Roberto Mancini has strongly denied accusations that English Premier League champions Manchester City are in crisis, with the Italian saying he deserved "respect" for his work at the club.

City have

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson expects star striker Robin van Persie to be treated with "respect" by visiting fans when he faces former club Arsenal on Saturday.

The Dutch forward will play

Alex Ferguson said Friday that it was "unthinkable" that referee Mark Clattenburg had racially abused a Chelsea player during Manchester United's controversial victory last weekend.

United's 3-2 Prem

Shinji Kagawa will miss Manchester United's top-of-the-table game with Chelsea on Sunday after the Japanese midfielder was ruled out for up to a month with a knee injury.
United manager Alex Ferguson

Manchester City will bounce back from their poor Champions League form and become stronger as they chase more domestic honours, Roberto Mancini insisted on Friday.

The City boss has admitted it will

Manchester City launched their Premier League title defence in familiar fashion as the champions came from behind to beat Southampton 3-2 thanks to Samir Nasri's late winner at Eastlands on Sunday.

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Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has admitted the jibes he'd received from England fans during successive Ashes series defeats had dented his often fragile confidence.

But as he prepared for an

Australia's Brett Lee and Shane Watson both had their tour of England cut short by calf problems on Monday as they were ruled out of Tuesday's fifth one-day international at Old Trafford.

Carlos Tevez landed himself in fresh controversy on Monday when he was pictured waving a mocked-up tombstone for Sir Alex Ferguson during Manchester City's Premier League title celebrations.

The 28-y

Manchester City seized control of the English Premier League title race here on Monday after Vincent Kompany's first-half header powered them to a 1-0 win over bitter rivals Manchester United.

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