Sir David Attenborough has received the Covid-19 vaccine

straight to your inbox every day for free David Luiz has revealed that Bruno Fernandes told him he was trying to 'surprise everyone' with his free-kick approach against Arsenal on Saturday evening. Manchester United were held to a goalless draw at the Emirates, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side restricted to a handful of chances in the match.

straight to your inboxPep Guardiola praised Aleks Zinchenko for taking "an incredible step forward" in recent weeks for Manchester City.The only outfield player at the Etihad to have worked his way into the squad after a loan spell, Zinchenko deputised at left-back in the 2017/18 season during an injury crisis and has continued to be used there for his intermittent spells in the team.

straight to your inboxManchester City are not interested in making a move for Bayern Munich defender David Alaba.The 28-year-old star has alerted a number of top European clubs after a planned contract renewal with the Bundesliga champions turned sour. Bayern have been very vocal with their displeasure at the failure to reach an agreement - to the dismay of the player - and in November withdrew their offer to leave Alaba free to leave on a free transfer at the end of the season.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDavid de GeaBilly Sharp's shove could not legislate for De Gea's feeble goalkeeping as United conceded from yet another corner. Abysmal clearance for the second.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have included David de Gea, Axel Tuanzebe and Anthony Martial in their side to face Sheffield United tonight (8.15pm UK time kick off).Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made six changes to the side that started the game against Liverpool in the FA Cup on Sunday, with Bruno Fernandes, Nemanja Matic and Alex Telles also coming in to the team.Eric Bailly misses out completely, as Tuanzebe plays at centre-back alongside Harry Maguire.

straight to your inbox every day for freeRio Ferdinand has urged Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to emphasise that Liverpool are a weakened team in his pre-match team talk at Anfield.Manchester United make the short trip to face their fierce rivals this afternoon, sat three points ahead of them at the top of the Premier League table.

straight to your inbox every day for freeIt was a Friday, May 18, 2001, and 'It's Raining Men' by Geri Halliwell was top of the UK charts.

straight to your inbox every day for free“We are just having a four-day lockdown party at Liverpool’s expense and it is fantastic," Gary Neville beams. Neville was accustomed to looking up the table at Liverpool as a fan in the 80s and looking down on them as a player during a garlanded career.

straight to your inbox every day for freeSir Alex Ferguson believes Wayne Rooney is moving into management for the right reasons.The Manchester United legend announced his retirement from playing on Friday as he was appointed Derby County manager on a permanent basis after previously taking caretaker charge since November.Rooney's former manager at United Ferguson is keen to see his old player do well.Speaking with Sir Kenny Dalglish and Gareth Southgate in a charity Zoom event for Lockdown

straight to your inbox every day for freeSir Alex Ferguson says he was always a fan of Jordan Henderson as a player despite opting against signing the midfielder for Manchester United.Henderson was scouted by the Reds during his time at Sunderland before he eventually made a move to Liverpool.The midfielder has since written himself into the history books at Anfield, captaining Liverpool to both the Champions League and Premier League.Ferguson has now revealed that, while he was a big fan of the

straight to your inbox every day for free Paul Pogba believes that Sir Alex Ferguson was ultimately the driving factor beyond the club's success during his reign at Manchester United.The legendary manager lifted 38 trophies in 26-years at the Old Trafford helm, delivering the Premier League title in his final season eight years ago.

straight to your inbox every day for freeMarcus Rashford has admitted he would have loved to have played under Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United. In a wide-ranging interview with the FWA, Rashford has spoken about his career on the pitch with United as well as work done off the pitch in the past 12 months.

straight to your inbox every day for free David de Gea admits Manchester United 'cannot miss the chance' to challenge for the Premier League title this season. The Spanish goalkeeper is one of three players in the current squad who was at United when they last won the top-flight under Sir Alex Ferguson back in 2013.

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