* Reserve Danny Wellbeck has been likened by to Nwankwo Kanu for his manner of play.
* Official site:
"He's got a smooth and languid style," Paul McGuinness, his coach at Under-18 level, told manutd.com. "But don't let that fool you, it sometimes disguises the fact that he is a really hard worker.
"Danny is a very talented and skilful player with good all-round technique. He's strong, quick, good defensively as well as going forward, and he's a real leader, too. He is a good personality to have around the dressing room."
* Wigan chairman dave Whelan says that he has agreed a deal to take Steve Bruce as their manager. £3million
* Various media reports say that Alan Shearer wants to become the England manager if McClaren gets the boot.
* NOTW:
Alex Ferguson has earmarked Rangers sensation Alan Hutton as the long-term successor to Gary Neville.
The defender has been in outstanding form this season and is now Scotland's first-choice right-back.