Tosic determined to make it at OT
Zoran Tosic claims he can still succeed
at United after the club pulled the plug on his pal Adem Ljajic's
move. Tosic has yet to start since being signed in January
with Ljajic from Partizan Belgrade. Ferguson has turned
down the option to buy Ljajic, prompting fears that Tosic
could be offloaded next month. But the Serbian international
insists he will stay and fight for his place. "Sir Alex has a big
squad to choose from and there is a lot of quality in the first
team, so I know it's not easy for me. I have to look at the Carling
Cup and the FA Cup as perhaps my chance to show what I can do and
prove myself to the manager."
David Anderson, Daily Mirror
Ljajic himself is also in the papers. The
Daily Telegraph quotes him as saying: “I was on the
payroll of Manchester United and I received a payment this year. It
was a pre-contract [payment], but I will not go into it.”
Spanish football expert Guillem Ballague believes that
Karim Benzema could be on his way to Old Trafford
as early as January, despite only signing for Real
Madrid in the summer. Ballague writes in the
Mirror, “Benzema has had a disappointing start to his
Real Madrid career - and (club president) Florentino Perez is
already considering attempting to recuperate the £35million
splashed out on him in the summer rather than waiting to see if he
settles and risk seeing his value diminish.”
The Sun says Darren Fletcher is desperate
for Nemanja Vidic to be fit for Saturday’s clash with Aston Villa
so he doesn’t have to mark giant striker John Carew. The Scot is
quoted thus: “Do I fancy playing against Carew? I don't know about
that. Hopefully Vidic
will return and I'll move to right-back.”