Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is in line to be handed the England captaincy for the friendly against the United States.

The Daily Mail says Rooney is in line to be England captain for the friendly against the United States in May as Fabio Capello contemplates calling up Dean Ashton to solve his striker crisis.

Manchester United midfielder Anderson laughed off the boos he received while playing for Brazil on Wednesday night.

Brazil have played three times at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium in 18 months and manager Dunga had to explain to confused South American reporters: "It was because there is history here. He plays in Manchester."

Rio Ferdinand lived the dream of leading England out as captain on Wednesday night, but there was no fairytale ending as the Three Lions slumped to a 1-0 defeat in the Stade de France.

A first-half Frank Ribery penalty was enough to hand the home side victory in a match that also saw David Beckham win his 100th England cap.

How would you sum up your first season at Old Trafford?
I feel I’ve improved my performances both in matches and in training. At first, it took me time to get used to the way things work at United, but from then on I’ve just tried to improve step-by-step and give my best for the team. I’m very happy with everything about my life at Old Trafford.

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand admits he is "honoured" to be handed the England captaincy for tonight's friendly in France.

Ferdinand admitted he is "living the dream" after being chosen by Capello to lead England in the Stade de France.

Nani hopes Manchester United assistant boss Carlos Queiroz resists interest from Benfica.

"It would be very sad if Carlos Queiroz left Manchester United to go away to another club," Nani told the Portuguese press.

Queiroz did not quell the speculation concerning his future on Tuesday, when he said: "This is something I do not want to talk about.

Wayne Rooney has hailed the record of Manchester United teammate Ryan Giggs.

Incredibly, Rooney was only five when Giggs made his United debut.

Rooney, now 22, laughed: "I can remember his hair because he used to have a big mop-head. Seriously, his talent and dedication are great. He helps all the players. He's definitely a big help to me and the way I play my game."

Patrice Evra admits he doesn't know if he is staying at Manchester United.

"I love the club," he insisted. "When I'm on the PlayStation, I could never be another English team!

"But as for the future, you never know. I could leave next year, or in two years. Everyone's asking me questions because I have not yet extended my deal but I have an agent to deal with that.

Michael Carrick says Manchester United's players are staying grounded after victory over Liverpool yesterday.

The Geordie midfielder told MUTV: "We're not getting carried away by any means but we're happy with our position. Three or four weeks ago we were a few points behind Arsenal and aware that we needed to get points on the board fairly quickly.

Nemanja Vidic has revealed he's close to Manchester United defensive partner Rio Ferdinand on and off the pitch.

Vidic said: "Rio and I have a great partnership and we are good mates. It was difficult when I first came here because my English was not so good, but now it's much better.