Rooney can't play up front on his own theory goes up the spout

Quite rightly too, i have never for a moment believed that. Surely anybody who saw United beat Arsenal 4-2 at highbury in the 2004-05 season, when Rooney was as absolutely magnificent as he was on Saturday could believe that he can't play that role. In fact as i said after the match if his finishing was that bit more clinical he would be unbelievable. I don't for one minute think it is his best position, but he can do more than just a good job there that's for sure. Surely the problem if he is going to play that position for England is that Gerrard apart, who is going to get forward to support him. And needless to say where is the quality, is Gareth Barry really international class, not for me he ain't.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article3386697.ece
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/02/18/sfnsmi118.xml

Whilst David Pleat awards the plaudits to United's midfield, singling Carrick out for special praise.
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/02/18/united_caused_a_lone_star_to_s.html

United still believe they can catch Arsenal,
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/fa-league-cups/fergusons-statement-of-intent-loud-and-clear-783338.html
And after Saturday who doesn't, even Chelsea must think they are still in with a fair shout.

Alan Hansen bemoans Liverpool's record in the transfer market
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/02/18/sfnhan118.xml
Rafa must stay!
http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,,2257618,00.html
I'm fairly confident he won't though, unless they manage to sneak another European trophy, highly unlikely you would have thought, fingers crossed.

Mihir Bose thinks the FA will come out stronger against the Premier leagues 39th game proposal later in the week.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/mihirbose/2008/02/post_8.html
That's very brave of them, wait until everybody else has savaged it before they stick their head over the parapet.

Anatole Kaletsky savages the chancellor in the Times over the nationalisation of northern rock, and says the worst has only just begun for the government
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/anatole_kaletsky/article3386753.ece

Vince Cable meanwhile feels that the government has eventually done the right thing, though the months of dithering have battered their reputation.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/audio/2008/feb/18/cable.northern.rock

Martin Jaques reappears in the Guardian for the first time in quite a while to tell us this is only the start of the sea change in the world economy that is going to become apparent as the old neoliberal world order comes to an end.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/feb/18/northernrock.alistairdarling

Whilst Murdoch's economic mouthpiece seems to fear the worst for the state of the American economy. Although he seems to row back a bit at the end.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/columnists/article3381600.ece

Al-Fayed has his day in court and you could not make it up, any better,
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/feb/18/diana.monarchy
Simon Jenkins sums it up
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/simon_jenkins/2008/02/a_travesty_of_justice.html