Manchester United F.C. — Best pictures!

Manchester United’s star forward Wayne Rooney will go into the season opener against newly promoted Birmingham City with a plank of 15 rating points to beat if he wants to remain in the top tier of the FTBL world ranking of strikers.

Chelsea’s France international Nicolas Anelka (pictured) captured the 3rd spot in the FTBL ranking of English Premier League strikers after helping France overcome the Faeroe Islands (1:0) in a World Cup 2010 qualifier Wednesday.

Bordeaux’s young defender Marc Planus (pictured) captured the 3rd spot in the FTBL Top 23 of French defenders after his side’s convincing 4:1 victory over RC Lens in Ligue 1 action.

Real Madrid striker Sergio Aguero, who spent last season on loan at Atletico Madrid, is reportedly on the radars of Chelsea and Manchester United. The striker, who had a bumpy season, was second only to Uruguayan Diego Forlan (266.35 points), the top

Manchester United’s Edwin van der Sar, one of the best goalkeepers in the world at the moment in the FTBL ranking with 117.74 points, broke a finger in a friendly against Bayern Munich and is expected to miss the first 8 weeks of the coming season, opening