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Mancini’s red-card row with Rooney flares up again

Manchester City’s manager, Roberto Mancini, gestures after Maynor Figueroa of Wigan, not pictured, handled the ball. Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images Roberto Mancini refused to apologise for waving an imaginary red card once again on Monday night as Manchester City beat Wigan Athletic. The City manager claimed he was merely copying Wayne Rooney in demanding the

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Ferguson full of praise for golden oldie goalscorer Scholes

Manchester United’s Danny Welbeck, left, goes down under a challenge from Bolton’s Zat Knight to win a penalty in the Premier League game. Photograph: Tim Hales/AP Sir Alex Ferguson hailed the return of Paul Scholes as the 37-year-old midfielder marked his comeback with his first Old Trafford goal for two years to send Manchester United

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Saturday football clockwatch!

Gareth Bale, Wayne Rooney and Steven Gerrard. Obviously. Photograph: Getty/Sportsphoto Ltd./Allstar 2.25pm: Shay Given returns in goal for Aston Villa after more than a month out injured, while Darron Gibson is straight into the starting line-up for Everton. Aston Villa: Given, Hutton, Dunne, Collins, Warnock, Clark, Petrov, Albrighton, Ireland, Agbonlahor, Bent. Subs: Guzan, N’Zogbia, Delph,

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