09/08/2009 17:53, Report by Adam Bostock
Four away with England
Ben Foster could have an early opportunity to put United's Community Shield disappointment behind him, in England's midweek friendly against Holland.
The Reds keeper looks the most likely to start from a trio of shot-stoppers picked by Fabio Capello - the other two being West Ham's Robert Green and Blackburn's Paul Robinson.
Foster is one of four Reds in the England squad although there is no place for
Michael Owen - at least not yet. Capello said of the new United striker, "The door is open. He is young, he is only 29 and he has a fantastic chance to play with a really important team (United) and play in the Champions League. He has to play well and score (for United)."
In other words, if
Owen does the business for his club, he'll be back in contention for his country. In the meantime, his fellow Old Trafford forward
Wayne Rooney plus defender
Rio Ferdinand and midfielder
Michael Carrick complete England's United quartet.
Darren Fletcher is also lined up for international duty this week, for Scotland in their World Cup qualifier in Norway.
Patrice Evra's France have a qualifier in the Faroe Islands, while
Dimitar Berbatov (Bulgaria v Latvia, friendly),
Jonny Evans (Northern Ireland v Israel) and
Darron Gibson (Republic of Ireland v Australia) could all feature in friendlies.
However,
Nani will miss Portugal's trip to Liechtenstein after sustaining a shoulder injury.