United untouchable player: Wayne Rooney's spot remain constant... rest will have to battle- Louis van Gaal

Louis van Gaal has indicated that Wayne Rooney is the only untouchable outfield player in his star-studded Manchester United squad following this summer’s £150million spending spree.

Rooney faces competition from Radamel Falcao, Angel di Maria, Juan Mata and Robin van Persie in United’s attack, but Van Gaal says that only his captain and possibly goalkeeper David de Gea are likely to be the guaranteed names on the teamsheet.

‘I don’t think any player is fixed,’ said the United boss. ‘Only the captain has more privileges but no other player has privileges I think. Every player knows that because you see how I manage my teams – my captain shall always play and normally the goalkeeper.’

Rooney is one of only four players to have started Van Gaal’s first four Premier League games and, surprisingly, one of the others is young defender Tyler Blackett.

‘There are always players you put in a team,’ said the United boss. ‘Maybe it’s a surprise Blackett has played all the games but he has played well.’

The Dutchman also insisted that Van Persie will still be in contention for a place in the starting line-up once Falcao has reached full fitness.

He added: ‘I don’t think that Falcao interferes with Van Persie or Van Persie interferes with Falcao.

‘Falcao is a very good striker but I said in the first press conference that I like Van Persie also. He’s also a very good striker and we also have Rooney, (Adnan) Januzaj and (James) Wilson. We have five players for the two strikers positions and I have to choose.’ 

Van Gaal admits that he would love to have Rooney's former team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo back at Manchester United but does not think Real Madrid would sell the Portuguese star.

Asked if he would take Ronaldo back, the Dutchman said: ‘When it is possible, what I said with Falcao, players like Ronaldo give a lot extra to a team, but I don’t think Real Madrid shall sell him.

‘It’s always a discussion in the papers and I don’t think the media shall buy Ronaldo.’

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Sierra Leone begins three-day curfew in order to allow health workers have easy access to ebola infected patients

Thousands of health workers began knocking on doors across Sierra Leone on Friday in search of hidden Ebola cases as the entire West African nation was locked down in their homes in an unprecedented effort to combat the deadly disease.

Wooden tables lay empty at the capital's usually vibrant food markets. Police stood guard at roadblocks in this nation of six million people. This crumbling seaside capital, its streets normally crowded with bumper-to-bumper traffic, seemed like a ghost town.

Health workers planned to give each household a bar of soap during neighborhood canvassing. Once a house is visited it is to be marked with a sticker. President Ernest Bai Koroma urged Sierra Leoneans to cooperate.

'The survival and dignity of each and every Sierra Leonean is at stake,' he said Thursday night in an address to the nation.

The lockdown comes as six people were arrested in neighbouring Guinea for the deaths of eight people who were on an Ebola awareness campaign.

 

At least 562 people are believed to have died from Ebola since the virus came to Sierra Leone from neighbouring Guinea. It is believed that more than 2,600 people have died across west Africa since the current outbreak started. 

 

Authorities hope to find and isolate Ebola patients who have resisted going to health centers, often seen only as places to die. Some international health experts have warned there might not be enough beds at treatment centers for new patients found during the three-day lockdown which ends Sunday.

UNICEF said the measure provides an opportunity to tell people how to protect themselves.

'If people don't have access to the right information, we need to bring life-saving messages to them, where they live, at their doorsteps,' said Roeland Monasch, UNICEF Representative in Sierra Leone. In a statement, the U.N. children's fund said the operation needs to be carried out 'in a sensitive and respectful manner.'

Most seemed to be taking the order seriously, and there were no immediate reports of resistance to the lockdown.

'It will protect our country from this dangerous virus,' said Ishmail Bangura, a Freetown resident. 'Many of our people have died - nurses and doctors too - so if they ask us to stay home for three days, for me it not bad.'

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Premier League: Manchester City will stop Chelsea's goal machine 'Diego Costa'- David Silva

David Silva has backed Manchester City to stop Chelsea’s £32million goal machine Diego Costa in his tracks.

The two title favourites clash at the Etihad on Sunday when City playmaker Silva will come up against his Spain teammates Costa and Cesc Fabregas.

Costa has scored seven goals in four Premier League games since joining Chelsea from Atletico Madrid, but Silva is confident that that champions can become the first team to shut him out in the league.

‘Diego has made a huge impact,’ he said. ‘It is not easy to adapt but he has clearly done it very quickly.

‘He’s scored seven times so far so that record speaks for itself. That’s very important for Chelsea but not that good for us. But we’ve got a good defence and I believe we can stop him on Sunday.

‘I have a very good relationship with both players. I think Chelsea have made some fantastic signings this summer but our friendship will be set aside because we are going out to win.

‘I’ve known Cesc since we were 16-years-old and were in the Spanish youth squads together.

‘I’m looking forward to facing him but in pretty much every game now I seem to be up against a Spanish teammate – when we play Arsenal it’s Santi (Cazorla) or when it’s United it will be Juan Mata.

‘But it’s really all about how the team plays, and our aim as always is to go out and win the game.’

Costa’s impact has seen Chelsea set the early-season pace and they can move eight points ahead of City if they win tomorrow.

Silva added: ‘We need to win because otherwise the gap would be getting too big between the clubs.’

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Justin Bieber in the kitchen with on-off girlfriend 'Selena Gomez'

They've been spending a lot of time together and he's even rumoured to have asked Selena Gomez to move in with him.

And now Justin Bieber is showing off his more domesticated side as he shared an Instagram video whipping up a meal and taking charge in the kitchen on Thursday.

The 20-year-old is seen stir frying chicken and chopping vegetables next to some friends and a long haired brunette which would appear to be on-off girlfriend Selena Gomez.

The clip starts out with Justin holding a spatula while standing over a frying pan as he jokes around by speaking in a foreign accent.

'As you can see, I'm cooking an organic chicken breast,' the Baby singer says while laughing as the camera pans to show a pal in the background.

Wearing a Los Angeles Dodgers jersey, the pop star then slices up a piece of broccoli on a cutting board and says 'chopping it up' several times before smirking at the camera.

The video then cuts to him holding up a large knife as he iterates his prowess in the kitchen by stating, 'I know what I'm doing.'

The camera quickly pans to reveal a long haired brunette in a colourful printed frock cooking up vegetables, but while her face cannot be seen clearly it does bare a striking likeness to Selena.

But as he seemingly believes there are way too many cooks in the kitchen, Justin assumes his position as head chef in charge by demanding, 'Hey step away from the stove.'

The video comes on the heels of reports that the Boyfriend singer has asked Selena to move into his bachelor pad.

'Selena and Justin are a hundred percent together right now, he’s asked her to move in with him and she couldn’t be happier,' an insider revealed to HollywoodLife.com on Thursday.

But with their rocky history, the Come & Get It hitmaker is making sure she covers her bases.

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Yaya Toure affected by brother's death- Manuel Pellegrini

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini believes Yaya Toure's form could be suffering as he comes to terms with his brother's death.

Pellegrini, whose renowned man-management skills were a key factor in his appointment at the Etihad Stadium, has offered the club's full support to his star midfielder.

The Chilean manager's thoughts throw a different light on Toure's below-par performances in the opening weeks of the new season.

The Ivorian has not matched the standards he set during a brilliant 2013-14 campaign, with critics coming out in force after Wednesday's Champions League loss at Bayern Munich.

The 31-year-old's fitness, body language, commitment and defensive work were all questioned after a particularly ineffectual second-half display at the Allianz Arena. There were also suggestions the City talisman could be past his best.

Toure's disappointing form comes after a turbulent summer in which he criticised the club and speculation arose over his future.

But Pellegrini insists those issues have not affected him and any lack of edge could be down to the impact of the loss of his younger brother Ibrahim to cancer in June.

Pellegrini, speaking at a press conference, said: "He is a player that makes a difference in big games.

"Maybe some of you think it's strange he is not in the best moment, but we started the season and maybe he had a lot of personal problems with his brother, not what was said in the media, but in what he feels about it. There are a lot of human things and maybe that is why he is not in his best performance at the moment.

"I think as a team, as a coach, as a club we must support him because he is a very important player. He makes a difference and I'm sure he will return to his best."

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Seeing beyond the physical: Kate Hudson claim She and Her Mother 'Goldie Hawn' do See Dead People

Kate Hudson claimed she and her mother, Goldie Hawn, could "see dead people" in an interview with Alan Carr on "Chatty Man Show" on Friday, September 19. She said, "'It is not really seeing, it is feeling a spirit. A fifth energy. I believe in energy. I believe our brains can manifest into visual things."

The "Wish I Was Here" actress then gave the audience some tips to get rid of ghosts. "When you see something, you are supposed to tell the energy what year it is and that they don't belong there," she shared, "When your brain is freaking out on you, you may have to remind it. Why is it being dead funny?"

The "Good People" star then recalled one time she encountered a "ghost of a woman with no face," adding, "That was really creepy."

Besides having an ability to see ghosts, Kate also claimed she had a "potty mouth." She shared, "Well I have three brothers-I'm getting better with language. My son now is just collecting so much, because we do have a swear jar-if I throw out an F-bomb, it's $5...if it's like s**t or damn."

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Why should Ozil be a scapegoat: Arsenal Wenger urge fans to be patient with Ozil

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has insisted midfielder Mesut Ozil should not be made a scapegoat for his side's failings, after he was again the subject of criticism following his side's 2-0 defeat against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday.

It was not the first time the form and contribution of Ozil have been questioned since his club record 42 million pound move from Real Madrid in the summer of 2013, yet Wenger is convinced his World Cup winning midfielder will silence his doubters over the course of this season.

"Why should Ozil be a scapegoat? We've lost one game since April 1," Wenger responded when quizzed about the form of the 25-year-old midfielder ahead of his side's game against Aston Villa on Saturday.

"We have come out of a very difficult preparation period with decisive games. We had very difficult games against Besiktas [Champions League playoff match]. I don't know -- a scapegoat for what?

"Fans need to be patient. You want your best players in every game but you have to be united and go through hard periods. The criticism [of Ozil] is unfair because it's post-World Cup. It takes a few months for them to get back to their best.

"What is difficult to manage today is that everybody knows absolutely everything and everybody judges people definitely on one game. You have to accept that football is played by human beings who have ups and downs like you have in your life.

"You have plenty of tacticians in the world who have managed zero games. You have to accept their opinion -- they might be right, they might be wrong as well. They have to accept that.

 "We live in a world where everybody has an opinion and we have to live with that. At the end of the day, somebody always has to make a decision and that's the guy who is responsible."

Wenger went on to urge Arsenal supporters to get behind Ozil rather than criticising his performances, as he suggested the Gunners faithful can play a role in easing the German back to top form.

"A club is a union between players, supporters and directors," added Wenger. "You have to be united and sometimes go through periods together where it goes a bit less well.

"They should not be concerned and just support him. I understand that you want your best players always to make the difference in every single game and we all go through periods where we are a bit less good."

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