Manchester United

Cancer

~20/8~
*Arsenal are taking the Mik*
Arsene Wenger has hijacked Manchester City’s bid to sign Mikael Silvestre. The Manchester United defender, 31, was undergoing a medical at neighbours City when he got a call telling him Arsenal were interested. Silvestre immediately abandoned the medical and hurtled down the M1 to meet Gunners boss Wenger and discuss terms. An Arsenal insider confirmed: “Arsene has been looking for experienced cover for Gael Clichy and he knows all about Mikael. Arsene has followed his career and the fact he is French is a bonus.” The France left-back, who joined United from Inter for £4m in 1999, made six appearances last season and was granted a free transfer this summer.

*Pre-season*
6/8: Man Utd 0 Juventus 0
4/8: Peterbrough 0 Man Utd 2
2/8: Man Utd 1 Espanyol 0
27/7: Portsmouth 1 Man Utd 2
26/7: Kaizer Chiefs 0 Man Utd 4
22/7: Orlando Pirates 0 Man Utd 1
19/7: Kaizer Chiefs 1 Man Utd 1
12/7: Aberdeen 0 Man Utd 2

~EPL~
P:1 W:0 D:1 L:0 Pts:1 Pos:10th
25/8: Portsmouth v Man Utd
16/8: Man Utd 1 Newcastle 1

~FA Community Shield~
10/8: Portsmouth 0 Man Utd 0 (Pen: 1-3)

*sources from www.manutd.com*

Players in:
1. D Petrucci, Roma

Player out:
4. M Silvestre to Arsenal
3. D Simpson to Blackburn(loan)
2. C Eagles to Burnley
1. G Pique to Barcelona

Players linked:
~Strikers~
14. T Henry, Barcelona
13. Falcao, River Plate
12. R Santa Cruz, Blackburn
11. L Fabiano, Sevilla
10. D Ashton, West Ham
9. D Villa, Valencia
8. K Benzema, Lyon
7. J Menez, Monaco
6. O Martins, Newcastle
5. F Quagliarella, Sampdoria
4. B McCarthy, Blackburn
3. D Berbatov, Tottenham
2. M Owen, Newcastle
1. K J Huntelaar, Ajax

~Midfielders~
9. D Sliva, Valencia
8. A Sanchez, Udinese
7. J Jones, Schalke
6. W Palacios, Wigan
5. A Valencia, Wigan
4. M Veloso, Sporting Lisbon
3. S Jovetic, P Belgrade
2. R Ibrahim, S Lisbon
1. M Pedersen, Blackburn

~Defenders~
3. Miguel, Valencia
2. P Lahm, FC Bayern
1. M Richards, Man City

~Goalkeepers~
1. C Kameni, Espanyol

Players rumoured out:
8. D Fletcher to Everton
7. B Foster to Tottenham, Aston Villa
6. J Evans to Sunderland
5. P Evra to AC Milan
4. F Campbell to Hull City
3. C Ronaldo to Real Madrid, Barcelona
2. W Brown to Tottenham, Newcastle
1. L Saha to Tottenham, Wigan, Bolton, Roma, Sunderland, PSG