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Yes way, Jose: Special One rekindles a love affair

Jim White In Spain, they were glad to see the back of him. There Jose Mourinho was widely dismissed as an irritant on the face of the game, a vandal who had wrought damage on its dignity.

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Arsenal seal Champions League berth

Arsenal's Polish-born German striker Lukas Podolski (L) embraces Arsenal's Belgian defender Thomas Vermaelen (R)

Arsenal won the race for fourth place in the Premier League with a 1-0 victory at Newcastle while Alex Ferguson's extraordinary career ended in remarkable fashion as Manchester United drew 5-5 at...

The whistle finally blows

(FILE PHOTO) Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has announced that he will retire at the end of the season after 26 years in charge. ABERDEEN, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 12:  Sir Alex Ferguson looks on during the pre-season friendly, match between Aberdeen and Manchester United at Pittodrie Stadium on July 12, 2008 in Aberdeen, Scotland.  (Photo by Phil Cole/Getty Images)

You can still see the boy in Sir Alex Ferguson, even now we have reached the end. The elder statesman who called a halt after 27 years at Manchester United needs a hip replacement and feels he has...

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Is this the best XI of Fergie's 26-year reign?

Manchester United's Scottish manager Alex Ferguson kisses the Premier League trophy at the end of the English Premier League football match between Manchester United and Swansea City at Old Trafford in Manchester, northwest England, on May 12, 2013. Ferguson said farewell to Old Trafford with a typically passionate speech after his side's 2-1 victory over Swansea in his final home match in charge of the team. AFP PHOTO / ANDREW YATES 

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Shane Brady Picking a best first XI from Fergie's 26-year dynasty at Manchester United might appear easy at first - until you get down to the nitty gritty. But here goes.

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EPL giants face potential play-off scenario

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Richard Shute Premier League fans could be in store for a bonus end of season fixture should Arsenal and Chelsea finish the season with identical figures on the ladder.

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Arsenal go third, QPR, Reading on brink of relegation

Per Mertesacker.

Tom Williams Arsenal returned to third place in the Premier League table with a 1-0 win at 10-man Fulham on Saturday, while Reading and Queens Park Rangers slipped ever closer to relegation.

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Van Persie marks Arsenal return with goal

London Robin van Persie returned to punish his former club by scoring an equaliser as newly crowned Premier League champions Manchester United compromised Arsenal's Champions League hopes in a feisty 1-1...

Lost love: Van Persie inflicts pain on fans, scoring on his return to Arsenal

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said Robin van Persie's equaliser for Manchester United on his return to the Emirates Stadium had left the fans of his former club nursing feelings of ''disappointed...

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Man-down Arsenal close in on Champions League berth

Tomas Rosicky.

Tom Williams Arsenal won 2-1 at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday to climb into the Champions League places at Chelsea's expense, while Aston Villa claimed a precious win in their fight to avoid relegation from...

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Late salvo sends Arsenal up to third

Mikel Arteta.

Tom Willams Arsenal scored three times in the last five minutes to beat Norwich City 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium and leap to third place in the Premier League table on Saturday.

Philosophical Mancini refocuses for FA Cup

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Tom Williams London: Manchester City conceded defeat in the English Premier League title race while runaway leaders Manchester United are switching their focus to the pursuit of records and the preservation of...

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United 15 points clear, Villa cut QPR adrift

Wayne Rooney.

Tom Williams Manchester United capitalised on a slip-up by Manchester City to open up a massive 15-point lead at the Premier League summit despite a laboured display in a 1-0 win at home to Reading on Saturday.

Animosity is vintage Ferguson

Alex Ferguson.

The form for visiting managers at Old Trafford is to bring a bottle of something decent for their host.

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Blackburn inflict fresh FA Cup misery on Arsenal

Laurent Koscielny.

Julian Guyer Arsenal's hopes of ending their eight-year trophy drought suffered a huge setback after they were dumped out of the FA Cup at home to second-tier Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.

Gunners out as Blackburn score smash and grab win

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Gerry Cox COLIN KAZIM-RICHARDS, an Arsenal fan and former trainee, caused one of the great cup upsets of modern times by scoring the goal for Blackburn Rovers that put Arsenal out of the FA Cup.

Wenger to respond to Arsenal slump with off-season spending spree

Arsene Wenger.

Jeremy Wilson Arsene Wenger is facing a defining off-season at Arsenal, with the club planning to entrust him with their largest ever transfer budget -regardless of whether they secure Champions League...

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Arsenal need a hero like Vieira

Henry Winter

Henry Winter Arsene Wenger has brought in graceful ball-users but insufficient gritty winners. They've lost that winning feeling.

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United go 15 points clear, Arsenal win

Tom Williams A thunderbolt from Rafael da Silva set Manchester United on the way to a 2-0 win at bottom club Queens Park Rangers on Saturday that sent Alex Ferguson's side 15 points clear in the Premier League.

Wenger guns for clean-up

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Jeremy Wilson ARSENE WENGER has issued a stark wake-up call to football authorities over the issues of doping and match-fixing, claiming that sport has become ''full of legends who are in fact cheats''.

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City crash leaves title hopes in tatters

Gareth Bale.

Steve Griffiths Manchester City's hopes of retaining their Premier League title were in tatters on Saturday as a shock 3-1 defeat at Southampton left manager Roberto Mancini to virtually concede the championship.