Premier League Roundup
Fulham
Crystal Palace football club manager George Burley is happy to keep goalkeeper Julian Speroni at the club following Fulham’s last day bid for the Argentine. Fulham’s new boss Mark Hughes was keen on bringing Speroni to Craven Cottage, following his first
choice shot stopper Mark Schwarzer being constantly linked up with Premier League heavy weights Arsenal. The deal could never solidify, much to the pleasure of Crystal Palace manager. The boss confirmed that there was interest for the shot stopper but nothing
solidified. Burley added that he’s happy to keep hold of the player until at least January, which is fantastic. The manager hailed the player’s talent, claiming that Julian has established himself as a top shot stopper and was delighted to have his services
till January at least.
Liverpool
Spanish star striker Fernando Torres has claimed that he feels much better in his quest for full form and fitness. The forward recently scored a brace of goals against Lichestenstien. World Champions thrashed the side 4-0 in a comprehensive victory. The
Liverpool marksman was seen struggling with injuries for most of last season and is still on a road to recovery. The forward suffered from an adductor injury in World Cup final in July, which his side won. Torres, since last season, has undergone two knee
surgeries and his club doesn’t expect the forward to hit his full form till the next month. The 26-year-old, however, looked in fine knick when featured for his star studded side in Vaduz, as the player opened the scoring thanks to a superb chip on the 19th minute
mark. In the 54th minute, Torres scored his second and his side’s 3rdgoal as he managed to finish off inside the near post. The Liverpool man was then substituted instantly following his second goal and while talking in a post match interview,
the player claimed that he feels better every day and with more rhythm and goal, he would soon get to his full form, fitness and confidence.
Manchester City
Midfielder Michael Johnson's has made a comeback from his knee operation and is exciter in tagging and playing with Manchester City's galaxy of stars. The 22-year-old hasn’t been in action ever since Carling Cup where they drew with Scunthorpe United during
last October. It was then that he ruptured his cruciate knee ligament while practising. Now it has been informed that the player is in full training being on course to make his return in December. "It will be great to play in a really good team. It's easy
to forget that we were just a mid-table team not too long ago," he said. "We had some decent players, in fact some very good players, but as a team we were doing average,” claimed the midfielder. The player was happy with the team’s performance against Liverpool
and claimed that things now look very favourable for his side. Johnson claimed that it would now be much easier to feature in such a side, owing to sheer amount and quality of the players surrounding him.
Manchester United
The Red Devils recently announced their 30 man Champions league squad, omitting injured midfielder Owen Hargreaves and new signing Bebe. The English International made just one touch in a substitute appearance in the previous 2 years and there are a lot
of question marks over the future of his career. Owen returned to see knee Specialist Richard Steadman in Colardo over the summer. The player looks to save his career and was included in United’s premier league 25 man squad. However, his omission from the
Champions league squad indicates towards no return for the midfielder for at least 2010.
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