The 28-year-old Portuguese is currently on loan at Sporting Lisbon after struggling to make an impact at Old Trafford in recent seasons.

Convicted rapist Ched Evans should be allowed to return to professional football or it will undermine the UK legal system, claims a Manchester-based legal expert.

MM have teamed up with Manchester City to offer one lucky fan and their friend the opportunity to watch the clash against Bayern Munich on Tuesday November 25 at 7:45pm.

Late goals from Reuben Noble-Lazarus and Olly Lancashire helped Dale come from a goal down to snatch victory in their first-round replay at Spotland Stadium.

Mackay was reported to have sent racist, sexist and homophobic texts while in his old post at Cardiff, but Wigan chairman Dave Whelan is convinced he is the right man for the job.

Former professional footballer Ched Evans sparked a national debate after he was allowed to train with Sheffield United, just over two years after being convicted of rape.

MCFC Forum won the judges’ vote for ‘Best Football Forum’ at this year’s Football Blogging Awards hosted at the National Football Museum, the third annual event of its kind which aims to reward and recognise football bloggers for their dedication to the sport.

Rooney marked his 100th international appearance with a goal in Saturday’s 3-1 Euro 2016 qualifier win against Slovenia at Wembley, his 44th for the Three Lions.

Rochdale’s five-game unbeaten run was ended thanks to Michael Brown’s second-half strike, pushing Keith Hill’s team out of the League One play-off places and down to eighth.

The very first round of Euro 2016 qualifiers, after Uefa head Platini’s idea to revamp the tournament from 16 qualifiers to 24 out of the 53 European nations, proved the detractors wrong when out of nowhere, televisions were tuned to internationals like never before.

Manchester United star David De Gea may go on to emulate the goalkeeping greats but here are the youngster’s top five keepers of all time