Portuguese winger bags two-goals in pre-season friendly against Crewe after he was linked with a move to AS Monaco

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Wilfried Zaha bagged his first goal for Manchester United in a pre-season friendly

Cerezo Osaka 2 Manchester United 2 match report: Wilfried Zaha's first goal for United in 'Moyes' minutes' saves yet another defeat on pre-season tour

United were just seconds away from a third defeat in four matches when new signing Zaha came to the rescue to earn a 2-2 draw against Cerezo Osaka

Wayne Rooney was frustrated for a large part of last season

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Robin van Persie

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Robin van Persie

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The winger has been on the club's pre-season tour

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Stoke manager Tony Pulis

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Striker scored Manchester United's goal against Real Madrid

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Manchester United defenders was said to have shingles

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Sterling and Jones were among a group of players with senior caps, including Wilfried Zaha, Jonjo Shelvey and Jordan Henderson, who have all been selected in Stuart Pearce's squad to play Sweden

Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney (right) watches the Qatar Masters golf in Doha with team-mates Michael Carrick, Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes yesterday

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney suffers fresh injury setback while in Qatar

England striker had been beset by injury problems this season

Wayne Rooney has recovered from his knee injury

Wayne Rooney returns as Nemanja Vidic all-clear delights Manchester United

England striker to play against West Ham tonight

The last touch was from Vidic

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Confusion over Manchester United's second goalscorer against Liverpool

Christian Benteke celebrates a late winner against Reading

Christian Benteke going nowhere insists Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert

£8m signing has been sensational

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