Sir Alex Ferguson has paid tribute to the 'great talent' of David de Gea and insisted nobody will remember his current difficulties in two or three years.

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Tony Pulis has played down Stoke's failure to bring in any new additions as he is pleased with the squad currently at his disposal.

New Bolton signing Marvin Sordell is determined to repay the faith shown in him by Owen Coyle after arriving at the club from Watford.

Jurors hearing Harry Redknapp's tax evasion trial were warned to 'keep their eyes on the ball' when they consider their verdicts.

New West Brom signing Keith Andrews has expressed his view that the way his former club Blackburn has been run is 'far from ideal'.

Tony Pulis has paid tribute to Martin O'Neill for reviving Sunderland's fortunes and backed him as a 'fantastic' candidate for the England job.

Roy Hodgson has admitted that West Brom experience 'anxiety' during games at The Hawthorns as he targets victory over Swansea.

David Moyes hopes Everton can maintain the feelgood factor after upsetting Man City on Tuesday night.

Manchester United starlet Ezekiel Fryers has taken to Twitter to deny that he has rejected a new contract.

David Pizarro has revealed the prospect of playing under Roberto Mancini again was enough to turn down Juventus.

Wigan boss Roberto Martinez remains convinced that his side can avoid the drop, despite being five points from safety.

Andre Villas-Boas has backed young Ryan Bertrand to fill the void left by Ashley Cole for Chelsea's Sunday showdown with Manchester United.

Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish has warned Gabriel Agbonlahor that he may have to modify his game to avoid injury.

Alan Pardew is looking forward to unleashing new striker Papiss Cisse when Newcastle face Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday.

Martin O'Neill has discussed the progress of Sunderland's injured players - with mixed news on a high-profile trio.

  PLGDPT
1Man City234154
2Man Utd233554
3Tottenham231949
4Chelsea231542
5Newcastle23439
6Liverpool23738
7Arsenal23637
8Sunderland23830
9Stoke23-1230
10Everton23-329
11Norwich23-729
12Aston Villa23-328
13Fulham23-327
14Swansea23-427
15West Brom23-926
16QPR23-1521
17Bolton23-1920
18Blackburn23-1418
19Wolves23-1818
20Wigan23-2815
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