Modric, now deeply ensconced in the engine room of Real Madrid, was regarded as too small for the Prem when he arrived at Tottenham in 2008. Zidane boosted as superstar duo Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale return to training Getty Images5Cristiano Ronaldo missed the start of Real Madrid’s season through injuryAP:Associated Press5Ronaldo cruellly suffered the knee injury during Portugal’s Euro 2016 final against France and had to be substitutedRonaldo was only making his third appearance of the season in the midweek draw. Rooney, 30, has scored just one goal in seven appearances for United this season and has faced the brunt of fans’ frustrations last week. And now Southampton manager Claude Puel looks set to offer his former star a career back in England. s and now faces a tough task at Arsenal this weekendAcross the division there are big matches with key issues at stake, so SunSport has run the rule over the big talking points ahead of this weekend’s fixturesWill Wayne Rooney be droppedThe United captain has looked off the pace all season, and was woeful in last week’s 3-1 defeat at Watford. Getty Images11Wayne Rooney has been out of sorts all season for Manchester United – is it time. Sylvain Wiltord capitalised on a Fabien Barthez mistake to score the games only goal on 55 minutes. Puel allowed the temperamental talent the love and trust he needed to play with freedom across the pitch, and not restrict him to a designated are of the pitch. Are Liverpool the real dealTheyve already beaten Arsenal and Chelsea, and really should have seen of. But no other player has gone on to establish themselves as firmly as Campbell did.