There has been a lot of speculation in recent weeks around various targets for the club in the summer. From Charlie Adam to Van Der Vaart One thing is clear from our away performances this season we need a creative force in midfield. With Van Der Sar’s impending retirement a top goalkeeper has to be of equal necessity.

These two positions can be identified without requiring a degree, it is of no surprise therefore that Manchester United are being linked with every potentially available player in that position. United fans will be used to this, although it makes a change in being linked with players rather than players at the club being linked with others. To this degree, we know to take every “exclusive” and “close sources” with more than your recommended daily intake of salt.

 

The girl was 11, maybe 12, and she and her father had sleuthed out the San Diego-area hotel where the Mexican national soccer team was staying ahead of Tuesday night’s game against Venezuela at Qualcomm Stadium. They found the banquet room where the players were eating a late dinner, and they waited for close to an hour for them to finish.

One after another, Mexico’s stars walked toward the elevators until the object of her desire appeared: a 5-foot-9, 22-year-old forward with a buzz cut, fair skin, piercing eyes and a baby face.

No. 14, Javier Hernandez, “Chicharito.” The Little Pea.