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Wayne Rooney once again proved that he is one of the indispensable members of the Manchester United squad after scoring the most important goal for Manchester United this season.
Wayne Rooney was part of the squad that was facing Tottenham, having just returned to the squad after missing three matches due to an injury.
Manchester United should forget about dropping any more points in the Premier league title race is they are looking to win the title according to former Manchester City striker Darren Huckerby.
Manchester United will be facing Norwich city during this weekend.
Even though this may sound like the battle between David and Goliath, one might have to remember that it was Norwich city who managed to bring an end to the title hopes for Manchester United back in the 2005-2006 season. Manchester United will be hoping that they can keep up with Manchester City in the title race.
It has been revealed by a major English tabloid that both Scott Parker and Steven Gerrard are the favourites to get the captaincy from John Terry.
The English football Association removed John Terry from the captain’s post after the trial for the racial abuse case has been moved past the European Championships in the summer.
Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish has said that the 1-1 draw with Everton is the least result that he expected to see in this match.
Aston Villa were coming into the match with a desperate need of points, which would help them rise up to the top half of the table. Aston Villa has certainly been very poor over the festive fixture list, which has meant that they have dropped out of the top half of the table.
David Beckham will not be moving to France, with his reported move to Paris St. Germain called off at the moment. Beckham stated that he wants to continue with another two year contract with Galaxy.
One of the many reasons for him signing up a contract is because he wants to stay in the US, and avoid uprooting his family from America at the moment.
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has hailed manager Sir Alex Ferguson as the best ever manager in the world, not just in British football and has reiterated his desire to finish his career at the club and would love it if the fiery Scot was there till the end of his football career.
The England international striker also added that too much was being made in the tabloid about his rift with the Tartan born manager and reassured the fans of the club that he still respects the manager and is committed to the cause of the club like before.
Controvertial striker El Hadji Diouf has finally managed to find a club after being let go by Blackburn in the summer – though it’s not quite as big a club as he might have hoped.
Having played in the Premier League for Blackburn and Liverpool, and finished off last season at Scottish Premier League Champions Rangers, he might have hoped that his perofrmances (and goals) would have led to big clubs across Europe vying for his signature.
Steve McClaren has confirmed that Aston Villa did approach him over the vacant seat in the manager post. Former England coach McClaren was paraded at The City Ground on Thursday after signing a three-year deal to succeed Billy Davies, who was sacked after losing to Swansea City in the Championship play-offs.
McClaren was on a list of potential targets to succeed Gerard Houllier after he left Villa Park on health grounds – but it was claimed he was then ruled out of contention after an adverse reaction from fans.
Chelsea youngster Patrick Van Aanholt has extended his Chelsea stay by four more years after signing a new contract. The 20-year-old Netherlands Under-21 defender joined the Blues from PSV Eindhoven in July 2009.
He has made fleeting first-team appearances for Chelsea, with just three starts in eight outings to his name since his arrival.
But he has gained experience during loan spells at Coventry, Newcastle and Leicester in recent seasons.
He ended the current campaign on loan with the Foxes and made 12 appearances for the Championship side managed by Sven-Goran Eriksson.
Manchester City are determined to beat Chelsea in order to get an advantage in the race for the third position and they are targeting to exactly do that.
Already second best to Manchester United after failing to win against the Red Devils in either of their two matches in the English Premier League, Manchester’s blue club is trailing their nearest rivals by 10 points in the title race.
