£20,000 fine. Four match ban. Two of them being suspended ones.

Also, he has to give up his car, and his house for a year. Go to an island, and survive for a month along with other famous British celebrities. He is banned from drinking wine for the rest of his life. And will have to listen to Alan Shearer's rendition of Baa Baa Black Sheep for five hours.

Owen Hargreaves seems quite keen on making his return to the United first team desperate, even, but in a good way so much that he thinks he'll probably pass out when he returns.

"It will be an amazing feeling to run out at Old Trafford again. I'll be so excited I'll probably pass out.

The Republik of Mancunia picks out what City fans think of Carlos Tevez. Priceless read.

The Run of Play unmasks the "toothbrushing man".

Those of you not aware of the toothbrushing man, here's the reference (happened during the Chelsea match)

... we are of course talking of Wayne Rooney's newborn son who we haven't really signed but we imagine will be tearing up the pitch in about two decades from now Kai Rooney, born at Liverpool Women's hospital.

According to the spokesman, "Mother and baby are both absolutely fine. Wayne and Coleen are thrilled with the wonderful addition to their family life.

Defeats to Liverpool makes me sick. But looking forward to exciting young talents making their first team debuts helps lift the gloom. The official site reports Gabriel Obertan is expected to start on the left wing against Barnsley tomorrow.

Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed to ManUtd.com on Monday, "He'll play tomorrow against Barnsley, it's a good start for him.

RoM has an exclusive interview with Phillippe Auclair, the author of Cantona: the rebel who would be king. Worth a read.

The Guardian has an interesting piece on a forgotten tale involving United players, 100 years ago. Here's an extract:

The first meeting of the Association Football Players Union in 1907 was chaired by United player Billy Meredith – the "Welsh Wizard", who was one of the first footballing superstars.

It's been what, two weeks now since the Sunderland game? In the intervening period we had an international break, during which tortoises completed two marathons. The normally proud Ferguson tended two apologies and, as the anticipation over the FA's inevitable punishment grew, the officials came crawling out of their secret chamber and announced that Ferguson will be charged of 'improper conduct'.

"A site with real potential that landed a Nemanja Vidic exclusive earlier this season. The news services is often off the pace, though, so that needs sharpening up."

Well, we just sneaked in at number 10. Potential? For a blog that's been around for a while, I thought we were through with the potential part, going on to a plateau of mediocrity.

Of course, I'm being a bit premature here. But, anyway, highlights from yesterday's reserves outing against Oldham, here.

And a compilation of Obertan's skills, here. Boy is he ugly although, with the ball at his feet, the Henry resemblance is uncanny.

Young, French footballer, recent signing and part-time gardener at OT, Gabriel Obertan is expected to make his debut later this month if reports on News of the World are to be believed.

The former Bordeaux winger stepped up his training last week and Sir Alex Ferguson is paving the way for his inclusion in the squad in the next few weeks.

Some links to get you through the day:

1. Ferguson is in a row with Foster, apparently. No quotes to back it up, but it's quite possible Ferguson might have been annoyed with the way Kenwyne Jones' goal was conceded. He was angry at many things following the Sunderland game, he would have picked a fight with a priest.

After a lot of controversy, it's finally official as United seem to have completed the deal to bring 16 year old defender Michele Fornasier from Fiorentina, according to the official site.

United have confirmed the arrival of 16-year-old Italian defender Michele Fornasier. He'll join the Reds' Under-18s squad with the rest of the first-year Academy scholars.

Darren Fletcher after having more or less established himself at the heart of United's midfield reveals he wants to be known more than just a destroyer.

Fletcher's defensive abilities and energy in the middle of the park has been apparent for most United fans even in the tail end of last season, but the Scot feels there are still areas that need improving.

I was a bit disappointed to see Fabio da Silva sent off against Wolves in midweek. The Carling Cup has been a platform for our young players to show their mettle and prove themselves. So I was really keen to see them line up against Wolves and put on a performance. So, being reduced to 10 men wasn't going to help them prove their worth was a shame Macheda had to be sacrificed as a result, but I digress.

Ronaldo continues to profess his love for the club.

"Every time I can, I try to watch United's games on television. I still like to know what's happening at Old Trafford. And despite now being at Real, I'm always happy when I know when United have won."

He also tips Nani to do well for us this season:

"I've also seen that Nani is playing much more than he was last season when I was there.

while, in other news, the pigs from Orwell's Animal farm flew around the earth.

Carlos Tevez seems rather confident that he will get a good reception at Old Trafford (assuming he shakes off his injury and makes it). "I expect to have a good reception. While at United, I always gave my best and I had good relations with the fans," he said.

David Gill has been elected into the top executive board of members in the European Club Association which, many of you might remember, was formed under the auspices of the UEFA following the dissolution of the G14.

"I'm obviously very pleased to be elected," Gill said. "The ECA has a very important role to play in the relationship with Uefa and other bodies within European and world football.

If reports in the Portuguese media are to be believed Rodrigo Possebon, who was loaned out to SC Braga, has returned to Manchester. Google translate is not the best, but according to this link, he's been axed because of a squad trimming exercise by the coach.

I also saw it mentioned on the United Youth site in its roundup of our loanees.

Sir Alex Ferguson has made a few things clear about his plans for our central midfielders today, and it answered some questions (and debunked some rumours doing the rounds lately).

When asked about Carrick and Anderson, he said, "there are no issues at all."

"Michael wasn't involved against Birmingham or Wigan because we played Burnley on the Wednesday and it was a chance to freshen up.

You can read the live MBM reports here and here.

I am still unsure on the exact dates, but I can only hope we don't travel to Moscow in December. It's always tough at that time of the year. Either way, with Turkey and Russian clubs in our group, we have some serious travelling to do. Away from home Besiktas can be tricky, and CSKA Moscow formidable.

Anderson spoke to Sportsmail putting an end to speculation that he may be heading for the exits at Old Trafford. This late in the window, with Ferguson saying "he won't buy anyone", it would surprise me if he were to boot someone out of the door. Anderson has gone down in estimation with some fans due to an inconsistent second season, and there were reports of a bust up between Ferguson and him over his non-selection in the Community Shield.