pity owen and berbatov..great strikers but just dont fit in SAF plans. all the best to them, hopefully they dont come back to haunt us like tevez.

in the end, the club's interest comes first, not personal sentiments
its cruel, but that's how it was, is and will be

at least coming out injury free but out of form from manchester united with some medals is better than doing the same in X club without the same prestige and silverware 

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney describes wrath of manager Sir Alex Ferguson

Wayne Rooney says feeling the full force of Sir Alex Ferguson's rage is 'horrible', but has admitted he sometimes shouts back.

Ferguson is famous for giving his players the 'hairdryer' treatment when they are not performing to the required standard, and Rooney admits he has been on the receiving end on several occasions.

The striker says his manager is still a formidable figure, even if he sometimes decides to disagree and answer back.

"There's nothing worse than getting the 'hairdryer' from Sir Alex," Rooney said in his autobiography My Decade, as reported in The Daily Mirror.

"When it happens, the manager stands in the middle of the room and loses it at me. He gets right up in my face and shouts.

"It feels like I've put my head in front of a BaByliss Turbo Power 2200. It's horrible.

"I don't like getting shouted at by anyone. It's hard for me to take, so sometimes I shout back.

"I tell him he's wrong and I'm right."

Rooney says some players struggle to recover from a blast of Ferguson's anger and their confidence remains shattered.

"It spurs some of the lads on, but it crushes others," he explained.

"I've seen the manager shout and scream at people and when they've gone back on the pitch their heads have dropped. They've lost it."

Rooney recalls that Louis Saha was subjected to one of Ferguson's most explosive rants following a 1-0 loss to Celtic in a UEFA Champions League game in 2006, while he got caught in the crossfire.

"It's the worst 'hairdryer' I've seen," said Rooney. "He's in Louis' face, shouting and screaming.

"But Louis isn't the only one getting an earful.

"The manager knows I've been negotiating a new deal with the club and he saves some for me, 'Players wanting more money from the club and new deals - you don't deserve anything after that performance!'"

Sir Alex on team news for the Wigan match: "On the injury front, everyone's fit, Apart from the ones we know about - Jones and Smalling. Jones was a bad blow for us. He got an injury in training last wekend. He'll be out for 8-10 weeks. We expect Smalling to be back training inside a month. But with Jonny Evans now back we're in better shape at centre-back than we were a couple of weeks ago."

On players returning from internationals: "You always have concerns about players travelling [long distances] in international breaks - we had Chicharito, Valencia and Kagawa. They've all done it before, although with Shinji we don't know exactly how he reacts to travelling back from long distances. Hopefully he'll be okay."

On Darren Fletcher: "Darren's training well and played in the Reserves on Monday night. The next step is when we can involve him in a game in the first team. He's in the squad tomorrow, simply because I think it will give him a boost. It's a chance to progress. At this moment in time everything's going fine for him. We understand the condition he has to deal with - that can change but hopefully he's managed to conquer it in terms of his diet and how he handles it. Things are going well at the moment."

On facing Liverpool next week after the Hillsborough report: "It shouldn't need what happened this players for their thoughts on a busy week ahead with games against Wigan, Galatasaray and Liverpool in the space of eight days.

Injury boost for Reds

Summer signings Robin van Persie and Shinji Kagawa are fit for the Barclays Premier League visit of Wigan Athletic on Saturday, but Phil Jones could be sidelined for up to 10 more weeks.

There was speculation van Persie and Kagawa could miss the game after picking up strains on international duty in midweek, but Sir Alex has confirmed they will be available to face the Latics.

The news is not so good for Jones, who recently underwent surgery on a knee injury sustained in training, but Chris Smalling is not far off a return to action. Meanwhile, Darren Fletcher has been included in the squad as he continues his recovery from illness.

"On the injury front, everyone's fit, apart from the ones we know about – Jones and Smalling," said Sir Alex at his Friday press conference.

"Jones was a bad blow for us. He got an injury in training last weekend and he'll be out for eight to 10 weeks.

"We expect Smalling to be back training by the end of the month. There's a little bit of comfort in that sense, given our centre-back situation. But with Jonny [Evans] back we're in a better position than we were a couple of weeks ago.

"Darren's in the squad tomorrow, simply because I think it will give him a boost. It's a chance to progress. At this moment in time everything's going fine for him."

The Reds boss expressed his concern about the distances his players travelled with their respective countries in midweek, with Japan's Kagawa, Ecuador's Antonio Valencia and Mexico's Javier Hernandez all involved in long-haul trips for World Cup qualifiers.

"You always have concerns about players travelling in international breaks – we had Chicharito, Valencia and Kagawa," he said.

"They've all done it before, although with Shinji we don't know exactly how he reacts to travelling back from long distances. Hopefully he'll be okay."

Lol that babyliss 2200 turbo is a hair dryer unit? Wrath of saf comparable to premium brands in the market.

Lol that babyliss 2200 turbo is a hair dryer unit? Wrath of saf comparable to premium brands in the market.

does anyone think rvp will play tomorrow? with ucl and liverpool next..i think he will come as sub..

Lol that babyliss 2200 turbo is a hair dryer unit? Wrath of saf comparable to premium brands in the market.

Fletcher in bench for tomorrow game. RVP and Kagawa mostly also start against Wigan. Good news for us

"Darren's in the squad tomorrow, simply because I think it will give him a boost. It's a chance to progress. At this moment in time everything's going fine for him."

SAF said Fletcher is in the squad for today's game vs Wigan, so I guess it means he will be on the bench.

today game what time ah? thks.