United open to Rooney exit

Wayne Rooney

Manchester United will consider the sale of Wayne Rooney in the summer for a fee of around £35 million.

An Old Trafford source said that any prospective transfer was dependent on a "complicated chain of events", but one that could also see Cristiano Ronaldo end up back at the club.

With Rooney controversially demoted to the bench and the Portuguese not ruling out a return to United, Wednesday night’s Champions League clash between United and Real Madrid was dripping with transfer subplots.

It is known, however, that the Premier League leaders are actively looking into a way to bring Ronaldo back, and that there was more to Sir Alex Ferguson’s decision to drop Rooney than tactics or any injury concerns. 

United had informal talks with Real Madrid over the prospective transfer of Rooney, but the Spanish club have no wish to purchase him at present. So far, the only club to have expressed an interest are Paris Saint-Germain.

It had been floated that Rooney could be used in some kind of part-exchange deal for Ronaldo but, with Real not interested at present, United may seek to offer Nani and cash for the Portuguese star.

United, meanwhile, retain an interest in Borussia Dortmund’s Robert Lewandowski as a direct replacement for Rooney. The Poland forward is expected to join Bayern Munich, but that deal is far from done and the Red Devils are continuing to monitor the situation.

Source: ESPN FC

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Friendly Game: #MUFC vs #FCB

Hello my readers, in less than 30 minutes, it starts the game between Manchester United vs FC Barcelona, and here, I leave you all, the line-ups of the two teams:

MANCHESTER UNITED:

De Gea, 

Valencia, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, 

Nani, Scholes, Carrick, Young, 

Welbeck and Rooney.

FC BARCELONA:

Valdes, 

Alves, Pique, Puyol, Planas, 

Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta, Sanchez, 

Messi, Rafinha.

The Source is from Goal.com and if you are in Argentina like me, you can watch this awesome game in FOX Sports and FOX Sports HD. 

C'mon Red Devils!! 

And Don't forget, 

ENJOY BE A UNITED FAN!

UNITED 2 - 1 FC BARCELONA: Friendly match

The Red Devils had won 2 - 1 against FC Barcelona on July 30 in Washington D.C. 

It was a good show though it was a friendly match. Barcelona's rising star Thiago had an absolutely brilliant game and stole the show with his goal, but United did a better job of finishing their chances despite a lack of possession.

The first goal of the game and only goal of the first half was scored by Nani on a counter-attack. Played through by Danny Welbeck, who hit a fantastic through ball, Nani barely stayed onside before taking off towards the goal and finishing a one-on-one opportunity.

Thiago's equalizer came in the second half off of an absolutely fantastic strike. Dribbling towards goal, Thiago took a shot from 25 yards out when United's defenders failed to close him down. The ball curled towards the side netting, making for an absolutely unstoppable shot for David De Gea.

United answered quickly, though, as substitute Michael Owen scored the winner, once again giving United a goal on the counter by running onto a through ball. Owen would have another chance to score shortly afterward, but badly missed an empty net, partially thanks to a bad cross by Gabriel Obertan.

Manchester United will play the Community Shield against Manchester City next week before kicking off their Premier League campaign a week later. 

Source: SBNation.com

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Barcelona v United for a Champions rematch

Manchester United and Barcelona both got a lead for 2-0 in the first game in semi-finals for the champions league. And could will be a rematch of the 2009 champions league final, but this time in Wembley Stadium later this month.    

Both teams have a chance to win a fourth European title, but this will require to negotiate the second-leg semi-finals in the UCL.

Manchester United is certainly confident that Schalke’s longest run in the competition will end at Old Trafford.

Wayne Rooney is not set to play on Sunday's premier league match against Chelsea,  which is just three points behind United with three matches to go. 

"I will make some changes on Wednesday without question, I will bring Paul Scholes back in, Dimitar Berbatov and Michael Owen. We'll need to do that but I will probably keep my experienced players at the back. We have a big week ahead. two massive games, so we will regroup and freshen it up," said Sir Alex Ferguson. 

Source: National Post

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Wayne Rooney to miss the derby

Sir Alex Ferguson is pleased with the strength of his squad, despite injury set-backs for Wayne Rooney and Owen Hargreaves.

Rooney, who signed a five-year contract after an intense few days of speculation at Old Trafford last week, is currently recovering from an ankle injury and has been told to rest. He suffered the injury in training on 18 October, so a three-week absence would have meant he was back in the days leading up to United's visit to Manchester City on Wednesday 10 November, but he has effectively been ruled out of that game now.

"Wayne's away at the moment, so there's no recovery," said the boss. "He did his remedial work before he went away, but thereafter we're happy that he's resting." Asked if the three-weeks prognosis still applied, Sir Alex added: "I think it may be longer."

Nevertheless, the form of Javier Hernandez has been a huge bonus in Rooney’s absence, and Sir Alex feels his squad is looking strong. “The only injuries to report are the ones we know about. Ryan [Giggs] should start training on Monday, I think he’s progressed quite well now. Michael Owen unfortunately picked up a hamstring injury in training. That’s disappointing for him and he’ll be out for four or five weeks. “Owen Hargreaves is still recovering from a long-term injury. I can’t see [him playing in the next few weeks]. He was making very good progress when he first came back, but it seems to have stalled a little bit and he is back with the physios now. But they’re the only injuries we have at the moment and we have quite a strong squad at the moment. We hope it stays that way.”

Source: manutd.com

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Wayne Rooney will be out for 3 weeks

Wayne Rooney was for signing a new five-year deal, but an ankle injury has tempered out and keep him out for three weeks. Rooney has been hampered by serious lesions on one of his legs against Bayern Munich in the last term.

But with his future now seemingly resolved, Sir Alex has confirmed that his talisman will be out until the middle of next month.

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Wayne Rooney intent on leaving United

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney's concerns over the club's squad strength are behind his decision to dramatically seek an Old Trafford exit.

The 24-year-old, whose deal expires in the summer of 2012, revealed he had spoken to chief executive David Gill.

A statement from Rooney read: "He did not give me any of the assurances I was seeking about the future squad."

The England star added that he was "surprised" by some of United boss Sir Alex Ferguson's comments.

On Tuesday Ferguson admitted he was "shocked" and "disappointed" to hear that the former Everton player intended to leave.

However in a strongly worded statement released only hours before United's Old Trafford Champions League clash against Bursaspor Rooney countered: "I was interested to hear what Sir Alex had to say [Tuesday] and surprised by some of it.

"I have never had anything but complete respect for the club. How could I not have done given its fantastic history and especially the last six years in which I have been lucky to play a part?

"For me it's all about winning trophies - as the club has always done under Sir Alex. Because of that I think the questions I was asking were justified.

"Despite recent difficulties, I know I will always owe Sir Alex Ferguson a huge debt. He is a great manager and mentor who has helped and supported me from the day he signed me from Everton when I was only 18."

Rooney has been linked with a number of clubs, including wealthy local rivals Manchester City, but he insisted that a concern over United's ability to attract the world's top players was at the heart of his decision to seek a move.

Source: BBC Sport

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Preview: United v Stoke (9.5.10)

Hi, my United's followers, What's up? This Sunday is the final game for United. And Rio Ferdinand talked about it and said 'We are not finished yet' and I think the same thing; We could still win this premier league for a 4th consecutive year. Many of United fans already are doing online betting for United victory. 

We must first focus on beating Stoke and waiting for the miracle for Chelsea loss. Wigan has a great team and it will be a strong team to beat. 

Ferdinand also expressed "that we need to make sure we do our job because it would be catastrophic if we were to slip up then find out Wigan had done us a favour".

I feel we can take great pride in taking the title race to the final day after a campaign beset by injury problems, such as the goalkeeper, Owen Hargreaves, Wayne Rooney and loads of others; is a great testament to our character. 

We always go to the end of matches, that shows our heart and determination... We'll be going to the end of the season, too. 

So, What do you think about this final of the season for United? Have you say!

Writer: Pablo Grippo, a passionate United fan. 

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