More Brazilian twins on Man United Radar

Reigning Premier League Champs Manchester United are keeping their eye on Alex and Andre Santos, Brazil's latest twin talents.

According to reports in talkSPORT, United boss Sir Alex Ferguson could be looking to bring in the Santos brothers, in a move reminiscent of his previous swoop for Rafael and Fabio Da Silva from Brazilian side Fluminese three years ago.

The Santos brothers recently signed four year contracts with Dutch club Vitesse, but have yet to make to make the first team.

Reports in Brazil confirmed that The Red Devils scouts are tracking the two 19-year-old's progress in Holland, and if they should begin to show promise, Ferguson could very well make a quick move for the duo.

However, United's interest in Juventus winger Milos Krasic may not go as smoothly, as the players agent recently said to notiziariosportivo.com: "These rumours are absurd. Milos is very happy at Juventus, who have no intention of selling him.

"I don't know where this talk has come from but I have not had any contact with Chelsea or Manchester United", he concluded.

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UEFA Europa League Thursday Night Fixtures

Grp A: PAOK vs Tottenham  

Grp A: Shamrock vs Rubin Kazan  

Grp B: Hannover vs S. Liege  

Grp B: Copenhagen vs Vorskla  

Grp C: H. Tel Aviv vs Rapid

Grp C: PSV vs Legia Warsaw

Grp D: Zurich vs Sporting Lisbon

Grp D: Lazio vs FC Vaslui  

Grp E: Dynamo Kiev vs Stoke

Grp E: Besiktas vs M. Tel Aviv

Grp F: PSG vs Salzburg

Grp F: S. Bratislava vs Bilbao

Grp G: Austria Vienna vs Metalist

Grp G: AZ Alkmaar vs Malmo

Grp H: Club Brugge vs Maribor

Grp H: Birmingham vs Braga

Grp I: Atletico Madrid vs Celtic

Grp I: Udinese vs Rennes

Grp J: M. Haifa vs AEK Larnaca

Grp J: Steaua vs Schalke

Grp K: Fulham vs FC Twente

Grp K: Wisla Krakow vs Odense

Grp L: Anderlecht vs AEK Athens

Grp L: Sturm Graz vs Lokomotiv Preview

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UEFA Champions League Wednesday night match Results

Grp A: Man City 1-1 Napoli

Manchester City had full back Aleksandar Kolarov to thank for ensuring their Champions League debut did not become an anti-climax at the Etihad Stadium to Italian side Napoli.

Goal Scorers: Cavani(Napoli), Kolarov (Man City)

Grp A: Villarreal 0-2 Bayern Munich

Goals by Toni Kroos and Rafinha guided Bayern Munich to a easy victory at Villarreal in their opening match in Group A of the Champions League.

Goal Scorers: T Kroos, Rafinha(Bayern Munich)

Grp B: Lille 2-2 CSKA Moscow

Seydou Doumbia's last-minute goal saved a point for CSKA Moscow after the Russian side had looked down and out in their Champions League Group B opener in Lille.

Goal Scorers: Sow, Pedretti(Lille), Doumbia – 2 Goals(CSKA Moscow)

Grp B: Inter Milan 0-1 Trabzonspor

 Inter Milan were surprised by Trabzonspor as the Turkish stand-ins began their Champions League season with a shock win at the San Siro.

Goal Scorers: Čelůstka 76(Trabzonspor)

Grp C: Basle 2-1 Otelul Galati

Alexander Frei's late penalty earned Basle a mediocre victory at home to Champions League debutants Otelul Galati on Wednesday evening.

Goal Scorers: Frei – 2 Goals(Basle), Pena(Otelul)

Grp C: Benfica 1-1 Man United

Ryan Giggs showed there is room for an older hand amongst Manchester United's young bucks as he grabbed a draw for the Red Devils against Benfica on Wednesday.

Goal Scorers: Oscar Cardozo(Benfica), Ryan Giggs(Man United)

Grp D: Ajax 0-0 Lyon

Theo Janssen's set-piece skills failed to break the deadlock at the Amsterdam Arena as Ajax and French side Lyon played out a 0-0 draw in their Champions’ League Group D opener.

Grp D: Dinamo Zagreb 0-1 Real Madrid

Real Madrid made a solid start to their Champions League campaign with a hard-fought Group D win which saw them finish with 10 men as defender Marcelo was red carded.

Goal Scorers: Di Maria(Real Madrid)

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Ferguson: Wayne Rooney is United's Pele

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has echoed the club's fans by labeling Wayne Rooney the white Pele.

It has been sung by the Stratford End for a few years now, in gratitude of the 25-year-old's status as a player of special talent.

And, in responding to an observation from Benfica manager Jorge Jesus that Rooney is "more Brazilian or Argentinian" than English in the way he plays the game ahead of Wednesday night's Champions League clash with United at the Stadium of Light, Ferguson made his own comparison.

"Look at Pele," said Ferguson. "He was a very aggressive attacker as well who could look after himself. So can Rooney. There are similarities that way in strength, speed and determination.

"But he is white, completely white."

In fact, The Scot thinks of Rooney as the very best of British, boasting the same aspiration, work ethic and talent as United legends of old.

"Wayne is a typical British player. But there have been British players who have great qualities that made them great players.

"(Paul) Gascoigne, George Best, Bobby Charlton and Denis Law.

"The similarities are that the boy has great courage. He wants to play all the time. He has incredible stamina. These are added extras to the talent he has."

That talent has been on show to great effect so far this season, as Rooney has found the net eight times in four Premier League games, leaving him just three adrift of his tally from last year.

Jesus has been watching the England striker closely. And he is adamant Rooney has no peer in his native land.

"Rooney is the best British player so far," he said.

"But he plays like an Argentinian or Brazilian. He can decide a match in the last third of the field. We will have to pay great attention to him."

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Andres Iniesta ruled out for a month

Barcelona play maker Andres Iniesta will be sidelined for around a month after suffering an injury during the UEFA Champions League clash with AC Milan.

Iniesta hobbled out of the match at the Nou Camp in the 38th minute to be replaced by former Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas and subsequent tests have revealed the Spain international suffered a hamstring tear.

The 27 year-old is now set to be out of action for around four weeks, according to a statement on the Barca website, and he joins summer signing Alexis Sanchez in the treatment room.

Alexis suffered a thigh injury against Real Sociedad on Saturday and will be missing for around two months.

The news about Iniesta adds injury to insult for the European champions after they conceded a stoppage-time equaliser to be held 2-2 by Milan in their opening Group H game on Tuesday at Nou Camp.

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