Manchester United confirm Falcao and Rojo for Hull City clash

Manchester United manager has confirmed that Radamel Falcao and Marcos Rojo could make their come back from injury in weekend match against Hull City in the Barclays Premier League. 

The manager told the media that both players could be available for selection for saturday's match, - according to the club's official Twitter account.

''@Falcao and @MarcosRojo5 could both return to #mufc's squad against Hull City tomorrow''.

Radamel Falcao posted on his twitter page. (The cut above)

Marcos Rojo joins Manchester United for a fee of €20m

Manchester United has announce the signing of defender Marcos Rojo from Sporting Lisbon for a fee of €20m, with Nani joining the Portuguese club on a season-long loan.

The 24-year old left back was part of Argentina’s squad that played in the final of the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup and he joins the Red devils on a five-year contract.

In a statement on the club’s website, the player Marcos Rojo said: "It is such an honour to say that I now play for Manchester United. The Premier League is the most exciting league in the world and to have the chance to play in it for the world's biggest club is a dream for me. I am young and am very keen to continue to learn the game, so playing for such an experienced technical coach as Louis van Gaal is a fantastic opportunity for me. I have joined United to work hard with my team-mates to win trophies and I know that the manager shares that ambition."

Manager of the side Louis van Gaal said: "Marcos is a very gifted defender. He has played at the highest level in world football and can play either as a central defender or left-back. He has ability, physical strength and a willingness to learn that means he has a very bright future ahead of him. He had a very strong World Cup and has been playing in Europe for a couple of years now. He is a very good addition to the team."

 

 

Group F: Nigeria 2-3 Nigeria as Bosnia Herzegovina records inconsequential victory against iran

Simply put, Lionel Messi was quite instrumental to Argentina's 3-2 victory over Nigeria in the final Group F match.

Messi grabbed his brace in the match with his first coming after just 3 minutes of play, but Ahmed Musa rose to the occasion for the Africans as he responded in th 4th minute and later completed his brace as well in the 47th.

Nigeria's goalie Vincent Enyeama proved his worth with the several calls to action by the chief tormentors Messi and Angel Di Maria.

Marcos Rojo's 50th minute header gave Argentina the winner.

In the other Group game, Bosnia Herzegovina recorded their first World Cup win ever after beating Iran 3-1 which secured Nigeria's place in the next round of the competition next to Argentina who topped the table with 9pts.

Nigeria will play winner of Group E while Argentina faces Runner of of the Group.