Papers: Rooney raring to go

United Tell 'Fit' Rooney To Hold Fire
Manchester United are having to rein in Wayne Rooney's enthusiasm to make a first team return ahead of schedule. The 21-year-old England striker was ruled out for six weeks after breaking a metatarsal for the third time in his career during United's opening Premier League fixture against Reading. However, he has declared himself "fit and ready to play" to team-mates and is eager to figure as soon as possible - even believing he could return ahead of his newly-scheduled comeback at Everton on September 15. Manager Sir Alex Ferguson revealed the striker's desire to return last weekend. Ferguson said: "Rooney's fine. He's jogging and he even wanted to play against Spurs! Typical Rooney, he wanted to play with an injection. It's quite possible he'll be back in three weeks."
Simon Cass, Daily Mail

The Sun claims that, after announcing the end of his playing days, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was afforded a guard of honour by his United team-mates before Tuesday's squad photograph at Old Trafford.

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