MICHAEL Carrick cannot wait for his first experience of a War of the Roses.
Manchester United encounters with Leeds have been missing from the fixture list since 2004, when the Elland Road outfit were relegated following the catastrophic financial problems incurred when they “chased the dream” of establishing themselves among England’s elite. 
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SIR Alex Ferguson has revealed that John O’Shea might be sidelined for two more months.
The Manchester United utility man picked up a thigh injury during the Republic of Ireland’s shattering World Cup exit in France last month that Ferguson initially felt was nothing more than a dead leg. 
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WAYNE Rooney gift wrapped Sir Alex Ferguson a 68th birthday present by promising to deliver his best ever goal haul for a season.
The England striker opened the scoring in a 5-0 United win against Wigan to bring his tally for the campaign to 15. 
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FIND out how we rated the Manchester United players for their performance in the 5-0 win over Wigan at Old Trafford. 
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MANCHESTER United crushed Wigan at Old Trafford thanks to goals from Wayne Rooney, Michael Carrick, Rafael Da Silva, Dimitar Berbatov and Antonio Valencia.
The win leaves United just two points behind leaders Chelsea going into the new year, and if anything the margin of victory could have been greater with Rooney twice hitting the woodwork.
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CRISTIANO Ronaldo has asked the Real Madrid fans to be more like those of Manchester United. 
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TRADITIONALLY Sir Alex Ferguson’s January transfer activity at United has centred mainly on his attack.
Even pre-transfer window days when it was an open market all year round, the Reds’ boss liked to inject a winter booster up front. 
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ANTONIO Valencia has been handed the ultimate accolade by Sir Alex Ferguson.
The former Wigan player faces his old club tonight at Old Trafford with praise ringing in his ears for the way he has filled the right-wing gap left by the £80m World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo. 
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WAYNE Rooney is poised to shoot the lights out as United prepare for action on four fronts in the New Year.
The champions are second in the Premier League, have a Carling Cup semi-final double header starting with City next week, an FA Cup home third round tie with Leeds on Sunday and the last 16 Euro clash with AC Milan in February. 
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SIR Alex Ferguson has warned United’s Premier League rivals the champions are ready to take the title bull by the horns.
The Reds boss is convinced a consistent run over the next few weeks will shatter any hopes Chelsea and Arsenal have of wrestling the Premier League trophy away from Old Trafford. 
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