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Wayne Rooney ready for the new season
Wayne Rooney netting a couple of goals again will not just raise fans’ spirits, but will also raise the strikers game. Rooney has seen his form dip recently, brought-on from injuries and failure. But that will all change if the 24-year-old scores, says Sir Alex…

 
 
Patrice Evra
France skipper Patrice Evra has been hit with a 5-match ban from representing his country after the United defender lead a revolt against former coach Raymond Domenech. Franck Ribery and Jeremy Toulalan were also suspended, with Nicolas Anelka picking-up an 18-match ban…

 
 
Wayne Rooney
Wayne Rooney will be as-good as ever come Monday night – that’s according to team-mate Darren Fletcher, who says Roo will put his critics to bed after he was blamed for England’s poor World Cup display. United host Newcastle United at 8pm, will Wazza score ?

 
 
Rio Ferdinand injured
Rio Ferdinand will not return this month, and may face four weeks on the sidelines as Sir Alex confirmed the center-back was ‘nowhere near fitness’. The England skipper injured his knee ahead of the World Cup, which kept him out of South Africa and could also keep him out for five games…

 
 
Sir Alex Ferguson and Carlos Queiroz
Boss Sir Alex has flown to Lisbon, Portugal in support of former right-hand-man Carlos Queiroz. Ferguson testified in court as a character reference, after Queiroz was summoned to a Portugal Football Federation hearing over allegations of misconduct during the World Cup…

 
 
Sir Alex and the board at Manchester United may refuse the French Football Federation access to left-back Patrice Evra. The FFF have ordered five of it’s players to attend a hearing of France’s World Cup fiasco, but under FIFA regulations – the club is not required to let Evra go…

 
 
Manchester United defender Wes Brown has this evening retired from England’s International squad. The 30-year-old defender was recently called-up by Fabio Capello for England’s friendly against Hungary on Wednesday, but has tonight pulled-out for good…

 
 
Mesut Ozil… who’s he ? – I should think you know by now. Whether you’re completely fed-up of the whole ‘saga’, or like me, trying to discover any thread of news which points to Ozil coming to Manchester United – it’s clear that he is
a fantastic talent… isn’t he ?

 
 
Luis Nani
Portuguese winger Luis Nani has pledged to become one of United’s most important players next season. The 23-year-old failed to make an impression on the World stage in South Africa, after he suffered a shoulder injury in International training, but wants to correct that via Old Trafford…

 
 
Nemanja Vidic on his new deal...
Nemanja Vidic has insisted he is ‘very happy’ at Manchester United, despite numerous reports linking him with moves to Real Madrid. The 28-year-old Serbian defender recently agreed a new long-term deal with The Reds, and Vidic has said putting pen to paper was a no-brainer…