While it was easy to forget following the somewhat disappointing turn of events, England’s turbulent 2-2 draw against Montenegro in Podgorica on Friday night did secure their place in Poland and Ukraine for the 2012 European Championships. Everyone is considered and available for selection, the only exception being a certain temperamental Manchester United frontman.
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Javier Hernandez rescued a point for Manchester United 10 minutes from time as converted home the equaliser in a gripping 1-1 draw at Anfield.
The Premier League may have started back in 1992, but there have only been a few players who fans can truly refer to as hard-men or bruisers. So with that in mind, our weekly favourite or irrelevant XI this week is dedicated to some of the League’s tough guys.
Kenny Dalglish and Sir Alex Ferguson are set to renew their rivalry this Saturday when Liverpool welcome old foes Manchester United to Anfield in what is expected to be Reds captain Steven Gerrard’s first start of the season after a lengthy spell on the sidelines with a groin injury.
Today see’s Liverpool take on Manchester United at Anfield in a match that has a bitter intense rivalry stretching back years, but I think that this is now a bigger game for Liverpool supporters than it is for United’s followers.
Whilst Wayne Rooney has been making the headlines this week after his sending-off in England’s Euro 2012 qualifier away in Montenegro, there was another piece of news relating to a key Manchester United player this week that’s slipped under the radar.
So Wayne Rooney is set to miss out on another European Championships after his foolish kick in the trip to Macedonia earned him a straight red card on the night, and more importantly a three-match ban for next summer.