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Sir Alex Ferguson declared himself delighted by Wayne Rooney's goalscoring return to action at Macclesfield tonight.


Exactly 30 days since Rooney's World Cup dream ended in red-card misery in the quarter-final defeat to Portugal, the 20-year-old had the honour of wearing the Red Devils' captain's armband for the first time and marked the occasion with an inspired goal to put the visitors on the road to a 2-1 win at Moss Rose.


With Ruud van Nistelrooy now at Real Madrid, Ferguson needs Rooney to score on a regular basis and the back-flick which found the bottom corner of the net suggested he is up to the task.

'Wayne produced some terrific moments,' said Ferguson. 'He has scored a goal as well, so I'm very happy for him.'

Just hours after being reunited with Cristiano Ronaldo - the man many England supporters feel largely contributed to Rooney's dismissal in Gelsenkirchen - the former Everton player delighted a capacity crowd with his whole-hearted efforts.

Rooney's mere presence probably boosted gate receipts by £25,000, vital income for the cash-strapped League Two outfit.

And with Rio Ferdinand and Edwin van der Sar also making their first appearances of the pre-season campaign, United's big guns are starting to return.

'All three of those lads did well,' said Ferguson.

'It is their first match since the World Cup and they will improve.'

Danny Swailes levelled for the hosts not long after Rooney's strike, but United were not to be denied and Frazier Campbell netted the winner 17 minutes from time.

The victory was marred by a serious-looking injury to young midfielder David Jones who was taken to the local hospital for an X-ray on what appeared to be a broken arm.

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Former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira has hinted he could join old rivals Manchester United as he desperately attempts to escape Italy's Serie B.


Vieira has yet to leave Juventus in the wake of their demotion for match-fixing despite four of his team-mates jumping ship almost immediately.


The 30-year-old, whose move to Inter Milan last week appears to have stalled, said: 'Every player wants to play for a club like Manchester United at the highest level.

'After nine years at Arsenal it might be difficult. But anything can happen in football.

'Now I'm not sure where I'm playing next season, I'm still looking for a new club.

'There might be some sort of conclusion in the next 48 hours and it's a very important decision for me.

'I will not be playing for Juventus since they are going to Serie B.'

Holly cow....... i hate vieira soooooooo much...

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Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has jumped to the front of the queue for Spanish striker Fernando Torres - with a players-plus-cash deal worth more than £30million.

is it true that if the right price come, torres will leave??
didn't he said he's staying in madrid for one more season??
and whats up with chelsea? seems like drogbra and crespo is on the way out!

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Originally posted by 瑞比 at 2006-8-1 10:23 PM:

he is so cool man~

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Carrick's crossbar challenge

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/default.stm
u have to click the link urself on the left hand side under the red soccer ball~

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Ryan Giggs, he is ageing (the looks) so fast he looks more like an coach then player man.

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wow frings scored the 3rd goal!

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On May 9, 2006, Setanta Sports claimed to exclusively reveal the real reason behind Van Nistelrooy's non-inclusion in the squad for the game against Charlton. According to Setanta, van Nistelrooy and team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo had come to blows during a training session. Ruud allegedly criticised Ronaldo's tendency to keep the ball, instead of passing, and then the two fought. Van Nistelrooy then, allegedly, said "go running to your daddy". Ronaldo's father had died earlier in the season, though the article claims that Van Nistelrooy was not referring to Ronaldo's father, but to his fellow Portuguese Carlos Queiroz.

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i am not mad