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Wayne Rooney returns
Wayne Rooney will come face-to-face with 76,000 fans at Old Trafford on Saturday, as United take on Wigan Athletic in the Premier League. The 25-year-old striker is expected to return to the bench – the first time he will form part of the squad since his drawn-out contact saga a month ago…

 
 
Rio Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney
Rio Ferdinand has said that an in-form Wayne Rooney is ‘one of the best players in the world’. The England captain is hoping that Rooney will return this weekend refreshed after he spent a week’s rehabilitation training at Nike HQ in America…

 
 
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will leave Manchester United to manage Molde FK in January 2011. The 37-year-old Red Devil legend is currently Reserve team manager, but come the new year he will leave United to manage his former Norwegian employees…

 
 
Currently, the most high-profile player at Old Trafford is probably Wayne Rooney. Despite not playing for the last 3 weeks, Rooney has still grabbed headlines – for all the wrong reasons. He is now close to fitness, and has packed his bags – flying to the USA for further rehabilitation…

 
 
 
 
David Gill
United Chief Executive David Gill is adamant that the world’s biggest club can still attract the world’s biggest names to Old Trafford. Gill was speaking as Man City’s wage bill out-passed United’s for the first time ever. However, Gill believes The Reds have a more ‘sensible model’ than other clubs… 

 
 
 
 
Paul Stretford, Wayne Rooney, Coleen Rooney and Sir Alex Ferguson
Sir Alex Ferguson has expressed his anger with footballers agents – in particular, Wayne Rooney’s agent Paul Stretford. The man’s second name may have a nice ring to it, but don’t him lightly – Stretford was the man responsible for putting Rooney on the brink of leaving Old Trafford !

 
 
Rio Ferdinand has described as ‘fantastic’ the news that Wayne Rooney will stay with Manchester United until 2015 at the earliest. The 31-year-old defender spoke of how the team, and Rooney, showed faith in Sir Alex Ferguson to sort the matter out…

 
 
Mike Phelan, Wayne Rooney and Sir Alex Ferguson
Most have greeted happily the news that Wayne Rooney is staying, but what if he’s not – what if it’s just a ploy to raise his pricetag, and then sell him in January or the summer. It’s unlikely, but it’s possible, writes Abir Ahmed Chowdhury