Manchester United F.C. — Best pictures!

As Manchester United yesterday produced a flurry of second-half goals to trounce Wigan Athletic 5:0, England international and now top forward at Old Trafford Wayne Rooney (pictured right) contributed two, picking up approximately 30 rating points to

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson this coming Saturday will have another opportunity to test new recruit Michael Owen (pictured left) on the battlefield when the Red Devils travel to Wigan Athletic. Owen, who is with United on a pay-as-you-play

Tottenham Hotspur’s England international Jermain Defoe (pictured left) extended his scoring streak with a hat-trick as Spurs trashed Hull City 5:1 in Premier League action to continue his climb in FTBL rankings.

Russia’s Dmitri Loskov has joined the FTBL World Top 23 of veteran midfielders (players over 35) following a series of five consecutive wins with his side Saturn in the Russian Premier League. The midfielder has picked up a little under 50 rating points

As the new football season continues to gather steam across Europe, Inter Milan’s Brazil international Julio Cesar sits confidently on top of the FTBL World Ranking of goalkeepers with a tally of 139.70 points.