olvement in the players referral, the screening or the communication of the results with the club. After the final whistle, they crowded around him and players from both sides got involved in ugly scenes. A?few pieces of the jigsaw are missing, but there are enough slotting into place to suggest we could really see him come into life against Leicester on Saturday. So it was natural that Neville, summing up United’s 3-1 EFL Cup win at Northampton, should analyse his performance. Getty Images11Liverpool proved they can beat the big sides in their win at Chelsea, now they need to. “At the moment that is having a massive effect on his performance. for Michael Carrick to start in midfieldWAYNE'S WOEWayne Rooney misses open goal in early stages against Northampton and Twitter users aren't happyWayne's WorldWayne Rooney set to lead the line at Northampton, but Jose Mourinho set to axe him for Leicester clash11 things we learntWayne Rooney is shot, Jack Wilshere's mistake, Arsene Wenger losing control and West Ham farcePlayer ratingsWayne Rooney Zlatan Ibrahimovic Etienne Capoue All the ratings from shock defeat. 27A bloodied Freddie Ljungberg shows the effects of Mikael Silvestre's attackTimes Newspapers L. Reuters27Wayne Rooney's late goal clinches a valuable three points for Manchester UnitedA trium. It is one thing getting yourself up for matches against the big boys, quite another to play at the same intensity against one of the minnows.