Rio Ferdinand opens up on Sir Alex Ferguson doubts over Wayne Rooney in big Man United games

Former Manchester United assistant and current Egypt manager Carlos Queiroz watched his side reach the Africa Cup of Nations final from the stands as they beat Cameroon on penalties.

For a player who scored so many goals, won so many trophies and was so brilliant for so long, the brilliance of Wayne Rooney is often forgotten.

Coleen Rooney has paid tribute to her late sister, Rosie, on what would have been her 24th birthday. Taking to her Instagram page on Wednesday, the wife of Wayne Rooney posted a poignant picture of her sister posing with her eldest son Kai, now 13.MORE: Wayne and Coleen Rooney make rare glamorous red carpet appearance"Happy Birthday to our very special angel Rosie.

It’s 17 years to the day since Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira’s infamous tunnel bust-up, which became one of the biggest moments in Premier League history.

Manchester United have placed a job advert for someone to polish their trophies, but there's a catch - you must have a degree.United's last trophy, the 2016/17 Europa League, was five years ago, but the Red Devils aren't keen on its cabinet gaining dust anytime soon.The Red Devils have placed an advert online for a Curatorial Assistant.The advert says: “Tasks will include assisting with the creation of displays, collection management and dealing with public enquiries.“The right candidate will ideally have a museum qualification and practical experience with exhibition work.”Tasks also feature: “Cleaning, photographing and redisplaying items in the Museum."Manchester United are the Premier League's most successful club - with 20 titles top their name - but their last was in 2013.For the better part of two decades, United dominated England's top tier.However most of those titles came under Sir Alex Ferguson, and United have only lifted three trophies since he departed in 2013.And two of those three of those triumphs came in the same season: the 2016/17 campaign. What do you think of the job advert? Let us know in the comments section However, the job isn't just limited to polishing trophies: “Repacking of items from the Museum collection in suitable packaging."Assist in the Museum’s response to enquiries via email, phone and in person.“Should be prepared to talk to the public about the Museum’s collections."This could be to any audience and may be in conjunction with the Museum’s Learning team or Stadium Tour Guides.”

Manchester United players would be at "war" with manager Sir Alex Ferguson and his staff during the club's quiz nights, according to Diego Forlan.The Uruguayan has lifted the lid on his time with United and shed light on the club's quiz nights that used to occur on away European trips.Forlan has revealed that the players would take on Ferguson and his coaching staff in heated and highly competitive quizzes, although he would not always know the answers.He has joked that his British and Irish team-mates would often turn to him when the question was about an international topic, though.Speaking to the United website, Forlan said: “Something that I remember as well that was great [was] every away game in the Champions League – I don't know if they still do it – there was always a quiz .“It was the players against all of the staff. The manager and everyone else was on the other side of the room.

The much-awaited Wayne Rooney documentary, Rooney, airs next week on Amazon Prime – and for the first time, fans will get to see a true glimpse of the life of the famous footballer and his wife Coleen.The couple, who are parents to Kai, 12, Klay, eight, Kit, six, and Cass, three, are hopeful that it will not only show everyone the “real Wayne” but also show the family “in a good light”. Wayne, who is now the manager of Derby County, started his career in football when he was just 16. Since then, the star and Coleen, 35, have rarely been out of the spotlight.

Frank Lampard has been appointed as the new manager of Everton, concluding the search for Rafael Benitez's replacement. The former England and Chelsea star replaces the Spaniard, following his sacking after a 2-1 defeat to Norwich earlier this month.Following a meeting between owner Farhad Moshiri and his advisors on Friday evening, it was agreed that Lampard should be the man to take the reins at Goodison Park.

Derby County manager Wayne Rooney is adamant none of his players will be sold on deadline day amid Celtic's interest in Lee Buchanan.

Former assistant to Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United, Rene Meulensteen, has claimed that the Red Devils have lost their DNA.

Manchester United shouldn't have rushed to re-sign Cristiano Ronaldo, says former midfielder Kleberson.The Portuguese made a high-profile return to Old Trafford in the summer from Juventus.But since the £12.8 million transfer, the 36-year-old has endured a challenging season.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer got the boot in November and the Red Devils have failed to mount a title push.Ronaldo has bagged 14 in all competitions and is the club's top goalscorer this term. But ex-United and Brazil international Kleberson reckons his former club might have dropped a clanger bringing him back.“To be honest, the Ronaldo experiment has been a bit of a failure so far - especially because of the level of player he is and how of late he has impacted the team," he said."When you look at the things he can bring to the club and what he brings to the fans, it’s not been amazing.“The current United team haven’t played well together of late."It’s a tough time for Ronaldo to have returned to the club.

Sir Alex Ferguson's former assistant Rene Meulesteen has said the club should have kept the outgoing boss in some kind of role behind the scenes when he retired in 2013.

A former assistant to Sir Alex Ferguson has compared new Liverpool signing Luis Diaz to Manchester United great Cristiano Ronaldo.

Former Manchester United coach Kieran McKenna has revealed how he learnt from Sir Alex Ferguson as he embarks on his first managerial job.

Former Manchester United assistant Rene Meulensteen has said the club have lost the vision and organisation that made them successful under Sir Alex Ferguson.

Gary Neville believes Dimitar Berbatov's impact at Manchester United fell foul to the quality of Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez during his time at Old Trafford.

Rio Ferdinand has revealed that his Manchester United teammate Nemanja Vidic never spoke to him about his struggles with Liverpool's Fernando Torres.Vidic was one of United's finest centre-backs under Sir Alex Ferguson, and he was a key member of the team that won several titles.However, the towering Serbian always struggled against Torres, who was on the Premier League's most lethal finishers.Vidic was handed a red card on three separate occasions when he squared off against the Spaniard.But despite his struggles against Torres, Ferdinand has recently confirmed that the pair barely spoke about how to deal with the Liverpool man.“First of all, it’s the best partnership ever in Premier League history," Ferdinand told The Beautiful Game Podcast.“Trust me. Listen, strikers were playing out on the wings sometimes because they didn’t want to come up against us, it was mad!“There’s always going to be that one player in your career who’s difficult.

It's August 1998 and the Royal Antwerp team bus is rolling back into the club's Bosuilstadion home, but Danny Higginbotham can't believe what he's seeing.

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The Telegraph, the search for Rafa Benitez's replacement should come to an end with Lampard taking charge of the struggling Premier League club. Following a meeting between owner Farhad Moshiri and his advisors on Friday night, it was decided that Lampard should be the man to lead the Toffees out of the relegation battle they are currently embroiled in.The 43-year-old is expected to be in place for next week for Saturday’s FA Cup fourth-round tie against Brentford.

Gary Neville has revealed that Ruud van Nistelrooy left him in disbelief during his first Manchester United training session.The Dutch striker joined the Red Devils from PSV Eindhoven in an £18.5million deal in 2001, 12 months later than planned following a serious ACL injury, before going on to become a club legend.The former United forward hit an astonishing 150 goals in 219 games during his five-year stay in Manchester, establishing himself as one of the most clinical goal-getters in world football.Despite admitting that he didn't know too much about Van Nistelrooy prior to his Old Trafford arrival, Neville has since revealed that it didn't take long for the former United frontman to make his mark. "One I didn't know but we spent a lot of money on was Ruud van Nistelrooy," Neville revealed to Sky Sports during a transfer special.