Returning the Screw

It's the return of the (hopefully) regular column rounding up the Man Utd stories from the day's papers.  And it's been so long I've lost the ability to construct a decent sentence... Let's start again.
It's the return of the (hopefully) daily Man Utd paper round-up.
Not much around this morning, even in terms of silly transfer stories, just the one of those, from the never-reliable Mirror, we've agreed a fee for Lucas Moura apparently.
The Guardian have an interview with David de Gea which concentrates on the Olympics and Spain, but has a bit on Man Utd, here he is on English football:

"My English is getting better," he says. "I understand most things but I find it harder to speak. English football is different, especially for a goalkeeper. It's more aggressive, more physical. It's far, far harder. The ball is in the air more and you get pushed about. And the referees don't blow anything!"

Some comments from Carrick about playing for England get a bit of attention.  Here from The Guardian:

"I've had no contact from Roy Hodgson, so it would be wrong of me at this stage to make a decision either way," said Carrick. "But I would consider it, definitely."

Yawns.
And finally, The Daily Mail have a silly piece about how Rio Ferdinand landing in Shanghai in a cap shows he's still upset about the England squad:

Rio Ferdinand was a prominent figure at the airport in a red baseball cap which featured his Manchester United number on the front.
The defender referred to his self-styled #5 cap on Twitter earlier in July, saying: 'Started making my own #5Caps as I won't be getting any more with England!'
He was obviously still smarting about his omission from Roy Hodgson's Euro 2012 squad, and indeed, the future does look bleak for Ferdinand at international level.

Any excuse to dredge up the past, The Mail that is, not Rio.
And that's it for today, a nice gentle warm-up for the first one in a while.