Troubled Saha is out again

The informed talk within Ukraine's football community this week is that Dynamo Kiev centre forward Sergei Rebrov will miss Tuesday night's visit of Manchester United through an injury that exists largely in his head. It is cruel talk about a man who has given his country so much but back in Manchester another troubled centre forward - United's Louis Saha - must be aware that he, too, must soon prove to a sceptical public that he has the mental fortitude to succeed at the highest level. Saha is again missing from Sir Alex Ferguson's squad - a knee injury causing his withdrawal on this occasion - and the pattern of the France international's behaviour is becoming depressingly familiar. Optimistic words from his manager follow each comeback. Each return is then promptly aborted.
Ian Ladyman, Daily Mail

Other United forwards in the newspapers are Carlos Tevez, quoted in The Sun on his habit of sticking out his tongue when shooting, and Fraizer Campbell who scored twice on his debut for loan club Hull City. "Fraizer jolly good fellow" is the headline for The Sun's Hull 3-0 Barnsley match report. The Sun also has news of an unusual birthday gift for Wayne Rooney, a guitar signed and resprayed in Man City blue by Oasis star Noel Gallagher.