Ten Years On

“You can’t assume you’re going to play,” said Rooney. “But I’ve always worked very, very hard to make sure the manager has to play me.

“I’ve had this injury setback but I’m working very hard in the gym to make sure that when I’m told it’s OK to return, then I’ll be back in there and scoring goals.

“We’ve so many forwards now. I think that competition is great for us all. We’re all fighting to get into the team and score goals.

“It’s great for the manager and we all have to make sure we give the manager the headache he wants in one way but doesn’t in another.

“I’m looking forward to getting back into the team and trying to forge an understanding with Robin."

The article finishes on a little joke from Rooney:

“It will obviously be United and City [chasing the title],” said Rooney. “But Chelsea are very ­experienced and will always be in there.

“It wouldn’t surprise me to see Liverpool coming back. Brendan Rodgers is a good manager and he’ll get them playing good football.”

The Daily Star have him on the asking to leave thing from a couple of years back:

“Sometimes as a player you make bad choices and decisions.

“You see yourself somewhere else and that can play on your mind and make you say or do things you shouldn’t have done.

“I knew quickly I’d made a mistake. I spoke with (chief executive) David Gill and the manager and went home and was sat there thinking ‘right, what’s the plan?’ basically.

“I went back to see David Gill and the manager and said I’d made a mistake and if I can I would like to stay here if that’s what you want and hopefully we can work together and be successful in the future.”

We can safely say that The Mail like to exaggerate, "Rooney a millimetre from death," they proclaim:

Manchester United’s doctors told Rooney of the potentially fatal situation after he was carried off at Old Trafford two weeks ago when Fulham striker Hugo Rodallega’s studs sliced a six-inch gash down the inside of his right leg.

Left untreated, a patient will bleed to death within 10 minutes once the artery is punctured.

Yes, because there's not many people to treat an injury on a football pitch...  The article has extensive description from Wayne on the whole thing if you'd like more information on the injury.

I didn't see it, but apparently Cleverley had a good game for England yesterday, read all about it in The Guardian.

Bad news on the defensive front as Phil Jones suffers an injury setback, say The Mail.