Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea has vowed to put the ‘tough times’ behind him following a summer of uncertainty around his Old Trafford future.

Manchester United’s ambitious pursuit of Sergio Ramos in the summer showed that Louis van Gaal was eager to secure a colossal leader at the heart of the Red Devils defence.

Manchester United’s 2-1 Champions League defeat away to PSV Eindhoven was compounded by Luke Shaw’s awful double leg fracture.

As Roy Hodgson’s England troops travel to Stadio Olimpico in Serravalle to face perennial whipping boys San Marino in Euro 2016 qualifying, the long-winded debate surrounding these David vs. Goliath matches reappears.

The very first round of Euro 2016 qualifiers, after Uefa head Platini’s idea to revamp the tournament from 16 qualifiers to 24 out of the 53 European nations, proved the detractors wrong when out of nowhere, televisions were tuned to internationals like never before.

City defender Aleksandar Kolarov stepped in when Albanian players reacted angrily after some of the Serbian team took down a flag flown into the stadium by a drone, sparking an on-pitch brawl in Belgrade

Roy Hodgson’s men come away from Tallin with the required three points, but did so in the frustratingly laboured manner that England fans have become accustomed to when watching their national side

England welcome minnows San Marino to Wembley Stadium this Thursday in their latest Euro 2016 qualifier

Captain Wayne Rooney is not inspiring much optimism ahead of his first competitive match as skipper – claiming England will settle for a point in Switzerland tonight.

Despite scoring the only goal in the friendly against Norway on Wednesday night, the England captain’s performance in an advanced role brought him widespread criticism.

England captain Wayne Rooney’s penalty gave The Three Lions a 1-0 win against Norway in front of a sparse Wembley attendance of just 40,181.