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A dejected looking Ole Gunnar Solskjær watching his side floundering. (Reuters/Jason Cairnduff)

United’s foundations at risk unless Solskjaer rids club of ‘weeds’

United’s millionaire stars such as Paul Pogba and David de Gea put up a display described by the British press on Monday as "abject"

The Frenchman is keen to move to Barcelona — the Spanish transfer window does not shut till the end of the month. (Reuters/Carl Recine)

Pogba keen to leave United for Barcelona — reports

The reported agreement would see Pogba pick up £346 000 a week, almost double what he earns at United

Ferdinand confirms he’s leaving Man United

Rio Ferdinand’s contract expires in July, and after regularly being left out of games says he will not be signing an extension with Manchester United.

Man U: ‘It’s where you win trophies’

Rio Ferdinand has warned Wayne Rooney that there is nowhere better to play than Manchester United.

Rio Ferdinand retires from international soccer

England’s Rio Ferdinand has quit international soccer, says the country’s Football Association.

The England coach had never previously selected Rio Ferdinand to play for England.

Ferdinand recalled to England side for World Cup qualifiers

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has been recalled to the England squad for the World Cup qualifying games against San Marino and Montenegro.

Rio Ferdinand

Ferdinand emulates brother with shirt snub

QPR defender Anton Ferdinand emulated his brother Rio by refusing to wear a T-shirt in support of equality group Kick It Out’s anti-racism campaign.

Rio Ferdinand

Ferguson rules out England return for Rio

Sir Alex Ferguson does not expect Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand to be chosen for England’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

Fifa’s elections should be transparent

Blatter applies foot to mouth with racism row ‘solution’

Sepp Blatter has sparked a wave of anger by saying soccer players involved in racial incidents should settle things with a handshake.

United player quits Twitter two hours after joining

Manchester United midfielder Darron Gibson’s social networking experiment proved short-lived when he closed his Twitter account on Monday.

Fergie cool on transfer talk

Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed Manchester United will not venture into the transfer market despite an injury to Rio Ferdinand.

Ferdinand will make Barcelona showdown

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand will be fit for the Champions League Final meeting with Barcelona, according to manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

Beckham back under the spotlight

David Beckham will steal the headlines if he wins a record-equalling 108th cap for England in Wednesday’s friendly against Spain.

Ferdinand: Wag culture turned England into a ‘circus’

Rio Ferdinand has described the ”Wag” (wives and girlfriends) culture that surrounded England in the days before Fabio Capello as a ”circus”.

United walk tall in Europe

Manchester United were crowned kings of Europe for the third time on Wednesday when they beat Chelsea 6-5 on penalties after a breathless all-English Champions League final had…

Man U, Chelsea well matched in Champions League

Manchester United has another English title and Cristiano Ronaldo. Chelsea has a huge, talented squad and the wealth of owner Roman Abramovich. There is no underdog in this…

Man U hope memories can bring joy

It could hardly be more fitting. Fifty years after the Munich air disaster that killed 23 people and rocked a city, Manchester United stand on the brink of a European triumph,…

Giggs etches name into United history

Ryan Giggs etched his name even deeper into the history of Manchester United as he struck the goal which confirmed the Old Trafford club’s 10th English Premier League title in…

United clinch title as Chelsea falter

Manchester United clinched their 17th English championship on Sunday by beating Wigan 2-0 in a nail-biting finale to the most thrilling Premier League title battle in years.…

Scholes strike sends United into Moscow final

A stunning goal from Paul Scholes gave Manchester United a 1-0 win over Barcelona on Tuesday to set up an all-English Champions League final against either Liverpool or Chelsea…