Richards makes Rooney promise

15 March 2011 16:00
Manchester City defender Micah Richards has promised Wayne Rooney he will have little room to weave his magic at Wembley in the FA Cup semi-final. Rooney scored a glorious winner for Manchester United the last time the teams met in the derby. Richards is fully aware of the threat Rooney poses, and jokingly told the Manchester Evening News: "We'll have to keep our eye on him - we won't let him do that again. "If he tries one of those overhead kicks again then maybe I'll have to give him a little elbow this time." It is 35 years since City lifted a major trophy and Richards feels they are better equipped than ever to end that drought. He added: "We`ve got a good squad now, we've got players coming back and we feel we can do something this year."

Source: PA