ahh..finally, i thought there's no united thread in /k. Lindegard injured again?pheww..just pray that DDG is out of injury..can't imagine both are injured tho.

hepi 75th birthday to Sir Bobby Charlton.

edit: oh wai~ sir Bobby & saf is just 5 years apart?!

Rooney to captain England. Oh, hope he perform well. If not, sure media will start to criticize him.

Tomorrow

Meet n Greet with Andrew Cole at Menara TM Lobby, Jalan Pantai Bahru KL

Time: 2.30pm – 3.30pm

along with Michael Thomas

The ex-Arsenal player who scored the dramatic goal at Anfield?

Tomorrow

Meet n Greet with Andrew Cole at Menara TM Lobby, Jalan Pantai Bahru KL

Time: 2.30pm – 3.30pm

along with Michael Thomas

Captain or not, perform well or not, media always like to find him as scapegoat.

Hope the captaincy won't affect his performance and he can come back without any injury,let it be England lose/draw/win.

Manchester United are ready to reward Tom Cleverley's remarkable progress - by doubling his wages just ONE year after his current contract.

Talks are now underway to bring the England midfielder's salary into line with some of the superstars at the club, after he confirmed his status as one of the most exciting young players in the country with a string of superb performances.

Cleverley is now a fixture in the England team, and is seen as a key part of Sir Alex Ferguson's new-look United side as he looks to create a team that can dominate the Premier League for the next decade.

Crucially, the 23-year-old has begun to show the goals instinct that his manager has been hoping to see, and with his pivotal role in the United team, the Old Trafford board accept the player will demand a bigger deal.

He is currently on around £40,000 a week after signing a contract at the start of last season, but that was before he made any impact in both the Premier League or on the international stage.

Now though, Cleverley can expect to double his money, to reflect his status at the club... even if that will still leave him a long way short of some of the top earners at Old Trafford, such as Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie, who command more than twice that figure.

Ferguson has made no secret of the fact he sees the midfielder as the man to take up the mantle of Paul Scholes, and he will use this season to establish the passing of the baton from the veteran to the young pretender.

Cleverley has over two and half years left on his current contract but, given his impact on the international stage, United will not let it run down much further.

They are hoping to thrash out terms to improve the deal before the turn of the year.

Speaking recently, Ferguson explained the player's importance to the club when he said: "He is very mature in what he does because he's got a fine footballing brain, and there's no doubt he's one of the biggest prospects in the English game."

ravel morrison another wasted youth, talented? is he that good? 

He can single handedly win games for you. He can get goals, he can dribble, and can play through passes.. everything he does just looks natural and effortless and on the pitch wasn't that selfish(he's a good dribbler, so their kinds do tend to overdribble a bit). He and Pogba truly had everything. It's a real shame Pogba didn't have the patience to wait, and in Ravel's case, don't learn to appreciate the talent and chance that he has to change his behaviour/attitude towards making it big.

Chilean squad for World Cup qualifiers

Goalkeepers: Miguel Pinto (Atlas, Mexico), Cristopher Toselli (U. Católica), Nicolás Peric (Rangers), Francisco Prieto (Colo Colo).

Defenders: Pablo Contreras (Olympiakos/Greece), Osvaldo González (U. de Chile), Gonzalo Jara (West Brom/England, Marcos González (Flamengo/Brazil), Cristian Vilches (Colo Colo), Hans Martinez (U. Católica).

Midfielders: Arturo Vidal (Juventus/Italy), Yerson Opazo (O’Higgins), Alvaro Ormeno (Colo Colo), Gary Medel (Sevilla/Spain), Manuel Iturra (Malaga/Spain), Marcelo Diaz (Basel/Switzerland), Braulio Leal (Unión Española), Felipe Seymour (Genoa/Italy), Mauricio Isla (Juventus/Italy), Jean Beausejour (Wigan/England), Mark González (CSKA Moscow/Russia), Matiás Fernández (Fiorentina/Italy), Felipe Gutierrez (Twente/Netherlands).

Forwards: Alexis Sánchez (Barcelona/Spain), Junior Fernandes (Bayern Leverkusen/Germany), Eduardo Vargas (Napoli/Italy), Sebastián Pinto (Bursaspor/Turkey), Ángelo Henríquez (Manchester United/England)

Rooney inspired by captain Keane

Wayne Rooney hopes to replicate the leadership style of former team-mate and Manchester United legend Roy Keane when he skippers England against San Marino on Friday night.

The Reds striker will lead the Three Lions for the first time in a competitive international in the absence of the suspended Steven Gerrard and injured Frank Lampard.

Though traditionally more of a walker than a talker, 26-year-old Rooney is not hesitant when asked how he intends to captain his country and which former skipper has inspired him most.

“Roy Keane, without a doubt, having played with him for a couple of years and seen how he played on the pitch and dealt with things off it,” Rooney explained. “He was vocal on the pitch and helped me off it. He was a great captain.

“I was lucky enough to play with him and, hopefully, I can gain some of his qualities in my own game. I had a few rollickings off him and we had a few debates. We both wanted to win and sometimes, when you want to win, it’s not always about sitting down and talking quietly.

“You have a go at each other purely to try and get the best out of each other. If you saw the way he was with the other senior players, it was the same as with the younger players.

“He was not afraid to tell everybody how he felt and how he wanted them to perform. He treated everyone the same. He wanted to win and he wanted his team to win. That was a great quality.”

Rooney played alongside the talismanic Keane for just over a season, before the Irishman suddenly left United in the early stages of the 2005/06 campaign. However, Wayne clearly relished his time with the legendary leader.

“I respected him. He was one of the best players in Premier League and Manchester United history.  He is the type of player I like - when he had a go at me, I wanted to show him what I could do. I wasn't fearful. It was about desire and passion.

"I’m not going to change because I’ve got the armband. I’m quite vocal on the pitch. I speak to players and tend to play with determination, which I hope can lift the players and fans. I’ve always tried to help young players.

"It’s a great honour to captain the team and, hopefully, it will be a successful night for us.”

Silvestre: Why I'm back at United

Mikael Silvestre has revealed the motive behind his return to first team training at Carrington, detailing an ambition to sign for another Barclays Premier League side this season.

The French defender, who spent nine trophy-laden seasons with Manchester United from 1999 to 2008, is currently a free agent after his contract with Werder Bremen expired in the summer.

As a result, Sir Alex Ferguson invited Silvestre to the Reds' training facility in order to maintain his health and fitness, joining in with the first team squad on a daily basis.

“I am back to train,” Mikael told MUTV. “I came a few weeks ago and had a chat with the gaffer just before the Capital One Cup game. I said I was coming back to Manchester until Christmas and he said ‘come and train and stay fit until you move to somewhere else’.

“When you are training with the lads you feel like you are still capable of playing in the Premier League. I am fit, that is the main point, and I still have the hunger for the game. So this level is still the level that I am targeting.

“We have always kept in touch. Four years away is really short but it’s nice to see a lot of people and faces that I know. I almost know everybody. There have been some changes but there has been some continuity within the club, I know a lot of people in fact.”

A veteran of over 350 United appearances, Silvestre is a prime candidate to cast an eye over the left-back berth at the Theatre of Dreams. And the Frenchman believes the recent acquisition of Alexander Büttner should inspire competition for places with his compatriot Patrice Evra.

“I only saw the highlights of the game when Alex started and scored. It doesn’t get better than starting at Old Trafford and scoring a goal. Patrice has been there and has been solid in this role, but there hasn’t been any cover for him so he has played a lot of games for United and France.

“It is demanding a lot of him. It is important to keep the players on their toes and to have fresh legs. There are so many games so you need to rotate at some point. Especially because United full backs do not just sit back and defend, they go and attack and provide width too.”

At 35-years-old, the question of what the future might hold for Silvestre remains unanswered, as he considers the different routes and roles available to him within the game. However, with an invested interest in the business world, the ex-Red could yet make a clean break from football.

“I keep thinking about it but I am not sure. Football is my life of course, but I don’t know in which position or area I might stay on, but it is in my mind. I have started a rum business, which is called Rhum St Barth. So I also have this on my mind, as well as football.

“A year and a half ago we started a new brand, a rum business based in St Barth but we are just entering the UK market. In fact I will be in London this weekend at the UK Rum Festival to promote and we are selling in Sweden, in the States and obviously France. We want to go global.”

He can single handedly win games for you. He can get goals, he can dribble, and can play through passes.. everything he does just looks natural and effortless and on the pitch wasn't that selfish(he's a good dribbler, so their kinds do tend to overdribble a bit). He and Pogba truly had everything. It's a real shame Pogba didn't have the patience to wait, and in Ravel's case, don't learn to appreciate the talent and chance that he has to change his behaviour/attitude towards making it big.



DAMN IT!