STRUGGLING FOR GOALS

Former Everton midfielder Tim Cahill has a reputation for scoring a lot of goals despite being a midfielder. However, the Australian has struggled to replicate his form at the MLS club New York Red Bulls since joining the club in the £ 1 million transfer more than a year ago. He has managed to score just one goal in 15 appearances for the team, which has led to media criticism that the player should not have been part of the designated player rule.

STRUGGLING FROM THE SPOT

Despite being one of the prolific goal scorers in front of goal, the Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has not been able to convert penalties in the most convincing fashion in recent months.

Recently, he missed his 10th penalty of the Manchester United career, which led to criticism from the fans and media. However, the winger Ryan Giggs has come to the defence of the player by saying that he is confident that Rooney will start scoring penalties once again and will not be afraid to take the penalty if a chance is presented.

ROONEY RULED OUT

The Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is set to miss two more weeks of football after the manager Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed that his return has been delayed. The 27-year-old has not played for United since the 1-1 draw with Swansea a few weeks ago. He had one of his poor performances for the club in this match.

WEST HAM WANT GOOD RUN

Sam Allardyce will be taking his West Ham United team to White Hart Lane looking to continue the good run of form that his team has been experiencing since the return to the Premier league this season. West Ham United were promoted to the Premier league through the play-offs.

VILLA STUN CITY

Aston Villa recently managed a stunning 4-2 win over Manchester city in the capital one cup. This was one of the best victories for the new manager Paul Lambert after taking over from Alex McLeish in the summer.

This was a very difficult match because they were facing the Premier league champions at their home. However, Aston Villa managed a fighting comeback in the match to comfortably win the match in the end after it went into extra time. Aston Villa were coming into the match on the back of a defeat against the newly promoted Southampton in the Premier league.

ROONEY REPORTS DENIED

The Manchester United Chief Executive David Gill has said that the reports linking Wayne Rooney with a move away from the club are extremely untrue. The 26-year-old England striker has been linked with a move away from Old Trafford following the arrival of the Arsenal striker Robin van Persie.

Rooney Wants another Decade

After playing ten years in the Premier League Wayne Rooney, the Manchester United Striker, is asserting his desire to remain with the club for another ten years. Rooney has played with Manchester United since 2004 since he moved from Everton.

Rooney’s declaration comes as a surprise to some after Rooney made a transfer request two years previously, and more recently many have wondered about Rooney’s future with the club after speculation was sparked when Manchester United signed Robin van Persie.

ROONEY HAPPY WITH RVP SIGNING

The Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has said that the arrival of the Arsenal striker Robin van Persie to Old Trafford will make an immediate impact on the goal scoring prowess of the club.

Manchester United are known to be one of the most exciting clubs in the Premier league due to the number of goals they score regularly in the Premier league. This is largely due to the presence of the 26 year old striker Wayne Rooney, who will now be partnered by the Dutchman Robin van Persie. The former Arsenal striker scored more than 40 goals in all competitions for both club and country.

ROONEY HAILS TEAM

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has hailed the team split within the team by saying that it has never been better under various managers in the past.

They have recently appointed manager Roy Hodgson has the replacement for Fabio Capello. Despite having only one month with the national team, the former West Brom manager has been doing extremely well in his role.

He has overseen two wins over Sweden and Ukraine, while the other group match against France has finished as a draw. England will be going into the quarter-final match against Italy as the group winners.

ROONEY TO RETURN

After holding France to a draw in the opening encounter of their Euro 2012 campaign, Wayne Rooney has joined the England team in training, as they get ready for the all important clash against Sweden on Friday. Some of the senior stars of the team such as Scott Parker, Joe Hart, Ashley Cole, John Terry and the captain Steven Gerrard were given a day's rest.