The Men Are Called Horsemen There

Not a lot around today, just some more quotes from Sir Alex, with all the papers focusing on the Rooniness of it all:

The Mail on Sunday compare men to horses and claim that Sir Alex has told Rooney he faces a lifelong battle with his weight because his parents are fat.  The rather silly article has this:

Through his love of horse racing and the importance of good breeding, Ferguson has always studied the parents of players to judge if they will put on weight later in their career.

The actual quote from Sir Alex:

'Wayne is no Ryan Giggs. Ryan has never put a pound on in his whole life. Wayne is a boy that needs games, you can see that from the frame he's got. He is stocky, strong and really needs games, simple as that.

And they include a less than flattering picture of Rooney's parents suggesting their problem with Rooney lies in the "good breeding" bit - the usual establishment snobbery, criticising the working class.

The Mirror are better, just leading on Rooney's need to be fit.  Sir Alex's further quotes, on leaving Rooney out:

“The speculation about Wayne doesn’t bother me. I’ve not got the slightest ­interest in it.

“It’s not a problem for Wayne, it’s only one game.

“But players like to be playing every week – that’s the ­horrible part of the game. When they’re not playing they are ­disappointed – I’m glad they are ­disappointed.

“I’ve got options and it’s going to be difficult. It’s not easy to pick the team now and the players know that. It’s the toughest job I’ve had with the strikers, probably even tougher than in 1999.”

The Sun ignore the fitness thing all together, concentrating their piece on Sir Alex's comments on the versatility of our strikers:

“Van Persie is flexible because he can play in different positions.

“He is such a mobile player, there are great options with him. And Wayne can play behind and he can play up.

“Hernandez is the only one-position player and that is through the middle.

“Can Wayne and Robin play together? Yes, absolutely — no doubt about that.

“And Welbeck can play with them, there is no question about that.”