Paul Scholes’ 100th Premier League goal was enough for Manchester United to win 1-0 at Wolves on Saturday and leapfrog back into top spot.
Scholes settled a tense encounter at Molineux 17 minutes from time, when he kept a cool head to beat Marcus Hahnemann after Jody Craddock’s clearance had fallen nicely for the veteran midfielder.
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Antonio Valencia has brushed off the recent comparisons between himself and former Manchester United ace Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Ecuador winger, who moved to Old Trafford after the sale of Ronaldo to Real Madrid in the summer, has been in sparkling form recently.
His performance in the Carling Cup final landed him the man of the match award [...]

Sir Alex Ferguson marked his 900th game as Manchester United boss with a 3-0 win over Wolves as the Reds went level at the top with Chelsea.
Angry Wolves fans launched a blistering attack on manager Mick McCarthy for a team selection that virtually handed Ferguson victory on a plate during the encounter at Old Trafford [...]

The following are extracts from papers across Europe.
Apparently, Manchester United have been linked to make a move on Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, the AC Milan striker who is currently warming Milan bench for Christmas. He would be a right idea signing as far as I concerned.
Manchester United and Arsenal have been told to forget about signing Standard [...]

Dimitar Berbatov has confessed that he feels under pressure to live up to his huge price tag at Old Trafford.
The Bulgaria international joined United from Tottenham for £30.75million in September 2008 and has yet to truly establish himself as an Old Trafford favourite.
Quoted in the Daily Express, Berbatov said: “Every person is different in coping [...]

Owen Hargreaves is struggling to overcome the psychological hurdle of making a comeback.
The England star has physically recovered from two knee ops that sidelined him for 14 months.
But he still lacks the confidence to make a return and spends most of his time training alone with United’s physiotherapist.
United manager Alex Ferguson said: “Owen is doing [...]

Ryan Giggs has been named BBC Sports Personality of the Year for 2009 after beating Formula One champion Jenson Button to the award.
The 36-year-old Manchester United winger is the most decorated player in English football history and in May won a record 11th Premier League winners’ medal.
Button, 29, like Lewis Hamilton a year ago, may [...]