He may not be the new England captain but Rio Ferdinand will line up for his country tonight as Fabio Cappello’s side host Czech Republic at Wembley (20:00 BST).

John Terry was handed the armband yesterday, while Ferdinand was given the vice-captain role ahead of England’s 2012 World Cup qualifying campaign.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson may pull Anderson out of Brazil's Olympics Games bronze medal playoff against Belgium.

With Michael Carrick, Ryan Giggs and Owen Hargreaves out, the United boss is short on midfield options for Monday night's Premier League clash at Portsmouth.

John O'Shea says the demands at Manchester United means no trophy can be considered off the agenda this season.

"We have to aim for the same again. That's the very minimum that's required at a club like this," he told ManUtd.com.

Despite an impressive first campaign at Manchester United, Owen Hargreaves admits he was only ever "60 per cent" fit last season.

Hargreaves, who is still struggling to shake off a long-term tendinitis problem, said: "There is a lot more to come from me. I don't think I played a game healthy last season. I was at about 50 or 60 per cent at best.

Sir Alex Ferguson admitted the 1-1 home draw to Newcastle was a fair result.
The Reds were missing eight established first-team players for various reasons but Ferguson refused to use that as an excuse.

Manchester United striker Carlos Tevez has backed Newcastle United's capture of his Argentina teammates Jonas Gutierrez and Fabricio Coloccini.

"Coloccini and Jonas are two excellent signings for Newcastle," Tevez told the Sunday Sun. "As Argentinians, I know them well, and I believe the pair of them will be great to watch in England.

Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves believes there's big questions marks over Arsenal this season.

"It will be interesting to see how Arsenal go on given the players they have lost," he said.

"Any other team would struggle given the players they seem to lose on a regular basis but somehow they seem to stay up there.

Valencia remain keen on Manchester United striker Louis Saha.

The People says the injury jinxed Old Trafford striker has been told he does not feature in Sir Alex Ferguson's plans and is looking to move, with the Spanish club set to make an £8million bid.

Manchester United and England midfielder Michael Carrick - who himself has moonlighted as a roadie recently - has revealed which bands and artists he and his team-mates play in their dressing room before playing matches.

Writing a column in tomorrow's (August 13) issue of NME, Carrick also revealed the musical tastes of Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

Nemanja Vidic believes Manchester United are ready to hit the ground running after lifting the Community Shield.

The Premier League champions kick off their title defence against Newcastle United at Old Trafford on Sunday and the Serbia defender wants a better start than last season when they had to settle for an opening day draw with Reading.