SQUAD NEWS:
- Chris Smalling using Rio Ferdinand as a role model: ( Sky | Sun | Telegraph | Daily Mail )
- Corry Evans hopes to follow brother Jonny onto the first team: ( Sky )
- Hargreaves says this is his last chance at full fitness, or else he'll retire: ( Sun )
"This international break will be the turning point for me. My performances will improve when I return to United."
- Ji-sung Park ( ManUtd.com | Sky )
TEAM ENGLAND LINKS AND MORE AFTER THE JUMP!:
TRANSFERS/LOANS NEWS/RUMORS:
- ManUtd.com updates the status of United's loaners.
- Arsenal and Manchester United keeping an eye on Ahmed Elmohamady, a loanee to Sunderland from Egyptian club ENPPI: ( Sky )
- City and United on the hunt for Fernando Torres? ( Manchester Evening News )
- The Sun, never one to let a rumor die, says Juventus keeper Gianluigi Buffon will return to action prior to the January transfer window
- The Daily Mail does the same for the David de Gea rumor
- Meanwhile, The Guardian gets the Michel Bastos rumor going
SIR ALEX:
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Part Two of Sir Alex's interview with ManUtd.com. In case you missed it, here's part one.
- Sir Alex had a good preseason chat with Dimitar Berbatov: ( Sky | FSC )
- Mourinho says he owes everything to Sir Alex: ( Manchester Evening News )
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE:
- UEFA: Bursaspor's Sağlam aims for better back in England
- Rio Ferdinand retains England armband: ( Manchester Evening News | Sky | ESPN | Sun | Daily Mail )
- Rio backs Wayne Rooney to return to form against Montenegro....( Sky )
- ....and so does Fabio: ( Manchester Evening News | FSC | Sun | Daily Mail )
- Montenegro boss Zlatko Kranjčar suggests Roo might have psychological problems: ( Sun | Daily Mail )
- It's a good thing the FA didn't offer it to him then...Roo not interested in England manager's job: ( Daily Mail )
- Richard Farley breaks down Euro 2012 qualifying: ( Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H | Group I )
- We Ain't Got No History (Chelsea): John Terry ruled out of Montenegro game
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We Ain't Got No History (Chelsea): Experiments with formation charts (He links me up with a website...I'm going to keep an eye on it for the future for us here...thanks Graham.)
OTHER BLOGS/OPINION:
- Manchester Evening News: David Sadler talks about Rio Ferdinand and the England captaincy.
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The Telegraph: Alan Hansen says Rio needs to put club before country