ferguson still feels strain of title battles

manchester, england (afp) - manchester united manager sir alex ferguson admits he still gets nervous during title run-ins despite having spent almost a quarter of a century at old trafford.ferguson, 68, took over at united in 1986 and is battling chelsea and arsenal for a record fourth straight premier league title, which would take his tally of english championships to 12.yet the veteran manager claims he will always feel anxiety before his team's matches no matter how experienced he is.

liverpool star steven gerrard admits- im not the force i used to be

... 'with a critical run of games looming for club and country, the liverpool skipper's blunt admission will be a cause of concern for rafa benitez and england coach fabio capello ... 'benitez acknowledged gerrard sets himself daunting standards but still backed him to finish the season with a flourish ... ' gerrard crisis: liverpool star admits poor form as world cup creeps upto russia with rafa's love! benitez confirms he wants to offload riera liverpool fc

squeeky bum time again- but fergie predicts united will win title on last day

... 'that is why ferguson became embroiled in a heated exchange with rafael benitez at old trafford last weekend, and why manchester city boss roberto mancini barged into everton's david moyes

rafael benítez accuses liverpool owners of denying him european riches

rafael benítez has issued a veiled criticism of his spending power under the liverpool owners, tom hicks and george gillett, by claiming his transfer budget has not benefited significantly from five successive qualifications to the champions league.liverpool are in danger of missing out on a place among the european elite for the first time in the benítez era, a failure that would cost the debt-laden club more than £20m and, by extension, impact on their transfer plans this summer.

liverpool v sunderland: match preview

... what they're saying: rafael benitez: "the team has had some problems and some players are suffering because we are not giving them too many good balls or options ... obviously, rafael benitez must be getting or giving the information from somewhere

fantasy premier league: matchweek 32

... rafa benitez' crew is in dire need of a strong performance to save some face, and i'm thinking they'll get one this weekend

fantasy premier league: matchweek 32

... rafa benitez' crew is in dire need of a strong performance to save some face, and i'm thinking they'll get one this weekend

benitez looking for lift from gerrard

... but benitez knows the quality gerrard possesses and hopes to be able to spark that into life in the club's seven remaining premier league matches as they chase fourth place ... "benitez also reiterated his belief that his big-name players had to start delivering the kind of performances which would get the team out of difficult situations ... the spain international angered benitez with his outspoken criticism last week, claiming the manager does not communicate with players and describing liverpool as a "sinking ship"

rafa hoping to get rid of riera

... the spain international angered benitez with his outspoken criticism last week, claiming the manager does not communicate with players and describing liverpool as a "sinking ship"

bruce and benitez renew rivalry

... obviously, rafa benitez must have been getting the information from somewhere ... "the january stand-off between the two managers came after a heated verbal exchange on the sidelines at the stadium of light in october when bruce made his feelings known as benitez complained about the length of time taken for jones to be treated for an injury ... "benitez's ill temper could have been due in part to one of the most bizarre incidents in premier league history