Just when the story seemed to be about Wayne Rooney and dual some-more expertly navigated headers replicas of San Siro, each one a spook resurfaced last night that threatens to show up Fabio Capello right by to his Jun date in South Africa.
Sir Alex Ferguson forsaken the headlines of the ultimate regularity of Rio Ferdinands at the at the back of difficulty innocuously, at the finish of a post-match talk in that he disclosed that the new England captain will be blank from Sundays Carling Cup last conflicting Aston Villa. He got a pang in his at the at the back of this sunrise in training, the physical education instructor murmured. He"d been precision great with no mishaps at all but you get these twinges and you cant take a chance. He wouldnt be ready for Sunday. Unfortunately he"ll miss a integrate of games.
Unfortunate doesnt proceed to discuss it it, where England are concerned. Ferdinand becomes presumably the initial England captain to give approach the armband prior to he has even taken it up. It is usually eighteen days given Capello, approaching at the at the back of from a coaching conference in Sun City, South Africa today, nominated the 31-year-old as the inheritor to John Terry. But he right away seems doubtful to have him for Englands last pre-World Cup accessible conflicting Egypt subsequent Wednesday and questions sojourn about possibly Ferdinands at the at the back of pain, that has additionally influenced his calf when he plays by it, will bear the rigours of a tournament. On usually dual occasions this deteriorate has Ferdinand played unbroken games for United. There have been usually eleven appearances in all.
With Ashley Coles World Cup in serious disbelief given of his damaged ankle, Glen Johnsons knee difficulty keeping him out of Liverpool precision until subsequent month, Joleon Lescott usually usually at the at the back of from knee surgery and Phil Jagielkas programmed reconstruction deferred when Evertons haven compare was called off last night, Englands counterclaim looks threadbare. Steven Gerrard, the clamp captain, does not crop up to be entirely fit, and afterwards there is the goalkeeping issue. Ben Foster, postulated his initial possibility last night given Besiktas won here in November, had a little bold moments to go with dual great second-half saves as his physical education instructor acknowledged.
All told, sufficient headaches to have Rooneys grant here roughly a footnote, though with 6 headed goals in 7 games and nineteen goals in as most games, the England physical education instructor contingency be pulled this approach and that with frigid conflicting emotions. Hes patently got my video, Ferguson joked last night after examination his budding striker take his seasons total to 27. West Ham physical education instructor Gianfranco Zola described Rooney as King Midas and he is as most the heartbeat of United as was an additional former No 10 who happens to be 70 currently Denis Law. Law would probably contend Rooney is the some-more finish player.
But to go with the strikers dual expertly navigated headers on 38 and 55 mins was justification last night of a new entrance man at Old Trafford, who set them both up. Antonio Valencia combined Rooneys idea in Milan last Tuesday, and the same immaculately totalled supply-line supposing twice again here.
Two great blocks had usually about kept the Ecuadorean at the at the back of the doorway prior to the decisive, smooth-flowing move that non-stop the scoring. Park Ji-Sung, on for Anderson, and Dimitar Berbatov processed the round from left to right where Jonathan Spector authorised Valencia the space to bombardment the cranky that Rooney deposited but encumbrance with his head. Rooney landed a shot on the roof tiles of the net and surrogate Park slammed an additional Valencia cranky conflicting the bar, a notation possibly side of the interval, though the eventuality was staid ten mins after the restart, when Valencia exchanged passes with Berbatov and squeezed in between Matthew Upson and Spector to boyant a second cranky for Rooney to curtsy in.
Mido competence have brought West Ham at the at the back of in to the diversion had he continuous with Valon Behramis cranky but an additional mild night for West Ham was hermetic when Michael Owen stole in at the at the back of Julian Faubert to container home Paul Scholes" round 9 mins from time: his initial joining idea given the Manchester derby on twenty Sep and an additional one Capello wasnt benefaction to observe.
Ferguson, who will be but Nani and Ryan Giggs at Wembley, was additionally ruing the loss of Anderson seventeen mins in to the match, the Brazilian carrying disfigured his knee in the march of his grant to an early bony move. Its not seeking great, Ferguson declared. It was the story of the night.
Manchester United (4-4-2) Foster; Neville, Brown, Vidic, Evra; Valencia, Gibson, Scholes, Anderson (Park, 19); Berbatov (Owen, 78), Rooney (Diouf, 78). Substitutes not used: Rafael, Evans, Fletcher, Kuszczak (gk).
West Ham United (4-4-2) Green; Faubert, Tomkins, Upson, Spector; Behrami (Collison 63), Noble, Kovac, Diamanti (Dyer, 75); Franco (Mido, h-t), Cole. Substitutes not used: Ilan, Da Costa, Stech (gk), Daprela.
Referee: A Wiley (Staffordshire).
Man of the match: Rooney.
Attendance: 73,797.
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