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• 'It is my season,' says Roma's Abraham after injury layoff

  Tammy Abraham is relishing his return to Serie A action with Roma, labelling the upcoming campaign as his season to shine under Daniele De Rossi. 

  Abraham, who scored 27 goals in his debut season with the Italian side, spent much of last year on the sidelines after sustaining an ACL injury against Spezia in June. 

  Despite his absence, the Giallorossi were among the top scorers in Italy's top flight, with only Inter (89), Milan (76) and Atalanta (72) scoring more than Roma's 65 league goals. 

  Abraham has netted 37 goals in his 119 appearances since his move from Chelsea back in 2021, becoming the first English player in thirty years to score more than 10 goals in a Serie A season. 

  The Englishman is keen to hit the ground running when Roma start their league campaign against Cagliari next week. 

  "Since the first day here in Rome I have wanted to demonstrate my passion for football and my desire to help the club", Abraham said. 

  "I am a smiling and always positive person. This is my first post-injury preparation, it is my season and I want to show that I am back.

  "The rumours, obviously, are nice, it means you are doing well, but I am here with Roma and I am available to do my best."

• Ferdinand questions De Ligt signing after Man Utd deal agreed

  Rio Ferdinand remains "uncertain" about Matthijs de Ligt ahead of his reported £42.9million switch from Bayern Munich to Manchester United. 

  De Ligt, who made 30 appearances in all competitions for Bayern last term, is set to reunite with Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford having played under the Dutchman at Ajax. 

  United are after defensive reinforcements following the departures of Raphael Varane and Willy Kambwala, having just endured a campaign that saw them concede the most goals in a season in their Premier League history (58). 

  However, Ferdinand, who made 312 appearances across a 12-year stint with the Red Devils, is unsure whether De Ligt's arrival will solve their issues. 

  "I watched him at Ajax and he was brilliant in that year when Erik ten Hag was the manager, and they got to the semi-final [of the Champions League]," Ferdinand said on his YouTube channel.  

  "He was brilliant, commanding, everything you want in a defender.

  "He's had a lot of injuries, hasn't started many games over the last two or three years and Man United are spending £45-50million on him.

  "Is he going to come into Man United and make a difference? I think it's a big ask for him and all eyes are going to be on him.

  "Big pressure, big opportunity for him, but there's a lot of uncertainty I think with this signing because of his previous seasons with two big clubs (Juventus and Bayern Munich) not going as well as we'd have anticipated."

  He then added: "I don't think he's the answer, but it's a great opportunity for him to go in there and go, 'You know what guys? I'm going to rectify my last couple of seasons.

  "That's not the real me, and I'm going to show you."

• Sheffield Wednesday 4-0 Plymouth Argyle: Rooney's reign starts with miserable loss

  Wayne Rooney's reign as Plymouth Argyle boss got off to a miserable start as they were thrashed 4-0 by Sheffield Wednesday in their first Championship game of the season.

  Sunday's trip to Hillsborough represented Rooney's first match back in management since he was sacked by Birmingham City in January.

  Any hopes of a flying start to his time on the south coast were quickly dashed as Danny Rohl's team dominated from the off, eventually racking up 4.85 expected goals (xG) from 30 shots at goal.

  Jamal Lowe converted Svante Ingelsson's cross on the slide to hand the Owls a 35th-minute lead, then the new striker saw a header deflect in off the unfortunate Brendan Galloway for 2-0 shortly after the break.

  Wednesday added further gloss to the scoreline late on, Josh Windass stabbing home an 82nd-minute third before Michael Smith came off the bench to finish from close range in stoppage time.

  While the resounding victory takes Wednesday top of the early-season standings, Plymouth prop up the second-tier table ahead of Monday's match between Luton Town and Burnley.

  Data Debrief: Plenty for Rooney to ponder

  Plymouth were thoroughly outclassed by a Wednesday team they finished just two points behind last season, leaving their new boss with plenty to think about.

  They only managed five shots to the hosts' 30, facing a huge 24 efforts from inside their own area.

  Since returning from a spell in MLS with D.C. United, Rooney now has a record of two wins from 16 Championship matches with Birmingham and Plymouth (four draws, 10 losses).