Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is confident Cristiano Ronaldo will stay.

Fergie insists there is no way his star player will be signing for Real Madrid.

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has hinted his future may lie in management.

"I wake up more and more now thinking that I'd love to stay in the game in some capacity - as a coach or a manager. I'm not sure. I've got ages yet," Ferdinand told the Observer.

England boss Fabio Capello admits he plans talks with Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney over his performance against the USA on Wednesday.

A first-half challenge on Ricardo Clark was followed by a similarly shocking second-half tackle on Frankie Hejduk and the yellow card he was shown could so easily have been red.

Wayne Rooney has again urged Manchester United to sign permanently teammate Carlos Tevez.

"It is crucial to get him signed and I am sure that will happen," said Rooney. "Carlos loves playing here, he's enjoying it so I don't see why it will be a problem."

Real Madrid president Ramon Calderon admits they have little chance of signing Cristiano Ronaldo.

Manchester United are confident of securing Patrice Evra to a new contract.

The Times says Evra hinted yesterday that he could leave Old Trafford unless the club doubles his £35,000-a-week wages amid interest from AC Milan.

Manchester United's assistant manager Carlos Queiroz has launched a bizarre attack on Real Madrid and the Spanish nation in general regarding what he conceives as attempts to "naturalise" Cristiano Ronaldo.

Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves says the approach of England coach Fabio Capello is similar to Sir Alex Ferguson.

"All the big managers I have played under, whether that's Ottmar Hitzfeld at Bayern or Sven Goran Eriksson, are different but they have a similar way of carrying themselves," said Hargreaves.

Manchester United are making cash claims against the Scottish FA over injuries suffered by midfielder Darren Fletcher.

The Daily Mail says Fletcher reported for duty with Scotland yesterday - despite Manchester United making two cash claims against the SFA following injuries to the midfielder.

Manchester United hero Ryan Giggs has revealed how he briefly flirted with joining Manchester City as a junior.

In a Sky TV tribute to his glittering career, Giggs says: "Two or three of us, the best players in [my junior] team, went down to City, we used to go on a Thursday night at Platt Lane.