Tevez move to Man United further delayed

Carlos Tevez's move to Manchester United has hit further delays today, with the player uncertain to be registered by the start of the Premier League season next weekend.

Sources at the Premier League told Sky Sports that the Argentine's registration may take 'a few more days', meaning that the striker would miss United's first game against Reading.

Meanwhile, Steve McClaren is convinced Tevez's future strike partner Wayne Rooney can fire England into Euro 2008.

The Manchester United striker has been in superb form during pre-season so far, with McClaren on hand to see two of his best performances, against Inter Milan and then in the Community Shield win over Chelsea on Sunday.

Already Sir Alex Ferguson has tipped Rooney for big things this term.

And McClaren recognises the 21-year-old will be a key man too as England look to get the results required in their final five qualifying games this autumn that will ensure safe passage into next year's finals in Austria and Switzerland.

McClaren said: 'It is great to see Wayne coming back from his break this summer in top form.

'I spoke to Sir Alex quite early on and he told me how fit Wayne was. He certainly looks very fit from what I have seen.

'It is his first full pre-season for a while as well, so you are bound to benefit from that.

'Speaking to Wayne, I know he is dying to get back into the England squad and he is going to be a big player for us.'

After missing out on the June win over Estonia through suspension, Rooney is an automatic choice for the August 22 friendly with Germany at Wembley.