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Van: I’m offRuud van Nistelrooy has told Alex Ferguson he wants to quit Manchester United. The Dutch striker had a face-to-face meeting with the Old Trafford manager at the end of last week. Van Nistelrooy, 28, has not formally handed in a transfer request but he wants out after a disastrous season.Shaun Custis, The SunFurious Smith’s Sven rantAlan Smith launched a bitter public attack on England boss Sven Goran Eriksson. The Manchester United star was furious at not being in the initial starting 11 to play the USA. He screamed his disgust at the snub to Eriksson’s No 2 Steve McClaren in a Chicago hotel lobby.Emily Smith, The SunPlay me or sell me FergieKieran Richardson will hold showdown talks with Sir Alex Ferguson to discover if he has to leave Manchester United to pursue his World Cup dream. Richardson's remarkable two-goal England debut ended in frustration with a hamstring injury that rules him out of tomorrow's game with Colombia. But it is the frustration over his role at Old Trafford that will see him - and his father and agent Clyde - demanding showdown talks with Fergie in a bid to find out where he stands. Richardson said: "We've got the World Cup coming up. Hopefully I can play well next season and we will be talking with Sir Alex because I want to stay at the club. But I need regular first-team football."Martin Lipton, Daily MirrorFrom zero to heroKieran Richardson’s two-goal debut has made him an instant hit for England. Now he is just desperate for Manchester United to make good use of his talents. The hero for his country is no longer prepared to be a zero at Old Trafford. Richardson, 20, wants Alex Ferguson to give him exactly the same chance Bryan Robson did last season at West Brom. He said: “I’ve improved so much as a result of my three months on loan at West Brom. I wasn’t playing a lot at United and spent most of my time in the reserves. Going to West Brom gave me a chance to play regularly in the Premiership, to score a few goals and gain the confidence I can go out there and play at that level.”Mark Irwin, The SunNev praises KieranPhil Neville was full of praise for his Manchester United team-mate following Richardson’s first two goals for his country. He said: “Kieran has always had the talent. But now he also has that confidence you need to succeed. I know West Brom were very pleased with him and you can tell how much he has benefited from playing regular Premiership football. I noticed the change in him as soon as we met up with England. Even before we’d started training I could see the confidence in him as a person.”Mark Irwin, The Sun
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