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The 78-year-old will continue as owner but his grandson, David Sharpe, will oversee the running of the club.

We do not see the Aviva Premiership or Pro12 rugby come to a halt while the Six Nations is going on, when huge clubs lose a decent portion of their strongest and most expensive players, so the Premier League can follow suit in 2022.

Aaron Wilbraham’s first-half header sealed the victory for Bristol on Saturday with Steve Cotterill’s men moving eight points clear at the top of the division, but Rochdale’s Hill still took pride in the way his young charges performed.

Aged just 21, Thomas Wilson is a relative newcomer to the Three Lions environment having first joined up with the squad towards the end of last year after impressing in his debut season with Lancashire, which caught the eye of coach Derek Morgan.

Despite a fast start to Premier League life following his £59million move to Old Trafford from Spanish giants Real Madrid, Argentine Angel Di Maria has struggled to adapt to the physical demands of English football.

City, after their damaging loss to Liverpool, remain five points behind Chelsea who have a game in hand after their Capital One Cup victory on Sunday, which Pellegrini believes they can peg back.

It may be currently outside the transfer window, but the Red Devils have splashed out on the rare item to add to their vast collection of memorabilia in their renowned museum at Old Trafford.

Two Preston goals in each half, including a first half-strike from ex-Latics loanee Daniel Johnson, settled the game 4-0 as Oldham lost their third straight match.

With a manager as confident in his own abilities as he is in his team’s potential, everything seems rosy at Old Trafford though in reality Man Utd are close to boring people to tears.

The Latics are currently nine points from safety as they prepare to face the Tangerines at Bloomfield Road on the pitch that has caused much controversy this season.

Britain’s placing in the final medal table, with just three medals, will not be offering head coach Shane Sutton much cause for optimism.