Below are the registered first team squad numbers for this season.

1. Edwin VAN DER SAR
2. Gary NEVILLE
3. Patrice EVRA
4. Owen HARGREAVES
5. Rio FERDINAND
6. Wes BROWN
7. Michael OWEN
8. ANDERSON
9. Dimitar BERBATOV
10. Wayne ROONEY
11. Ryan GIGGS
12. Chris SMALLING
13. PARK Ji-Sung
14. Javier HERNANDEZ
15. Nemanja VIDIC
16. Michael CARRICK
17. NANI
18. Paul SCHOLES
19. Danny WELBECK
20. Fábio DA SILVA
21. Rafael DA SILVA
22. John O'SHEA
23. Jonny EVANS
24. Darren FLETCHER
25. Antonio VALENCIA
26. Gabriel OBERTAN
27. Federico MACHEDA
28. Darron GIBSON
29. Tomasz KUSZCZAK
30. Ritchie DE LAET
31. Corry EVANS
32. Mame Biram DIOUF
33. BEBÉ
35. Tom CLEVERLEY
40. Ben AMOS
41. Joshua KING
42. Magnus EIKREM
43. Matthew JAMES
44. Joe DUDGEON
45. Oliver GILL
46. Cameron STEWART

Updated as of 26 August 2010

After watching Paul Scholes produce a superb performance in Manchester United's 3-0 win over Newcastle, Sir Alex Ferguson hailed the contribution of the 35-year-old.

Scholes, who also impressed in the Community Shield victory over Chelsea, produced the assists for the goals scored by Dimitar Berbatov and Ryan Giggs, with Darren Fletcher also hitting the target.

Ferguson told Sky Sports 1: "He showed at his age, you don't lose what he's got: passing, vision, and he's still got a good appetite for the game.

"The game needs that. There's plenty of good players in our country. Sometimes we beat ourselves up about the standard but there's plenty of good in it.''

Ferguson felt Newcastle provided his side with a good early test as United opened their Premier League campaign with a victory.

"They got into the Premier League last season by being determined, good work ethic, good unit and we saw that tonight,'' he said. "They were difficult to break down at times.

"We were wasteful with some chances. Dimitar Berbatov could have scored three or four, but his performance was excellent.

"The three points is always important in your first home match. For most of the game we controlled it, we passed the ball well at times. It was a steady performance.''

Scholes felt Manchester United could have scored more but was content with the 3-0 win.

"The most important thing is to win the game,'' Scholes told Sky Sports 1. "Maybe we could have scored more but we'll take a 3-0 win on the first day of the season.

"Newcastle came, set their stall out and defended deep. Once we got the goal we were a constant threat. A lot of teams come here and try to make it difficult. We just had to tire them out as much as we could.

"Second half especially, I really enjoyed that: creating chances, looking like we were going to score whenever we went forward.''

On Giggs' strike, which the Welshman finished following a fine team move, he added: "It was a great goal to watch. We kept the ball well and it was a fantastic goal to start off with."

Newcastle manager Chris Hughton was also happy to praise Giggs and Scholes for their decisive impact on the tie. He said: "It doesn't surprise me that both players are so effective. They have been able to avoid the big injuries and they have also played all their football in top quality teams. They showed so much quality from such an early age."

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Ryan Giggs has set his sights on managing Manchester United or Wales when he calls time on his illustrious playing career.

The 36-year-old winger has won every major club honour on offer in his 20 years at Old Trafford and has already started taking his coaching badges with a view to following former United team-mates including Steve Bruce, Mark Hughes, Roy Keane and Bryan Robson into management when he hangs up his boots.

"My aim would be to manage either Manchester United or Wales," he told the News of the World. "I don't think I'll know whether I'll cope with the aggravation until I've finished playing and say 'what do I do now?'

"Football is such a massive part of my life and to just stop in your late 30s and do nothing is tough. Even though there is so much stress involved, I think a lot of players become managers and really enjoy it. I think Roy Keane really enjoys it."


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15/08/2010 08:54, Report by Adam Bostock
Ferdinand to miss first month

Rio Ferdinand is likely to miss the opening month of the 2010/11 campaign after Sir Alex Ferguson admitted the defender was "nowhere near fitness."

The United stalwart has been sidelined since early June, when he suffered a knee ligament injury while preparing for the World Cup with England. The latest update on his condition suggests he will be absent from the Reds' league games against Newcastle, Fulham, West Ham, Everton and possibly Liverpool which falls on 19 September.

Sir Alex said this weekend, "He is nowhere near fitness. He’s doing little bits of jogging and things like that. He’s at least a month away.

"It was a knee ligament injury. There was no detachment or rupture of the ligament which was a blessing. But it was a bad one and it’s going to take time."

The boss acknowledged that Rio has had "a bad 12 months" with injuries but said that "he is okay mentally."

"You don’t want to see players getting a succession of injuries when they are in their thirties," he added.

"Gary Neville had an incredible number of muscular injuries but has kept on coming back. Rio will take encouragement from the way Gary has handled his problems.

"Hopefully this lay off will help Rio's other injury problems settle down."

Sir Alex was quoted in the Sunday Express.

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United's squad numbers for the 2010/11 Barclays Premier League campaign have been confirmed.

New signings Chris Smalling and Chicharito will wear 12 and 14 respectively - as vacated by summer sales Ben Foster and Zoran Tosic - while there has been no movement in existing squad numbers. Prospective new arrival Bebe will be allocated a shirt upon completing his transfer to Old Trafford.

While shirt numbers have been determined, the Reds' final 25-man squad - as per the league's new Home Grown Player rules - will not be confirmed until the deadline on Wednesday 1 September.

2010/11 Barclays Premier League squad numbers
1.Van der Sar, 2.Neville, 3.Evra, 4.Hargreaves, 5.Ferdinand, 6.Brown, 7.Owen, 8.Anderson, 9.Berbatov, 10.Rooney, 11.Giggs, 12.Smalling, 13.Park, 14.Chicharito, 15.Vidic, 16.Carrick, 17.Nani, 18.Scholes, 20.Fabio, 21.Rafael, 22.O'Shea, 23.J Evans, 24.Fletcher, 25.Valencia, 26.Obertan, 27.Macheda, 28.Gibson, 29.Kuszczak, 30.De Laet, 31.C Evans, 35.Cleverley, 40.Amos, 42.Eikrem, 44.Dudgeon, 45.Gill

source: manutd.com