Rooney's Days As A Wide Man For Manchester United Are Over

I've always been puzzled by the use of Wayne Rooney wide on the right. It's just not natural, he looks clumsy and out of place despite the fact that, as always he gives it 100%. Sir Alex Ferguson says the arrival of Serbian winger Zoran Tosic will signal the end of Wayne Rooney's days as a wide-man. Tosic has arrived now and has started to train with his new team mates. Adem Ljajic, Tosic' team mate at Partizan will also join United though he is staying on with Partizan for one more year on loan.

The United manager said: "We don't consider Ryan Giggs a wide player now, which leaves us with Park Ji-sung, Nani and Cristiano Ronaldo. We have tried Wayne Rooney there and we played Darren Fletcher wide right. But in terms of natural width, Zoran is a natural. The boy has some very good attributes He has a good understanding of the game itself and a decent goalscoring record. He has scored quite a few goals from free-kicks as well, so we just need to give him time to develop."

Ferguson also confirmed that Tosic, 21, and Ljajic will be United's only bit of business in the transfer window.

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