Wigan defender Arjan De Zeeuw:
"I'm fully expecting to see Manchester United challenging for the title this time It's good to see Ole Gunnar Solksjaer back from injury, he's a great pro and a very good player, but he's very difficult to play against. He's so sharp and so alert - you have to watch him or else he will strike. Last year's game against United was a great game. We felt we deserved something but it will take another big effort at the weekend."
Chairman Dave Whelan talks about Rooney:
"The manager we had (Eriksson) absolutely killed him.
"You just hope his enthusiasm hasn't been killed by that idiot. I watched the Portugal game in the World Cup and felt so sorry for him. (Eriksson) played him up front on his own and he so wanted to do well but was desperate.
"He was fighting like hell for the ball but they had two men on him and that was it, game over. Then he got sent off but that was just because he was fighting and running so much. Rooney was pulling his guts out for England. The previous manager killed him stone dead."