Manchester City netted a record 156 goals in all competitions last season… now begins the search for the best.

The American had been in poor health since suffering two strokes shortly after seizing control of the Old Trafford outfit in 2005 after a controversial £790m takeover

The fixtures were released at 9am, giving football fans across the region an ideal view of their post-World Cup hangover cure

The Dutchman was one of 142 coaches from 20 countries including the UK, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain who were consulted by the League Managers Association (LMA) for its Castrol European Manager & Coaches Survey

A-League side Melbourne Heart have changed their name to Melbourne City FC after Sheikh Mansour added the side to his growing portfolio with a £6million takeover in late January.

Welshman Giggs envisages good times under the new regime though it may well be a few years yet until he takes on a management himself after a career that included a record 963 appearances for the Old Trafford club.

The Blues have been held to ransom by their Ivorian powerhouse Yaya Toure after the 31-year-old announced that he was unhappy with the way he was treated during his birthday last month.

The accounts for Championship clubs in 2012/13 revealed Wanderers to have the highest levels of debt, the highest wage bill in the league and to have made the biggest loss before tax.

Sheringham, a key member of United’s 1999 treble-winning side, has teamed up with West Ham United manager and former Millwall teammate Sam Allardyce on a part-time basis as the club’s new attacking coach.

Former owner Malcolm Glazer, who bought the Old Trafford club in 2005 but suffered a severe stroke in 2006, died yesterday aged 85.

Balotelli, 23, played at City from 2010-13 and helped the club win its first top flight crown for 44 years in 2012.