At the third stroke, Fergie time sponsored by Accurist will be...

The Dark Lord loses his grip on the time-space continuum...

Sir Alex of Ferguson is famed for his favourite hobby - the ancient art of time-manipulation. Whether it's stopwatches, scoreboard timers or sand-filled hourglasses, the Ferglar loves nothing better than plucking extra minutes and hours from nowhere to craft and mold as he sees fit. Need an extra seven minutes of injury time to grab a couple of goals? No problems for Fergus. So he's probably regretting not using his special powers today to buy himself a few more minutes (95, to be precise), to avoid being made to look like a complete plonker by one of his "perfect" players...

BBC Football 12.43pm
"Ferguson plays down semi fears"
...Ferguson said: "The player behaviour has always been perfect." He added: "We have great players who play to the right rules of the game. We have enough experience of playing in big games to know it is important to keep your head.

BBC Football 2.18pm

"Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand charged by FA"
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has been charged with violent conduct by the Football Association. The charge refers to an incident involving Craig Fagan in the second half of Manchester United's 4-0 win over Hull on Saturday.

Timing.