England manager Roy Hodgson has named Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney in his England squad for the games against Montenegro and Poland at Wembley next week. Rooney is joined by United team mates Danny Welbeck, Phil Jones, Chris Smalling, Michael Carrick, and Tom Cleverley. Rooney had earlier been passed fit to play this weekend at Sunderland […]
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Rooney to be fit for England duty
Wayne Rooney could recover from a shin injury in time to report for England duty next week. The injury flared up and prevented his participation in Manchester United’s away game in the Champions League against Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday night but was omitted from the squad after his shin swelled up. United manager David Moyes […]
Baggies pile on the misery for Moyes
Manchester United 1, West Brom 2 The stats wizards were doing overtime after David Moyes’ first defeat at Old Trafford as Manchester United manager, and this was against a team known for getting five managers the sack in the last three years after defeats against them. There is no prospect of the United board acting […]
City show class of champions
MAN CITY 4, MAN UNITED 1 Champions Manchester United were comprehensively outplayed by their neighbours who produced a dazzling display which suggested the Premier League title will soon be heading from Old Trafford to the Etihad Stadium. It was an embarrassingly one-sided derby in which new manager Manuel Pellegrini’s new-look side dismantled United with […]
Rooney joins 200 club
MAN UNITED 4, BAYER LEVERKUSEN 2 David Moyes first venture into the Champions League ended in victory as Manchester United defeated Germany’s Bayer Leverkusen at Old Trafford. United’s new manager witnessed a measured performance from his side which displayed the efficiency for which the Germans are renowned on a momentous night for Wayne Rooney […]