Eric Djemba-Djemba left Sir Alex Ferguson and Man Utd team-mates in stitches on debut

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson after a verbal collision during a match. The ex-Premier League official was the man in the middle and the one with the flag at the very highest level of football.

Liverpool midfielder Fabinho has revealed that he hopes Manchester City suffer a similar collapse to the one that is currently plaguing rivals United.

Pep Guardiola might go down in history as one of the best coaches of all time but his philosophy was formed many years ago during his playing career. The Catalan coach's tiki-taka style revolutionised football in Spain and saw Barcelona arguably build the best team the world has ever seen. Spain also lifted three international trophies in a row - two European Championships and the World Cup - a feat that has never happened before.

Jurors in the trial of Ryan Giggs have now heard all the evidence in the case, after a large number of messages, poems and love letters were revealed. Mr Giggs, 48, has pleaded not guilty to displaying controlling or coercive behaviour towards ex-partner Kate Greville, assault occasioning actual bodily harm of Kate Greville, and assault by beating of Emma Greville.

Usyk stunned Joshua on a number of occasions and was simply too fast for the Brit, landing a number of impressive hits to win unanimously on points. Joshua will look to reclaim his titles when he faces the Ukrainian at the Jeddah Super Dome in Saudi Arabia on August 20.

Alex Ferguson has told a court he never saw Ryan Giggs lose his temper as he gave evidence defending his ex-player. The former Manchester United manager, 80, spoke about his relationship at the club with Giggs, who is on trial charged with assaulting his ex-girlfriend Kate Greville. Sir Alex told Manchester Crown Court on Friday that Giggs had a “fantastic temperament”, adding: “To have a career as long as he had in a difficult position, in terms of energy, he fulfilled everything we ever wished for.

Ryan Giggs has a “fantastic temperament” ex Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson told jurors today. The 80-year-old came to Manchester Crown Court in person to give evidence about Giggs during his trial.The 48-year-old former Manchester United star is accused of controlling and coercive behaviour towards his ex Kate Greville, 36, during their six-year relationship.

Ryan Giggs was 'without doubt the best example' at Manchester United. The former United manager, 80, was called to the witness box at Manchester Crown Court to give evidence about the temperament of the ex-footballer, who worked under him for 23 years. Giggs, 48, is on trial accused of assaulting his former partner Kate Greville, 36, as well as controlling and coercive behaviour towards her.

A man has been arrested after homes on a street were evacuated amid fears of a gas leak. Fire crews, police and paramedics attended Petersburg Road in Edgeley, Stockport, at around 11am on Friday morning.

Sir Alex Ferguson has arrived at Manchester Crown Court to give evidence in the trial of former United star Ryan Giggs. He was pictured by press photographers at Crown Square this afternoon.

Homes Under The Hammer. However, not everyone decides to get into piloting planes.

Chelsea and Tottenham on Sunday at Stamford Bridge, where Harry Kane scored with almost the last kick - or head - of the game. The England international nodded past Edouard Mendy from a corner to send the away fans crazy.However, the corner before saw Spurs defender Romero aggressively launch Cucurella to the floor by yanking his hair down.

Ronaldinho pulling off some fine trickery.The former Brazilian star, 42, is known as one of the most skillful players with a ball ever seen by those the world over. From his early days at PSG to playing at the Nou Camp with Barcelona and then at the San Siro for AC Milan after that, the superstar has left a legacy on the game that will surely last for generations.And now, as seen in grainy footage taken by a supporter in the stands, the icon is seen doing some audacious kick-ups - before delivering a wild finish.READ MORE: Sir Alex Ferguson has telling reaction when asked by Man Utd fan to return as boss He pings up the ball up really high on his right foot, before doing a 180-turn and cooly trapping it with his right foot.The footage has stunned online users, who could not believe their eyes.

Michael Owen has admitted he said yes to joining Manchester United while he was still a youngster at Liverpool.

Manchester United should the club be put up for sale - and he has plenty of funds to make that a reality. The chemical engineer and businessman, who is the CEO of Ineos, is a supporter of the Red Devils despite being a season-ticker holder at Chelsea - and is already the owner of FC Lausanne-Sport and Ligue 1 outfit Nice.

The idea of Sir Jim Ratcliffe taking over Manchester United from the Glazers has unsurprisingly gone down very well with supporters.

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has savagely admitted he studied Manchester United failures to avoid the same mistakes.United are currently in a state of crisis following their embarrassing start to the season, dropping to the foot of the table following Saturday's 4-0 drubbing at Brentford. There poor start to the season has come after nine years of decline since the departure of legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson in 2013.Wolff has now revealed that he has looked at the failures of team's like United in order to improve and maintain the success of his record-breaking Mercedes team in the years to come.READ MORE: Martin Brundle reminded of violent F1 crash when brake pad fell off at ImolaThe Red Devils have failed to win the Premier League in the nine years since Ferguson's retirement and are currently without any trophy for five years.Referencing how United have coped after Ferguson, Wolff told the Financial Times: “I studied why great teams were not able to repeat great title [runs].“No sports team in any sport has ever won eight consecutive World Championship titles and there are many reasons for that, and what is at the core is the human.“The human gets complacent.

A potential £40 million prize awaits but in the first leg you couldn’t slip a fiver between Rangers and PSV Eindhoven. And now that lucrative place in the Champions League group stage will go on the line in the Philips Stadium in the second leg.

Sir Alex Ferguson very nearly quit Manchester United in 1998 on the eve of their historic treble-winning season.Following an uncharacteristic trophyless campaign - which saw United blow an 11 point lead at the top of the table to rivals Arsenal - Ferguson found himself under a bit of internal pressure.According to The Times, the United board were concerned he had "taken his eye off the ball" by becoming a racehorse owner and accused him of "revelling" in his newfound celebrity status, prompting Ferguson to hand in his resignation in protest.READ MORE: Inside Man Utd's wild 2001 documentary - Roy Keane rant to David Beckham falloutIt was then reluctantly accepted by United chairman Martin Edward, who received a furious phone call from the legendary Scot who insisted he had no other option but to quit the club."Well, if that’s the way you feel, Alex, we'll have to accept it," Edwards replied, hoping to call Ferguson's bluff. As it happened, Fergie withdrew his resignation a few hours later, though Edwards is convinced it was no bluff."I think what he'd done is spoken to his solicitor who'd probably said 'Well, you won't get a penny on the two years left on your contract'," Edwards explained.