Martin O'Neill on the Celtic question that left him floored as he reveals Sir Alex Ferguson's role in Parkhead move

Gareth Southgate will hold crunch talks with Marcus Rashford in a bid to save his World Cup dream.England boss Southgate has axed Rashford from his latest squad due to the star's dramatic loss of form. Rashford, whose last international appearance came in the Euro 2020 Final defeat to Italy eight months ago, has also lost his place in the United team following just five goals in 26 games this season.He clashed with heckling United fans earlier this week following reports he is considering leaving Old Trafford in the summer. His hopes of making Southgate's final squad for Qatar 2022 now hang in the balance, but Southgate is refusing to give up on the 24-year-old forward.He is planning to meet Rashford in private in Manchester following the upcoming friendlies with Switzerland and Ivory Coast, in an attempt to get inside his head and find out what is going on with the troubled ace.

Jadon Sancho for England.Manchester United attacker has started to show signs of improvement in his form, securing an impressive goal and three assists in his last four Premier League appearances. But Three Lions boss Southgate has not been persuaded - and has turned to other players instead for the side's upcoming friendlies against Switzerland and Ivory Coast.And Red Devils legend Neville seems to be unhappy with the move to leave Sancho out.

Everton steward who worked his socks off to try and remove a protester who had cable-tied himself to the post.A young man wearing a 'just stop oil' t-shirt stormed the pitch in the second-half during the Toffees' must-win clash against Newcastle United and managed to handcuff himself to the frame of the goal, echoing scenes from Liverpool's victory over Arsenal on Wednesday evening.The game was halted for around eight minutes as security staff scrambled for tools to remove the protester. Luckily, a bolt-cutter soon arrived, and the man tasked with using it sent the internet wild as he pulled some remarkable faces."Look at the effort from the bolt cutter guy," one person tweeted."The work rate from the bolt cutter guy is crazy," another said.A third wrote: "That’s the most effort Goodison has seen on the pitch all season," while another said: "Looks like he’s trying to cut through his spinal column with that force."After an almost identical incident happened at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday, Premier League fans will wonder where the activists will try to strike next.Are Everton going to stay up this season? Let us know in the comments section.Frank Lampard's side sealed a desperately-needed victory after Alex Iwobi grabbed a winner in the dying minutes - in the injury time added on by the protester, no less.

Lisa Rinna is ready for swimsuit season.The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills star, 58, posted a sizzling shot of her wearing a sexy animal print bathing suit on Thursday.'Mood,' she captioned the shot along with a four leaf clover emoji. Swimsuit season is almost here! Lisa Rinna posted a sizzling shot of her wearing a sexy animal print bathing suit on ThursdayLisa put her legs and cleavage on display as she crouched on the floor with her hands clasped in the front of her body.She looked the height of style with a bucket hat plopped upon her trademark short hair and a pair of shades concealing her eyes.

Olivia Munn shared yet another precious photo of her boys.Munn, 41, posted a heart-melting photo of her boyfriend John Mulaney, 39, holding their four-month-old son Malcolm.The beauty captioned the photo with a teddy bear and brown heart emoji. Her boys! Olivia Munnposted a heart-melting photo of her boyfriend John Mulaney, 39, holding their four-month-old son Malcolm on ThursdayThe Newsroom actress welcomed Malcolm last year, and on Wednesday got real about the postpartum struggles she has endured since giving birth in November 2021.

Kim Kardashian made a splash as she promoted her new line of bathing suits, SKIMS SWIM.The reality star, 41, oozed sexiness as she laid out by the pool in a sizzling mocha bathing suit with a cut-out showcasing her abs.Kim's new swimwear collection will drop on Friday, March 18 and is available in sizes XXS-4X from $32 to $108. Making a splash!Kim Kardashian made a splash as she promoted her new line of bathing suits, SKIMS SWIM'We know how to make you look good.

Odsonne Edouard 's future. The 22-year-old is being watched by a clutch of clubs across Europe with Record Sport pundit Chris Sutton insisting even a bid of £50m should be turfed out by the Parkhead board.

Celtic crave a new striker and are closing in on a loan deal for West Ham's Albian Ajeti. Neil Lennon has also been linked with Ivan Toney, Steven Fletcher and Lyle Taylor but the Swiss international appears the chosen one.The Parkhead boss has been urged not to countenance any sort of sale for Odsonne Edouard by Chris Sutton - even for £50m.Premier League sides such as Arsenal and Leicester have been linked with the striker who also admirers in France and Italy.Rangers remain in the market for more additions, including midfield target Bongani Zungu.He's been shunned by his boss at Amiens as talks continue.

straight to your inboxRio Ferdinand has outlined how impressed he was by Sir Alex Ferguson's use of youngsters in big matches.Ferguson was no stranger to an out-of-the blue team selection during his tenure as Manchester United manager, often throwing young players in at the deep end. One of those occasions saw Darron Gibson start for United in a must-win game against Bayern Munich in the 2009/10 Champions League quarter-finals.

Alfredo Morelos' head has been turned by Lille amid claims Rangers have rejected another bid for the striker.There's good news for fans on Borna Barisic - he remains committed to the club despite claims of interest from Leeds United.New boy Cedric Itten could feature against St Mirren on Sunday, but it's likely to come too soon for Kemar Roofe.Celtic want a new striker and are closing in on a loan deal for West Ham's Albian Ajeti.

Steve Diamond reckons he can take Sale Sharks to this season’s Premiership final - with help from Sir Alex Ferguson.

straight to your inboxPaul Scholes believes that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is following in the footsteps of Sir Alex Ferguson by handing opportunities to young players at Manchester United.Teden Mengi became the eighth academy graduate to make his debut for United this season, the first time that tally of debutants from the youth ranks has been hit since the 1950s.United have a proud history of blooding academy players into the first-team, evidenced by Mason Greenwood's and Marcus Rashford's rises to prominence.“Sir Alex Ferguson was desperate to get young players playing and Ole has gone the same way," Scholes told BT Sport.

Fabio Capello believes Pep Guardiola can build a Mancunian dynasty to rival Sir Alex Ferguson - if he commits his long-term future to Manchester City.

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could use tonight’s Europa League clash with LASK Linz to show more faith in his young stars.United are 5-0 up in the last-16 clash and welcome their Austrian opponents to Old Trafford with one foot already in the quarter-finals.Solskjaer used the Europa League to rest his first-team stars and give youngsters and fringe players opportunities before lockdown.Now it is all about European football, though the Red Devils are guaranteed Champions League football next campaign having finished third in the Premier League.Teden Mengi was an unused substitute in Astana during the group stage and could be in line for his debut against LASK Linz.The 18-year-old centre-back has been training with the United

straight to your inboxHere are the Manchester United evening headlines for Sunday, August 2.Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney believes that Sir Alex Ferguson got it tactically wrong during both the 2009 and 2011 Champions League finals.The Reds were defeated in both games by Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona, losing 2-0 in 2009 and 3-1 at Wembley two years later.And Rooney, who scored United’s equaliser in the 2011 final, believes the club should have approached both games in a more pragmatic fashion.He said in his Sunday Times column: “We lost two Champions League finals going toe-to-toe with Guardiola’s Barcelona, by trying to press high and get round them, which was suicidal.“I remember Alex Ferguson saying 'we’re Man United and we’re going

Wayne Rooney has criticised former manager Sir Alex Ferguson for using "suicidal" tactics in Man Utd's two Champions League finals against Barcelona.

straight to your inboxWayne Rooney believes Sir Alex Ferguson's tactics in the 2009 and 2011 Champions League finals were wrong.United went into the 2009 final in Rome as defending champions but were beaten despite having early chances, with goals from Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi securing a 2-0 win for Barcelona. United's squad was weaker when the two sides met at Wembley two years later with Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez both having left the club in 2009, while the Catalan club's was arguably stronger following David Villa's arrival in 2010.

Sir Alex Ferguson once got so “sick of records chat” that he took players out of his starting XI to prevent it from continuing, former Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic has revealed.The Scot is regarded as the most successful manager in Premier League history, with 13 titles to his name as well as securing the 1998/99 treble.It also saw him secure several records at Old Trafford in unbeaten runs and most wins for a campaign.But Vidic, who won five Premier League titles and a Champions League at Old Trafford, said this did not always go down well with the 78-year-old. Speaking on United’s website, Vidic said: “I still remember, actually, the run we had in 2008/09, where we didn’t concede a goal for 14 Premier League games in a row.

Chris Sutton is among the elite of pundits on TV and radio across the UK, covering Scottish and English football as well as European and international games.His forthright views don’t always command universal agreement – but they are respected and not to be ignored.Back in his playing days, Sutton was a formidable operator. An outstanding footballer and a team player who led none other than Henrik Larsson to describe him as his favourite attacking partner.But getting him to speak? That was as rare as defenders getting to grips with him.

Dimitar Berbatov reckons Sir Alex Ferguson wouldn't have been entirely impressed with Jurgen Klopp's 3am phone call.

Chris Sutton gave viewers a fleeting reminder of their halcyon BT Sports banter days when the pair sparred on talkSPORT this morning. They will no longer appear together on TV after Sky won the contract for SPFL action, splitting up the hugely popular team of pundits that also included Michael Stewart and Stephen Craigan.