Rooney To Captain England?
Wayne Rooney was tipped last night by new boss Steve McClaren to be
a future England captain. McClaren, who meets up with his players
in Manchester this afternoon ahead of Wednesday's friendly with
Greece at Old Trafford, said: "I can most definitely see him as a
future England captain. I went to the United training ground last
week and had a good day. The first thing Wazza said to me was 'I'm
the captain' who's going to be the vice-captain? That's the
confidence of the lad and what he brings to the table. He's still
very young but wants to be the best player in the world. I know he
wants to be England captain one day and that's a possibility. Who
knows when that will be?"
Martin Lipton, Daily Mirror
Sir Alex Ferguson calls on McClaren to field Gary Neville and Rio
Ferdinand in England's midweek friendly against Greece, to boost
their fitness ahead of Sunday's clash with Fulham.
The Sun quotes Sir Alex's Sevilla programme notes to reveal that
United will not spend over the odds in the transfer market this
summer.