Anderson Faces Ronaldo

Manchester United Brazilian Anderson will be lining up against his club team mate Cristiano Ronaldo when Brazil face Portugal in a November friendly.

Anderson made the Brazil squad, with Ronaldinho failing to make the cut!

Squad:
Keepers: Julio Cesar (Inter Milan/ITA), Doni (AS Roma/ITA)

Fergie Backs Rio for Captain

Sir Alex Ferguson is confident Rio Ferdinand will see out the prime of his career at Manchester United and says he could well make captain in the near future.

The defender, who was recently named in the FIFPro team of the year, has been at the heart of United's defence since signing for the club from Leeds for £29.1million fee in the summer of 2002.

Saha: Starting to Score

Striker Louis Saha believes he is beginning to show Everton signs of the form he is capable of.

The 30-year-old French international scored his first goal for Everton in their 1-0 win against Fulham at Goodison Park on Saturday.

"I'm doing a bit better, it's a bit slower then I expected but I'm still happy," Saha told BBC Radio Merseyside.

Evra on for 100

PATRICE Evra is set to make his 100th start for United against Celtic.

He has gone 67 matches without a goal. His senior career has not been blessed with strikes having scored just once in 36 matches for Nice and once in 136 for Monaco.

Hargreaves out for Season

In a bid to cure his injury problems once and for all, Owen Hargreaves is reportedly set to have an operation that will keep him out of the team for six months!

“The doctors hoped the injections would help the problem but everyone has accepted now it needs another approach,” says ‘a source’.

Man United - Celtic Team News

Ronaldo might be benched against Celtic as Carlos Tevez and Anderson are back in contention after missing Saturday's 4-0 win over West Bromwich Albion.

Paul Scholes, Owen Hargreaves and Michael Carrick miss out of course and they are joined in the stands by Patrice Evra who was taken off with a hamstring injury against West Brom and won't be risked tomorrow night.

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