Ferdinand, Evra and Evans Available For Derby County

Rio Ferdinand, Patrice Evra and Jonny Evans are all set to be available for United's FA Cup match against Derby County.

Wayne Rooney on the other hand would not be ready as he is still nursing a hamstring strain.

RYAN GIGGS SIGNS ON ONE MORE SEASON AT UNITED

Ryan Giggs has put pen on paper and will be available for United until the end of the 2009/2010 campaign.

Giggs said, "This is an exciting young team and the spirit is great in the dressing room. I want to be a part of that and achieve even more success."

Sir Alex Ferguson also paid tribute to the living United legend, stating, "Ryan is a true professional of the game,".

"His lifestyle, the way he looks after himself, his desire to always want to win is a credit to him and also an inspiration to any young kid who wants to become a footballer.

"He is like a young boy in the way that he plays and, although he wants to play every game, he understands that by using his experience when it matters is a benefit to him and the team.

"It would be easy for him to be complacent after all he has achieved but he isn't and that speaks volumes of why the club wanted to extend his services and use that experience."

Park Leveller Helps Sout Korea Stay Top Of Group

80 minutes in, South Korea was still trailing Iran's 1 goal lead. With nine minutes to go, Park Ji Sung snatched a late equaliser, giving the Koreans a huge point at Azadi Stadium, Iran. The United midfielder helped S.Korea maintain its top position for the AFC World Cup Qualifying round.

West Ham v Manchester United 8th Feb 2009 - Another Clean Sheet, Another 1 - Nil Win

Twelve Premier League clean sheets in a row for Manchester United and they go back to the top of the table after a workmanlike performance, enlightened by a Ryan Giggs special.

The Welshmen slotted in United's again 1- Nil win away from home. Giggs put United ahead on the 62nd minute after a subsequent play following a corner. Scholes found Giggs on the left flank alone, unmarked and Giggs passed 2 West Ham players to release a low right foot drive pass Robert Green.

United were still without Rooney and Evra and were rather unconvincing against the hammers this time around. West Ham looked to be the more composed side and they did manage to get 14 attempts towards Van der Sar's goal mouth. Despite United's ineffectiveness in possession, Sir Alex only did one substitution, Tevez for Park.

Nonetheless, Manchester United picked up the win and goes back on top after Liverpool overtook United 24 hours ago.

West Ham (0) v Manchester United (1)

Ryan Giggs Goal Video

Carrick & Rio named in Capello's England squad for Spain Friendly

Michael Carrick and Rio Ferdinand are in Fabio Capello's England Squad List for the international friendly against Spain on February 11.

Spain, unbeaten in 28 matches over the last two years, have usurped Brazil at the top of the FIFA World Rankings and will prove to be a stern test for Capello's impressive progress with the national side since taking over 13 months ago.

Tevez Driving in UK without a Valid License

And his Bentley Continental GT Speed is impounded. He was initially stopped for having a rather illegal dark tint on his car's windows.

Funny boy...

6 February 1958 - Darkest Day for the Red Devils

On 6 February 1958, a charter plane carrying 44 people crashed after refuelling at Munich Airport.

The accident claimed 23 lives, among them eight Manchester United players and three club officials.

***Extracts from manutd.com:

February 6th will forever be circled on the calendars of everyone connected with Manchester United.

On that day in 1958, the darkest day in United's history, 23 people - including eight players and three members of the club's staff - suffered fatal injuries in the Munich air crash.

Flying back from a European Cup tie against Red Star Belgrade, the team plane stopped in Germany to refuel. The first two attempts to take off from Munich airport were aborted; following a third attempt, the plane crashed.

Twenty-two of the people on board died instantly, while Duncan Edwards - one of the eight victims from the team - died 15 days later as a result of the injuries he sustained.

The tragedy is an indelible part of United's history, as is Sir Matt Busby overcoming his injuries to build another great team which won the European Cup 10 years later.

Roger Byrne (28), Eddie Colman (21), Mark Jones (24), David Pegg (22), Tommy Taylor (26), Geoff Bent (25), Liam Whelan (22) and Duncan Edwards (21) all died, along with club secretary Walter Crickmer, trainer Tom Curry and coach Bert Whalley.

Eight journalists died - Alf Clarke, Tom Jackson, Don Davies, George Fellows, Archie Ledbrook, Eric Thompson, Henry Rose, and Frank Swift who was a former Manchester City player. Plane captain Ken Rayment perished, as did Sir Matt's friend Willie Sanitof. Travel agent Bela Miklos and passenger Tom Cable also died.

We will never forget.