Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling has been called up to replace Manchester United’s Tom Cleverley who sustained a calf injury in training on Thursday and missed England’s 4-1 win over Montenegro at Wembley. Hodgson had hinted after the Montenegro game that he would consider calling up a replacement midfielder from the U21 squad if required and selected […]
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Rooney upstaged by fellow Liverpudlian
ENGLAND 3, SCOTLAND 2 Wayne Rooney’s eagerly-awaited return to action provided the focus of attention as England renewed rivalries with Scotland in a feisty ‘friendly’ at Wembley. But it was another Liverpudlian who captured the headlines as Ricky Lambert marked his England debut by scoring the match-winning goal only three minutes following his introduction […]
Cleverley ruled out of England friendlies
Manchester United’s Tom Cleverley has been ruled out of the England squad for the forthcoming friendly games against the Republic of Ireland and Brazil. Cleverley lasted an hour of Sir Alex Ferguson’s last game in charge of Manchester United, a 5-5 draw at West Bromwich Albion last weekend, before he succumbed to a calf injury […]
Van’s the man for the Reds
WEST HAM 2, MAN UNITED 2. Robin van Persie came to Manchester United’s rescue just as they looked to be crashing out of the FA Cup with Budweiser in their third-round tie at West Ham. The Dutchman popped up with an injury-time equaliser as the Reds live to fight another day as they forced […]
Manchester’s footballing Olympians
Manchester United and City have provided three players to the Great Britain squad for the Olympic Games. United midfielder Ryan Giggs and City defender Micah Richards are two of the three over-age players in the 18-man Great Britain pool. Reds’ midfield man Tom Cleverley has also been named along with former City players Craig Bellamy and Daniel Sturridge. […]