Summary
MANCHESTER United have recovered from poorer starts to a league campaign but it remains to be seen whether their title defence can over come the loss of Wayne Rooney.
In this modern, unforgiving age of the Premiership, where the eventual champions have passed the 90-points barrier on the last four occasions, there might be a tendency to regard an opening-day draw against Reading as catastrophic.See the full content of this document
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Football: Rooney Loss Will Test the Character of Champions
Particularly when the Red Devils' three main rivals for the crown all recorded victories over the weekend.
A two-point deficit at this early stage of the season will not unduly worry Sir Alex Ferguson, who last year began with a 5-1 crushing of Fulhamas his side went on to record 11 wins in their first 13 games.But the hairline fracture Wayne Rooney picked up in his foot has given the Scot some cause for concern.The...See the full content of this document
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