“It never rains but it pours” so the old saying goes. Manchester has long been renowned for being a wet old town due to the large amount of rain that it gets but when it comes to football on the red side of the City, it has been pouring down this season – injuries that is!

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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said the Wembley pitch is likely to keep star striker Wayne Rooney out of  Wednesday night’s Champions League tie against AC Milan.

Rooney missed United’s 1-0 victory at Wolves on Saturday with a knee injury that the manager believed was aggravated by playing twice in four days at Wembley. “Rooney is very doubtful for the Milan game, that pitch killed him” Ferguson admitted “It wasn’t looking good from when he got back on Thursday, his knee was swollen. It is a big problem for us”

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While one Owen has heard the final whistle on his season, another is looking forward to his first outing in 18 months. It just about sums up the ironies that football has a habit of throwing up!

Midfielder Owen Hargreaves is set to make his long awaited return from injury with a run out for the reserves on Thursday. The 29-year-old has been out of action since September 2008, when he underwent revolutionary knee surgery. But Hargreaves has resumed training with the first team and boss Sir Alex Ferguson says he could return against Manchester City’s second string.

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There’s an old saying in football that a manager earns his money during the half time break. Many more attributes are obviously required in order to be consistently successful but the ability of a manager to lift his players to another level, read the oppositions game and correctly tweak his tactics is invaluable.

Manchester United and most knowledgeable fans have known and appreciated that fact for many years because Sir Alex Ferguson has done it time and again during his career at Old Trafford. The ones who still need to acknowledge it are the many fans of rival clubs, who possibly through envy, despise everything about him. Read the full story

United celebrate victory over Valencia

Manchester United defeated Valencia 2-0 in the last pre-season friendly before the Community Shield next Sunday against Chelsea. The goals came from Wayne Rooney and youngster Tom Cleverley.

United truimphed over the Spanish side in an entertaining encounter. New signing Antonio Valencia impressed as he had a hand in both of United’s goals. The other new signing Michael Owen was also unfortunate not to get on the scoresheet, as he latched on to a Wayne Rooney pass, only to see his effort him the upright. Read the full story

Set to tinker with tactics next season

Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted that he may change his tactics next season. The 4-4-3 has served him well over the past few seasons and have proved supremely successful in the winning of numerous trophies.

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