The England captain was pushed up front at Northampton but again flopped in Uniteds 3-1 win over the Cobblers in the EFL Cup. He said: I couldnt see that he could sprint anymore, so thats why we had to change. FURIOUS fans have taken to Twitter to slam Manchester United legend Phil Neville for jumping to the defence of his pal Wayne Rooney. He was already a World and European Cup winner when he joined Arsenal from Marseille for £6million in 2000, and went on to score 84 goals in 284 games. The Nigerian came out last year saying he wanted to buy the club he has supported his entire life. PATRICK VAN AANHOLT was caught smoking a shisha pipe just over a month before he was sensationally pulled out of Sunderlands side at Tottenham due to health fears. But if we accept before that it is difficult then we can perform and that is what we should do. Obviously he got off to a good start on this, scoring on his home debut against Manchester United. entral midfield displaysFreddie LjungbergSigned as a relative unknown from Halmstads in Sweden back for £3million in 1998, Ljungberg went on to become somewhat of a cult hero with the Arsenal fans. The £120,000-a-week Reds striker rocked up to Sainsbury’s to complete a food run in his white, £235,000 Rolls Royce in Hale Village, Cheshire on Wednesday evening.