Iron to date Devils on Sky!
Scunthorpe United’s home tie with Manchester United in the Carling Cup third round will be televised live on Sky Sports.
The Glanford Park clash will kick off at 7.45pm on Wednesday, September 22.
It is the first time Scunthorpe have been live on television this season and they will receive £175,000.
United’s 25 men squad
Sir Alex Ferguson announced his 25 men squad as below:
Owen Hargreaves is also included in the squad.
Goalkeepers
Edwin van der Sar
Tomasz Kuszczak
Ben Amos
Defenders
Wes Brown
Jonathan Evans
Patrice Evra
Rio Ferdinand
John O’Shea
Gary Neville
Nemanja Vidic
Midfielders
Darren Fletcher
Darron Gibson
Ryan Giggs
Owen Hargreaves
Nani
Anderson
Park Ji-Sung
Paul Scholes
Antonio Valencia
Michael Carrick
Strikers
Dimitar Berbatov
Wayne Rooney
Javier Hernandez
Michael Owen
Rodwell on Devils’ radar?
Everton’s teenager Jack Rodwell is believe to be on Sir Alex tracking list. Boss Fergie is set to offer £10million plus out-of-favour Michael Carrick before the window closes later. While Everton are desparate to hold on to the under-21 ace but may find the deal too tempting.
Rodwell, 19, is a central midfielder who can also play at centre half and has been compared to a young Rio Ferdinand. United have been unsure whether to go for the player now or wait till the end of this campaign, by then his value will have rocketed when Rodwell add another season of experience under his belt.
Rodwell has been at Goodison since he was seven and became the club’s youngest player in Europe when he was 16. He made his Premier League debut in March 2008 and scored last season in their 3-1 home win over United.
Man Utd 3-0 West Ham
Wayne Rooney ended his five-month goal drought by scoring a penalty as he set Manchester United on their way to a comfortable Premier League win over West Ham.
Rooney’s 33rd-minute penalty after Jonathan Spector had fouled Ryan Giggs will hardly enter his personal haul of fame.
Second-half efforts from Nani and Dimitar Berbatov, who took his tally to three in four games, sealed victory to keep United in touch with early pace-setters Chelsea.
But for West Ham, the international break only provides further opportunity to worry.
Without a point under Avram Grant’s stewardship and unconvincing in Carling Cup triumph against lowly Oxford at Upton Park on Tuesday, the Hammers are now bottom of the table and facing a fight to preserve their top-flight status.
Fabio Capello’s whistle-stop tour of the north-west had taken him to Blackburn and Blackpool. It probably brought a black mood as well when he discovered Frank Lampard would miss the Euro 2012 double-header against Bulgaria and Switzerland. Continue Reading >>
Anderson recovering at Carrington
Lucky guy Anderson can’t wait to return to action after recovering from serious knee injury which he sustained in 2009/10 season and escaping an almighty scare.
Brazilian Anderson damage his cruciate ligament in February and travelled to Portugal for his recovery and he could be in contention for a first-team place sometime next month.
The 22-year-old told the club’s official website: “I’m so happy and excited to be back again after six months without football. I’ve been so happy ever since I got back to Carrington and I just can’t wait to play again.
“I’m feeling good. I’ve been training for two weeks and I’m very happy. I think maybe very soon I’ll come back again and start playing normally with the rest of the team. I have had no problems at all with the injury. I’m just running and training now really hard.”
Anderson may struggle to to force his way back into Red Devils’ midfield after a poor showing that came prior to his injury against West Ham.
Fergie’s summer signings
Sir Alex Ferguson completed his summer signing with the unexpected arrival of Bebe from Vitoria Guimaraes in a £7 million deal, despite having only joined the Portuguese club on a free transfer from a third-tier side five weeks previously.
Little was known about the 20-year-old but it quickly turns lighting strike fascinating story, having previously spent time on the streets. Continue Reading >>
Man Utd 3-0 Newcastle Utd: Scholes Masterclass
Dimitar Berbatov repaid the faith of Sir Alex Ferguson by sending Manchester United on their way to a comfortable season-opening Premier League win over Newcastle, but it was Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs who stole the show.
Berbatov was handed a starting berth alongside Wayne Rooney and responded by drilling home an excellent 33rd-minute effort at Old Trafford.
The Bulgarian should have had another goal after half-time but, after Darren Fletcher had doubled the Red Devils’ advantage shortly before the break, it was evergreen substitute Giggs who extended his remarkable record of scoring in every Premier League season when he latched on to Scholes’ inspired pass and sent a first-time volley bouncing past Steve Harper.
It was part of another masterclass from man-of-the-match Scholes, who with every game must make Fabio Capello cringe at his failure to lure the 35-year-old out of international retirement for World Cup duty in the summer.
The only real disappointment for United was another blank day for Wayne Rooney, who has now gone 13 matches for club and country since he last scored, against Bayern Munich in March. Continue Reading >>
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