After "lie-gate", when McLaren's world champion Lewis Hamilton was found guilty of lying to race stewards at the first race of the season in Australia, the sport hardly needed another controversy.

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And while the Manchester based Red Devils currently lie at the head of the Premier League, their Sussex-based namesakes are doing equally well, lying just three points off top-spot in the Blue Square Bet Premier with four games in hand on leaders AFC Wimbledon.

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