Fraizer sharp for England

United's Fraizer Campbell played a key role as England stormed into the semi finals of the European U21 Championships.

The striker, who spent last season on loan at Tottenham and has attracted interest from former loan club Hull City, hammered home the opening goal as Stuart Pearce's side overcame Spain.

James Milner added a quickfire second which, allied to the Three Lions' opening group win against Finland, means next Monday's game against Germany carries little more than pride.

However, Campbell and his cohorts will be taking nothing for granted. "It’s always good to get through as soon as possible but we can’t get complacent," said the 22-year-old.

"We have to make sure we play well in the next game. Tonight, the main objective was to win and get through, and then rest a few legs. It was a tough game against Spain but we came out winners.

"We worked harder tonight and we had eleven men so we played a lot better. We passed better and played to our strengths."

A point for Germany in Monday's match would see them join England in the semi-finals, while the two remaining berths will be filled by two of Italy, Serbia, Belarus and hosts Sweden, with two rounds of Group A matches to be played.

Report by Steve Bartram

Reserves arrange friendlies

United's Reserves will undergo another gruelling pre-season schedule in preparation for the new campaign.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side, who were unbeaten in nine matches last summer, will contest eight friendlies and the Lancashire Senior Cup final ahead of the 2009/10 Barclays Premier Reserve League season.

The Reds travel to Fylde, Rochdale, Norwich City, Luton Town and Altrincham in England, before international trips to go up against Katwijk and Royal Antwerp.

Those warm-up matches precede the Lancashire Senior Cup Final against Bolton at the County Ground in Leyland, where the Reds will aim to defend the trophy they won last August.

News of the Reds' Reserve League fixtures will appear on ManUtd.com in the coming weeks.

Report by Steve Bartram

Papers: Lyon will listen

Lyon 'powerless' to keep Benzema
Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has hinted he could be powerless to keep Karim Benzema at the Stade Gerland. The young striker is one of the world's hottest properties at the moment, with Inter Milan and Real Madrid among the clubs reportedly considering tabling a 40million euro bid. Speculation is also rife Manchester United are ready to use some of the money earned from the impending sale of Cristiano Ronaldo to Madrid to bring Benzema to Old Trafford. And, although Aulas is confident the 21-year-old will remain at Lyon at least until next summer's World Cup, he admits a mega bid could sway Lyon's stance. "Karim has said that he wants to stay another year at Lyon," Aulas told L'Equipe. "But I think that Kaka or Ronaldo maybe imagined remaining with their respective clubs. There is a tsunami called Real Madrid which provokes reactions at Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United. So it is very complicated to say that he is non-transferable. Today, it's obvious we want to keep him. There is more chance he'll be at Lyon next season than that he won't be. I won't hide from you the fact that he has been approached. For the moment, I managed to convince them not to go further."
Staff reporter, The Independent

The Sun claims Carlos Tevez will stay at United in a permanent deal, so long as the Reds' hierachy agrees to make him the club's highest-paid player. That would allegedly mean an extra £15,000 per week to bring him up to the level of Rio Ferdinand and Dimitar Berbatov.

There is widespread reaction to Sir Bobby Charlton's assessment of Cristiano Ronaldo's potential departure, with the Reds legend labelling the £80million fee 'vulgar'.

Round up by Steve Bartram

Ashley Young

Douglas Costa

Fernando Torres

Sergio Aguero

Samuel Eto'o

David Silva

Arjen Robben

Joao Moutinho

Antonio Valencia

Franck Ribery

Karim Benzema

Edwin van der Sar

Tomasz Kuszczak

Ben Foster

Owen Hargreaves

John O'Shea

Dimitar Berbatov

Jonny Evans

Rafael Da Silva and Fabio Da Silva

Rafael Da Silva

Rio Ferdinand

Nemanja Vidic

Ji-Sung Park and Sir Alex Ferguson

Anderson

Darren Fletcher

Darron Gibson

Federico Macheda

gary neville

Michael Carrick

Paul Scholes

Ryan Giggs

Wayne Rooney

Zoran Tosic

Sir Alex Ferguson and Nani

Carlos Tevez and Cristiano Ronaldo

08/09 Review: Welbeck

Academy and Reserves watchers will not have been surprised by Danny Welbeck’s progress; the young forward is one of the most exciting striking talents to emerge from United’s ranks for years...

Start to finish: An out-and-out striker at Reserve level, Welbeck has comfortably made the step up. He made three first-team appearances in the league and also hit two goals in three FA Cup starts, which included a Wembley semi-final outing.

In position: He can lead the line, play off the shoulder or out wide.

Season highlight: It’s the stuff of dreams to come off the bench to make your league debut, and then smash a shot into the top corner. But that moment became a reality for Welbeck against Stoke in November, when he scored United’s fourth in a 5-0 win.

Vital contribution: Born in Longsight, his presence is a boost to all those hoping to play for the club they support.

Any lows? Sir Alex admits Welbeck can “get a bit weak at some moments during games”.

Any other business? Welbeck’s Potters strike was on Match of the Day’s shortlist for Goal of the Month.

They say: “He has bags of ability, and his temperament is spot on. He has a chance of achieving big things here.” Michael Carrick

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