford boss was reportedly in support of any potential buyout of the Glazer family by the wealthy consortium, while there were suggestions he would be prepared to invest his own money in the club if...

Paul Scholes reckons the scrappy 1-0 win at Wolves was the perfect result for United as their season enters a crucial period. Scholes' 100th Premier League goal put United back on top of the table and gives the Reds momentum ahead of Wednesday's Champions League clash with AC Milan at Old Trafford.

Paul Scholes' 100th Premier League goal fired Manchester United back to the top of the table. Wolves provided stubborn opposition at Molineux but midfield maestro Scholes broke their resistance with a smartly taken 73rd minute goal.

The most powerful Red Knight at Old Trafford, Sir Alex Ferguson, has handed wealthy wannabe United owners an unlikely campaign fillip. A blast from Fergie could have wrecked support for the green and gold crusade and any subsequent bid.

Rio Ferdinand returns to the Manchester United starting line-up at Wolves. Ferdinand has missed two games, plus England's midweek win over Egypt, with a back injury.

Federico Macheda is close to a return from injury and the Italian might find himself thrust straight back into first-team contention. With Michael Owen out for the season and Danny Welbeck loaned to Preston, Macheda's fitness has taken on a new importance.

Owen Hargreaves is set to make his long-awaited comeback for Manchester United in a reserve team encounter on Thursday. Hargreaves has been out of action since September 2008 with a series of knee problems.

Manchester United striker Michael Owen has been ruled out for the rest of the season, manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said. The forward limped out of the Carling Cup final with a hamstring injury and he will now play no part in the Reds' Premier League or Champions League challenges.

Sir Alex Ferguson will up his search for a long-term successor for Paul Scholes this summer. The United manager is ready to spend after losing faith in Anderson and abandoning the signing of Adem Ljajic.

Wayne Rooney is scoring goals through sheer instinct, according to former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Rooney netted his 28th goal of the season on Sunday to seal United's 2-1 victory over Aston Villa in the Carling Cup final at Wembley.

The Premier League title race countdown has begun and it's not going to be an easy ride for United fans. Here, M.E.N. United reporter Stuart Mathieson makes his prediction for the Reds, Chelsea and Arsenal's remaining fixtures.

Manchester United chief executive David Gill has told the Red Knights the Glazer family won't sell the club. The United chief executive insists the American owners are running the Reds “in the right way”, defended the club's £709m debt and questioned the practicality of the Red Knights' plans for a takeover.

I HAVE gone from interviewing Socrates in sunny Brazil to Altrincham's manager Graham Heathcote at a murky Moss Lane. Debt-free Alty punch well above their weight in football's fifth tier. They are 11th in the Blue Square Premier, a fine achievement given they are one of just four part-time teams in a league which includes two previous League Cup winners...

SO the Red Knights may well one day ride into town and save United from the Glazers and all that nasty debt. But before they do, M.E.N. Sport makes this noble plea: Identify yourselves. One of the biggest problems the Glazers have had is convincing the United faithful of their intentions particularly during these days of global recession.

THE Red Knights will mount up and arm themselves ready for battle if United fans prove they are behind the consortium's plans to oust the Glazers. Reds supporters will have to sign up with the Manchester United Supporters Trust (MUST) to declare their allegiance if they want the group of welathy businessman to proceed with their plans.

Manchester United’s owners have strengthened their financial position despite the protests against them after releasing figures showing increases in revenue and profits. With a group of financiers called the Red Knights confirming their interest in a possible takeover, the Glazer family can point to a rising turnover and profits at the club.

Gary Neville faces a career crossroads in the summer. The 35-year-old United captain has become a bit-part player in Sir Alex Ferguson's squad and has revealed he plans to review his Old Trafford future at the end of the season.

The ’Red Knights’ have confirmed their intention to try to oust the owners of Manchester United. Concerned by the huge amount of debt the Glazers’ took on to complete their controversial takeover in 2005, the Red Knights are intent on launching a takeover bid.

Manchester United are still monitoring Benfica star Angel di Maria, according to reports. The £20m-rated winger has been on the Reds' radar for a while and the Premier League champions may swoop in the summer.

Manchester United have dropped to third place behind Real Madrid and Barcelona in the 'rich list' of European clubs. The Deloitte Football Money League sees the two Spanish clubs secure the top spots but mainly due to the continuing decline of the pound against the euro.

The Glazers have slapped a Not for Sale sign on United after the so-called Red Knights stepped up their takeover bid. The group of wealthy Reds fans, who are disenchanted and angry at level of debt at Old Trafford heaped on the club by their American owners, are understood to have held a secret meeting in London.

Sir Alex Ferguson was the first to hail the stupendous goal-scoring form of Wayne Rooney this season after the Carling Cup had been locked away once more in the Manchester United trophy cabinet. But Ferguson did not forget another player who is becoming a vital component in United's quest for a glorious treble, even if he did not trouble the...

Michael Owen insists he is loving life at Manchester United. Owen will find out in the next 24 hours how long he will be sidelined for by the hamstring injury he suffered during Sunday's Carling Cup final.

Wayne Rooney hopes to be fit for England’s friendly against Egypt on Wednesday after scans showed no serious damage to his knee. The Manchester United striker suffered a knock in Sunday's Carling Cup final win over Aston Villa to spark fears over his availability for the international clash.

Michael Carrick is delighted to be a Manchester United history maker. Although they have won so much down the years, United had never successfully defended a cup competition prior to Sunday.

Red-hot Wayne Rooney fired United to Carling Cup glory - but the triumph came at a price. The Wembley hero, who scored the winner in the 2-1 victory against Aston Villa, is a doubt for England with the striker having a knee injury assessed by doctors.

Manchester United retained the Carling Cup by beating Aston Villa 2-1 at Wembley. Check out a selection of snaps from the match by clicking on the gallery link on the right.

Nemanja Vidic claimed referee Phil Dowd was right not to send him off early on in the 2-1 Carling Cup victory over Aston Villa. The Reds defended their trophy thanks to goals from Michael Owen and substitute Wayne Rooney, but they fell behind early on when Vidic brought down Gabriel Agbonlahor to give away a penalty.

Find out how we rated the Manchester United players for their performance in the 2-1 Carling Cup final win over Aston Villa.

Manchester United beat Aston Villa 2-1 to retain the Carling Cup final at Wembley - and we blogged it live. Check out a replay here.

Manchester United lifted the Carling Cup for the second successive season thanks to substitute Wayne Rooney's goal. Aston Villa took the lead through James Milner's early penalty before Michael Owen equalised. Owen then had to go off injured and his replacement Rooney headed the winner from Antonio Valencia's cross.

Check out all the action from this afternoon's Carling Cup final between Manchester United and Aston Villa with our live blog.

Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed he is a big admirer of Martin O'Neill's 'Buy British' policy. The Aston Villa line-up which Manchester United face in Sunday's Carling Cup final could contain seven British players.

Wayne Rooney has deftly sidestepped the New Wembley goal curse. While United have generally struggled to find the net in open play in their Community Shield, FA Cup finals and semis plus Carling Cup finals at the stadium since it was re-opened in 2007, their striker hasn't had too many problems.

Manchester United will be without England defender Rio Ferdinand when they aim to create history by beating Aston Villa in the Carling Cup final on Sunday. Ferdinand is out after suffering a twinge in his back while Anderson (knee) is out for the season. Ryan Giggs (arm) is also out and Nani is suspended while Rafael is set to feature...