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Hull City 1-2 Tottenham

What looked like being a night of pure joy for Jonathan Woodgate and Harry Redknapp turned into one of worry. Soon after Woodgate had scored Tottenham's late winner here to ease the club's relegation fears, the defender was led from the pitch with blood streaming from a cut to his head. It makes...

Provocative Mourinho quick to put United on the defensive

They have shown one another the utmost politeness in the run-up to tonight’s Champions League encounter but last night Jose Mourinho finally went on the attack against Sir Alex Ferguson. Mourinho claimed that Manchester United would not be brave enough to play their usual game against...

James Lawton: Ferguson will win long game beyond the posing for short-term attention

From most other football men Jose Mourinho’s assertion that he knows how Manchester United will play in San Siro tonight would sound like impudence, but of course he is Mourinho, he is the star and scriptwriter of his own Oscar-winning movie.

Arteta loss piles on Everton agony

The Everton manager David Moyes’ attempt to close in on the top five in the Premier League suffered another blow yesterday when the midfielder Mikel Arteta was ruled out for the rest of the season. The Spaniard ruptured the cruciate ligament in his right knee in the goalless draw at Newcastle...

My golden generation, says Wenger

Arsène Wenger said yesterday that his young Arsenal team would emulate the achievements of Manchester United’s so-called ‘golden generation’ within the next four years. He also claimed he was the only Champions League manager developing players rather than buying...

Gerrard prepares to return for Liverpool’s Real test

Following Liverpool’s failure to break down Manchester City on Sunday in a draw that diminished their title challenge, Rafael Benitez would have been relieved yesterday when he was able to include captain Steven Gerrard in his squad to face Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions...

Villa still on track, says Friedel

Brad Friedel is adamant Aston Villa’s season is not on the brink of unravelling. A tough seven days last week saw Martin O’Neill’s side go out of the FA Cup at Everton as well as lose their unbeaten 13-game run in the Premier League at home to Chelsea.

Woodgate proves cut above Hull

Winning three points that may be critical to Tottenham’s Premier League survival did not ease manager Harry Redknapp’s irritation at being required to play a second-leg Uefa Cup tie against Shakhtar Donetsk on Thursday evening instead of focusing fully on Sunday’s Carling Cup...