Main news from English football on 17th March

On the day when Palace sacked manager Vieira after a miserable run of one win in 14 Premier League games, Jim Ratcliffe was at Old Trafford to attend a presentation held by senior Manchester United management staff as part of his potential takeover of the mancunian club. Elsewhere, Burnley's boss Kompany will return to Manchester City as his side face the Cityzens. Meanwhile, Everton's Dele Alli who is on loan at Besiktas will miss the rest of the season due to disciplinary reasons.