Birth Date: November 16 1974
Birth Place: Salford
Birth Nation: England
Height: 170cm
Weight: 74kg
Nationality: British
Position: Forward
Paul Scholes Rumours and Transfers
28 10 2007
Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes could be facing as many as three months on the sidelines with a knee injury.
Scholes has been experiencing problems in his knee, and has not responded to the treatement, prompting fears that the injury might be more serious than initially expected.
Recent scans have proved to be inconclusive, and the player will undergo another one today.
The midfielder was initially expected to be out for a few weeks, but if the scan confirms the worst, he will have to go under the knife and then begin a lengthy rehabilitation.
It is understood that the club doctors are resigned to the surgery, and a three month recovery period, which means that player may not return until February.
The objective now seems to be getting the player ready in time for the knock-out stages of the Champions League.
It will come as a huge blow for Sir Alex Ferguson, but the Manchester United boss will be delighted by the form shown by Anderson, and Hargreaves upon his return.
26 10 2007
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is confident new recruit Anderson can plug the gap vacated by the injured Paul Scholes.
Scholes is tipped to miss Saturday's clash with Middlesbrough - and possibly next weekend's summit meeting with Arsenal - with the knee injury he picked up in training prior to Tuesday's Champions League win against Dynamo Kiev.
But 19-year-old Anderson, a £17million summer signing from FC Porto, proved more than a capable understudy in Ukraine and is expected to get the nod to continue alongside either Darren Fletcher or John O'Shea, with Owen Hargreaves and Michael Carrick still out injured.
Team-mate Rooney is pleased Anderson is finally settling down and is confident he can flourish in Scholes' absence.
"Anderson has come in and done really well," said Rooney.
"A lot of people don't realise how young he is. But he has great confidence and belief in his own ability and has produced some good performances recently."
25 10 2007
Manchester United fear they could be without Paul Scholes for their Premier League clash with Arsenal in 10 days' time.
Scholes was forced to pull out of United's Champions League clash with Dynamo Kiev on Tuesday after suffering a knee injury in training.
Although Scholes had a hospital scan yesterday, Sir Alex Ferguson and his medical staff will meet this morning at United's training ground to decide on the best course of action.
It is feared Scholes, who underwent exploratory knee surgery after returning early from United's pre-season tour of the Far East, may need a cartilage operation to cure the latest problem.
24 10 2007
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has declared that his side have such great ability that they are now not bothered about the formations or selection of players for European battles.
The Red Devils, who were jolted by the injury blows to Paul Scholes and Patrice Evra ahead of the game, attacked right from the word go in Tuesday's 4-2 Champions League away win at Dynamo Kiev.
"(Last season) we made some changes which didn't work out for us in Copenhagen (when they lost 1-0), then lost to Celtic and we had to win the last game in Lille but this side are more mature now," said Ferguson.
"But our attacking play was excellent tonight. We could have scored a lot of goals. Yes, there have been some moments when they were a bigger threat in second half but all in all we're very happy with the result. They're all adapting and getting on with it and we're not worried about which formations we're playing or which players because they've all got great ability. We're happy at the moment."
23 10 2007
Manchester United will be able to call on the services of Nemanja Vidic for Tuesday's Champions League clash with Dynamo Kyiv after the Serbian defender was passed fit to play in Ukraine.
The 26-year-old had been suffering the after-effects of the concussion he suffered against Wigan Athletic earlier this month but United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has been pleased with the defender's recovery.
"There won't be many changes from Saturday. Vidic will come in and we may make one other change, but that's all," confirmed the veteran boss.
Ferguson still has to decide whether to continue with the strike partnership of Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez after the duo impressed in Saturday's 4-1 victory at Aston Villa.
He added: "In Tevez and Rooney we have too exceptionally good footballers. They are both such strong players and a real threat to defenders. It makes them a real consideration for the game against Dynamo, their form's good enough, but there's the tactical part to consider. I'd have liked to have had Michael Carrick and Owen Hargreaves here. They're ideal European players. We don't have either of them, but we have good options. There's Paul Scholes, Anderson, Darren Fletcher and John O'Shea. We may go with three players in the middle, as we did in Lisbon (against Sporting). That's certainly a possibility. Whatever we do, the intention will be to try and win the match because the rewards are great for us. It's an important game for Kyiv. They'll be wanting to win the match and I expect them to have a go. We see it as an opportunity for us because Roma and Sporting Lisbon have a double header against each other."
22 10 2007
Italy are dominating the Golden Ball list of 50 candidates with eight players, while Spanish giants Real Madrid and Barcelona each contributed seven names on the list.
- Golden Ball 2007 nominees:
Éric Abidal (Olympique Lyon, FC Barcelona)
Daniel Alves (FC Sevilla)
David Beckham (Real Madrid, Los Angeles Galaxy)
Dimitar Berbatov (Tottenham)
Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus Turin)
Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid)
Iker Casillas (Real Madrid)
Petr Cech (Chelsea)
Rogerio Ceni (Sao Paulo)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
Deco (FC Barcelona)
Mahamadou Diarra (Real Madrid)
Diego (Werder Bremen)
Didier Drogba (Chelsea)
Michael Essien (Chelsea)
Samuel Eto'o (FC Barcelona)
Francesc Fabregas (Arsenal)
Gennaro Gattuso (Milan)
Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)
Ryan Giggs (Manchester United)
Thierry Henry (Arsenal, FC Barcelona)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter)
Filippo Inzaghi (Milan)
Kaka (Milan)
Frederic Kanoute (FC Sevilla)
Miroslav Klose (Werder Bremen, Bayern Munchen)
Younis Mahmoud (Algharafa)
Paolo Maldini (Milan)
Florent Malouda (Olympique Lyon, Chelsea)
Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona)
Shunsuke Nakamura (Celtic Glasgow)
Guillermo Ochoa (America Mexico)
Andrea Pirlo (Milan),
Ricardo Quaresma (FC Porto),
Raul (Real Madrid)
Franck Ribery (Olympique Marseille, Bayern Munchen),
Juan Roman Riquelme (Boca Juniors, Villarreal)
Robinho (Real Madrid)
Ronaldinho (FC Barcelona)
Wayne Rooney (Manchester United)
Paul Scholes (Manchester United)
Clarence Seedorf (Milan)
Carlos Tevez (West Ham, Manchester United)
Luca Toni (Fiorentina, Bayern Munchen)
Kolo Toure (Arsenal)
Jose Fernando Torres (Atletico Madrid, Liverpool)
Francesco Totti (AS Roma)
Ruud van Nistelrooy (Real Madrid)
Robin van Persie (Arsenal)
David Villa (Valencia)
