Wayne Rooney is set to miss Manchester United’s trip to basement boys QPR.

QPR 0 Liverpool 3

Liverpool earned victory at QPR despite being hit by a winter vomiting virus that laid low manager Brendan Rodgers and several of his playing staff on the morning of the game.

Mark Hughes has been sacked as manager of QPR after failing to win any of their opening 12 Barclays Premier League fixtures this season.

On Saturday I found myself having to explain to an American the fascination back home with Anton Ferdinand’s decision not to shake hands with John Terry and Ashley Cole before the QPR-Chelsea game.

It is a sign that Manchester City have arrived among the true elite of the European game that not only was the Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho sat in the directors’ box for the latest Etihad outing but also that merely winning is no longer sufficient for the Premier League champions.

QPR 1 MK Dons 0

Chelsea were today charged over the behaviour of their players during their west London derby defeat at QPR.

QPR duo Jay Bothroyd and DJ Campbell are set to return for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash at Wigan.

DOES anyone really want to be promoted to the Premier League this season?