Manchester United striker Louis Saha has declared himself fit after a long battle with injuries.

Saha has had several muscular worries since joining United in 2004 but has mainly struggled with a cartilage problem in his knee.

"It has been difficult but I am injury-free now," he said.

Kuszczak and flew in at his near post. They could have added a second almost instantly, but Liedson's finish was ruled out for offside - a marginal decision at best.

As United struggled to maintain any attacking rhythm, Sporting were shooting on sight and Anderson Polga shocked Kuszczak with a snap-shot that the keeper held at the second attempt.

Darren Fletcher is confident he will have a key role to play for Manchester United over the coming months.

The Scottish midfielder has struggled with a number of minor injuries this season, while he has also been kept on the sidelines by the emergence of summer signing Anderson.

"Obviously, you want to play in every game," he said.

Patrice Evra is 'very angry' that Kevin Davies was not sent off and claims the Bolton Wanderers forward deliberately set out to kick him.

Bolton's first win under Gary Megson on Saturday was overshadowed by Manchester United's protestations about the home side's physical approach.

Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that he plans to extend Carlos Tevez's Manchester United stay.

Ferguson has revealed that chief executive David Gill has been in talks with the 23-year-old's agent Kia Joorabchian, and a 'cheap' fee is in place.

"There is no question about his long-term future here. David Gill has spoken to his agent and told him we are very happy with him," he said.

Gary Megson claimed his first win in charge of Bolton with the unlikely scalp of Manchester United, thanks to Nicolas Anelka's early strike.

United experienced their only previous league defeat this season back in August - against Manchester City - whereas that same month marked Bolton's only win in the Premier League - 3-0 against Reading.

Michael Carrick has urged Dimitar Berbatov to quit Tottenham and join him at Manchester United.

"Any world-class player who is going to bring something different to the club, you always welcome that whether that's Berbatov or whoever," former Spurs midfielder Carrick told the Metro.

Ben Foster was forced out of action at the end of the 2006/07 season and subsequently went under the knife to repair a damaged cruciate ligament in his right knee. On Manutd.com he tells of his long road to recovery and his hopes for the rest of the season.

"I've been injured since May and when you can't do what you're paid to do it's massively frustrating.

Reds midfielder Owen Hargreaves has been ruled out of England's friendly with Austria in Vienna on Friday. However, he could still play for his country against Croatia next week in the potentially crucial Euro 2008 qualifier at Wembley.

The 26-year-old midfielder has only just returned to action from a tendonitis problem in his knee, which required an injection.

Louis Saha has backed countryman Mikael Silvestre to make a full recovery from the knee injury that's expected to keep the defender sidelined until March.