SCOUSE DOUBLE

Last updated : 21 June 2004 By editor

This from the SundayMirror:

'Wayne Rooney, England's inspiration at Euro 2004, is the man Sir Alex Ferguson wants to make Manchester United great again. And he has told friends he is preparing to send a message of intent to Arsenal and Chelsea by sealing a deal that will "rock" football. The United boss still dreams of giving his Mancunian team a double tinge of Scouse by also persuading Liverpool's Steven Gerrard to snub Chelsea for a move to Old Trafford. But England midfielder Gerrard will not risk being branded a traitor by defecting to the team the Kop despise most. Gerrard will earn £110,000-a- week when he moves to Stamford Bridge. But while Gerrard and Rooney are close friends off the pitch, the teenager does not want to abandon his North-west roots. It is not just a question of whether Rooney joins United but when and for how much.'