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Redknapp calls for Modric talks

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp wants chairman Daniel Levy to open contract talks with midfielder Luka Modric.

Cole tackle shocking - Ferguson

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson says Ashley Cole's tackle on Javier Hernandez was "shocking".

Chelsea boss backs striker Torres

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas stands up for £50m striker after his incredible miss against Man Utd.

We will learn from draw - Mancini

Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini says letting a two-goal lead slip against Fulham would serve as a lesson for the rest of the season.

Villas-Boas fears for Torres after striker's shocking miss

Andre Villas-Boas last night said Fernando Torres should not be crucified for one of the worst misses in Premier League history, during the game which saw Manchester United secure their best start to a league season for 26 years.

Torres' hit-and-miss display lets United off as confusion reigns

If there was one consolation for Andre Villas-Boas yesterday it was that, unlike many young managers' first defeat at Old Trafford, he need not remember it as a humiliating experience. Eventually, he might even see it the way the rest of us did: as one of those football matches with the drama and...

James Lawton: Touch of tragedy haunts man who missed shot at redemption

There is a point when even a mere football crisis begins to brush against a form of human tragedy, at least in the matter of a man losing touch with something that was at the centre of his life.

Mancini left with excuses by brave Fulham

If Fulham's revival in this match was unexpected, Roberto Mancini's explanation for it beggared belief. "We are short of players," said the manager of a club which has spent £300m on them in the last three years. He added: "Fulham were able to make changes after playing in Europe, we were not....

Larsson runs the show as Sunderland open account in style

With the world's largest half-marathon finishing just up the coast earlier in the day, running analogies were inevitable. A beleaguered Steve Bruce had been set up to hit the wall, but cruised in. The Sunderland manager looks to be in it for the long run.