Sir Alex Ferguson was described as a “scary man” by David Beckham on Tuesday. It would be an exaggeration to suggest the Manchester United manager was, in turn, fearful of what Beckham might produce for AC Milan at Old Trafford on Wednesday evening, but the Scot is too long in the tooth to dismiss out of hand the prospect of...

David Beckham has described Sir Alex Ferguson as a "scary man" as he prepares to return to Old Trafford for the first time since he left Manchester United in controversial circumstances 6½ years ago.

Wayne Rooney has been passed fit to face AC Milan in the Champions League tomorrow night after training with his Manchester United team-mates this morning.

Sir Alex Ferguson will sit down for a Champions League press conference today and wish he was anywhere else. Cleaning Mike Riley’s car, polishing Arsène Wenger’s boots anything but talk about David Beckham.

Rio Ferdinand has claimed that he never feared for his World Cup place as he pronounced himself fit to face AC Milan on Wednesday.

Sir Alex Ferguson distanced himself yesterday from the Red Knights’ proposed bid for Manchester United, angrily rejecting allegations that he had formally backed their takeover campaign.

WAYNE ROONEY of Manchester United and Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas are doubtful for their clubs' Champions League second-leg ties this week. Rooney, who aggravated a knee injury while playing twice in four days on Wembley’s heavy turf last week, was not in the squad for last night’s game at Wolverhampton.

A late goal from Paul Scholes sent Manchester United three points clear at the top of the Barclays Premier League.

My, how this recession is biting. I’ve just read that some chaps in the City are so poor that they can barely afford to raise £1.5 billion for Manchester United.

Sir Alex Ferguson has insisted that there is “no chance” of the Red Knights persuading Manchester United supporters to boycott games in their battle to wrest control of the club from the Glazer family.

Sir Alex Ferguson has ordered Wayne Rooney to start protecting his precious talent after telling the striker that he has only himself to blame for aggravating an injury.

Michael Owen laughed off suggestions that he was cursed on Sunday after he had limped off the Wembley turf during the Carling Cup final. The striker had cause to reassess his verdict yesterday when it emerged that a ruptured hamstring has ruled him out for the rest of the season and the World Cup.

Sir Alex Ferguson has condemned the condition of the Wembley pitch after Michael Owen was ruled out for the season and Wayne Rooney returned from international duty feeling drained.

Michael Owen has been ruled out for the remainder of the season, ending his faint hopes of playing in this summer's World Cup.

Sixty super-rich investors have pledged up to £1.5 billion in their bid to seize control of Manchester United, The Times can reveal.

So is the madness over, or has it just begun? Has the wobble of the past few weeks, the Bridge-Terry circus, the Ashley Cole crisis, the Rio Ferdinand concerns, been just a blip or does it foretell calamity in South Africa this summer?

David Gill, the Manchester United chief executive, has dismissed the viability of the Red Knights’ plan to buy the club and launched a scathing personal attack on the credibility of the financier fronting their bid.

David Gill, the Manchester United chief executive, has backed the Glazer family to resist any attempt to buy the club.

Sir Alex Ferguson is one of a group of leading Premier League managers who have been offering assistance and support to the United States before their opening World Cup finals fixture against England.