Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has urged Wayne Rooney to curb his enthusiasm after telling the striker he was wrong to play for England against Egypt. Ferguson was unimpressed his leading scorer played 86 minutes at Wembley on Wednesday just three days after complaining of a sore knee after helping United win the League Cup on the same, heavy ...

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill added his voice on Friday to the mounting criticism of Wembley's playing surface after Sir Alex Ferguson blamed the pitch for the injury to striker Michael Owen. O'Neill, whose side were beaten by Ferguson's team in the League Cup final last weekend, said: "It looked like a rock concert had been ...

Michael Owen will be out injured until the end of the season after learning he needs surgery to repair the hamstring injury that forced him out of last weekend's League Cup final. Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson revealed Friday that the injury suffered by the striker had been more serious than initially thought, definitively ending any lingering hope Owen ...

Michael Owen will be out injured until the end of the season after learning he needs surgery to repair the hamstring injury that forced him out of last weekend's League Cup final. Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson revealed Friday that the striker's injury had been much more serious than initially thought, definitively ending any lingering hope Owen ...