A 22 man Manchester United squad flies out to Chicago on Monday to kick off the pre season tour of North America with new signing Javier Hernandez joining the team in Houston later in the month. The more interesting aspect however is the number of names missing from the touring party because of injuries. Club captain Gary Neville is the latest withdrawal having been ruled out with a small tear to his calf muscle.
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Bayern Munich  2 (Ribery 77, Olic 92)  vs  Manchester United  1 (Rooney 2)

Manchester United have suffered their first away defeat in the Champions League in 18 matches after conceding a last-minute goal in Munich. But there is potentially even more damaging news for Sir Alex Ferguson and England with the sight of Wayne Rooney limping off in stoppage time with what appeared to be a potentially serious Achilles injury.

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Goals from Ji Sung Park and Wayne Rooney put Man United in a very strong position in the final stages of the season against Liverpool. With the away team delivering an early shock goal, with Torres’ glancing header into the top left hand corner, United were left stunned. Crucial errors were made in defending, with neither centre back picking up Liverpool’s lone striker, with Gary Neville an observer when he could have arguably done more to challenge Torres. Read the full story

Nani flashed a huge grin, his eyes twinkling, as the video rolled and images of him performing one of those celebratory somersaults that Sir Alex Ferguson probably wishes he would refrain from were projected before a select gathering at a sponsorship launch this week. The United winger’s expression quickly changed though when he spotted Wayne Rooney sitting across from him. Nani encountered the same emotionless looks on the faces of Darren Fletcher, Park Ji Sung and Ryan Giggs when footage of their exploits was screened.

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Manchester United boost their hopes in keeping the Premiership trophy at Old Trafford for the fourth year in row by beating Liverpool 2-1. Fernando Torres broke the deadlock by scoring an early goal. Wayne Rooney missed a penalty, but he was able to tap in the rebound. In the second half Park Ji Sung head home to send United back to top. Read the full story

An excellent performance from Manchester United saw Ferguson’s side knock out AC Milan 7-2 on aggregate and 4-0 on the evening. Whilst Milan failed to meet expectations over the course of the two legs, Manchester United showed their superiority from the start with Wayne Rooney’s 13th minute goal, which will be filed into his ever increasing headed goals collection this season. Read the full story