London, Dec. 31 : Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson is seriously considering allowing Cristiano Ronaldo to return to Portugal to recharge his batteries before the team's Barclays Premier League showdown with Chelsea on January 11.

Ronaldo has cut a snarling, fractious figure in recent weeks, having been involved in a series of altercations with opponents, but the idea of a short break is regarded at Old Trafford as a routine course of action from which the winger might benefit.

London, Dec. 30 : Manchester United will continue winning trophies even after he retires, as it has the required structure in place to do so, believes club coach Alex Ferguson.

The Scot has brought an unprecedented amount of silverware to Old Trafford since joining the club in 1986, but he knows he cannot continue at the top forever.

London, Dec. 2: Manchester United coach-cum manager Alex Ferguson is nowadays plotting to snare his eleventh title in football.

He believes that in the New Year, his team will be perfectly poised to strike.

“You look at the first half of the season and we’ll have played away to almost every team who finished in the top 10 last season. That’s incredible. I have to say having home advantage against those teams at the end of the season should help us,” he was quoted by the Sun, as saying.

London, Nov. 25 : Manchester United and Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo has been defended by his coach Alex Ferguson for reacting to the abuse dished out to him by Stoke City and Aston Villa fans.

The Sun quoted Ferguson as saying: “There has been some criticism that he could not take it on Saturday. But I wonder how many people would take it when they are walking down the street and so many people keep hitting you over the head with a baton. How many times can you take it?

London, Nov. 25 : Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson says that he will always remember the night he stood up his hero Frank Sinatra.

The Manchester United manager had a London dinner date with Ol’ Blue Eyes himself but cancelled after seeing his Reds crash to a shock defeat against Charlton in April 1989.

Ferguson was so incensed by the 1-0 loss at Selhurst Park he bombed out the legendary crooner to start an immediate inquest on the coach back to Manchester.

It is an example of the passion that has kept him at the top for over 20 years.

London, July 8 : Ramon Calderon, the president of Real Madrid, has urged Manchester United chief Alex Ferguson to dump his anger at Cristiano Ronaldo’s wanting to leave the club, and let him join t