SQUAD NEWS:

• Chris Smalling using Rio Ferdinand as a role model: ( Sky | Sun | Telegraph | Daily Mail )
• Corry Evans hopes to follow brother Jonny onto the first team: ( Sky )
• Hargreaves says this is his last chance at full fitness, or else he'll retire: ( Sun )
  

"This international break will be the turning point for me. My performances will improve when I return to United."
- Ji-sung Park ( ManUtd.com | Sky )

TEAM ENGLAND LINKS AND MORE AFTER THE JUMP!:

TRANSFERS/LOANS NEWS/RUMORS:

• ManUtd.com updates the status of United's loaners.
• Arsenal and Manchester United keeping an eye on Ahmed Elmohamady, a loanee to Sunderland from Egyptian club ENPPI: ( Sky )
• City and United on the hunt for Fernando Torres? ( Manchester Evening News )
• The Sun, never one to let a rumor die, says Juventus keeper Gianluigi Buffon will return to action prior to the January transfer window
• The Daily Mail does the same for the David de Gea rumor
• Meanwhile, The Guardian gets the Michel Bastos rumor going
  

SIR ALEX:

• Part Two of Sir Alex's interview with ManUtd.com.  In case you missed it, here's part one.
  
• Sir Alex had a good preseason chat with Dimitar Berbatov: ( Sky | FSC )
• Mourinho says he owes everything to Sir Alex: ( Manchester Evening News )

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE:

• UEFA: Bursaspor's Sağlam aims for better back in England

• Rio Ferdinand retains England armband: ( Manchester Evening News | Sky | ESPN | Sun | Daily Mail )
• Rio backs Wayne Rooney to return to form against Montenegro....( Sky )
• ....and so does Fabio: ( Manchester Evening News | FSC | Sun | Daily Mail )
• Montenegro boss Zlatko Kranjčar suggests Roo might have psychological problems: ( Sun | Daily Mail )
• It's a good thing the FA didn't offer it to him then...Roo not interested in England manager's job: ( Daily Mail )
  

• Richard Farley breaks down Euro 2012 qualifying: ( Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | Group E | Group F | Group G | Group H | Group I )
• We Ain't Got No History (Chelsea): John Terry ruled out of Montenegro game
• We Ain't Got No History (Chelsea): Experiments with formation charts (He links me up with a website...I'm going to keep an eye on it for the future for us here...thanks Graham.)
  

OTHER BLOGS/OPINION:

• Manchester Evening News: David Sadler talks about Rio Ferdinand and the England captaincy. 
• The Telegraph: Alan Hansen says Rio needs to put club before country