体育英语|Dong Fangzhuo spotlighted on Man U website

Young Chinese striker Dong Fangzhuo is in the spotlight^{1 on Manchester United's official website, in lieu of his been chosen to play in China national football team in the up-coming Asian Cup 2007.}

A photo of young Chinese striker Dong Fangzhuo on the homepage of Manchester United's official website, on Tuesday, June 19, in lieu of him having been named in China's 23-man squad^{2 for the up-coming Asian Cup, which starts next month. [manutd.com]}

Since Tuesday, the heading Dong in Asian Cup Squad could be found on the website's homepage. Under the heading of column Today on Manutd.com can be seen a news report saying: United striker Dong Fangzhuo has been named in China's 23-man squad to play in July's Asian Cup competition.

The website also noted^{3 that Dong Fangzhuo performed well in China's friendly matches against some America teams earlier this month.}

China's portal website Sina suggests that the team's boss Sir Alex Ferguson is worried about the team's future prospects^{4 as Louis Saha and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer have just undergone surgery, while Alan Smith and Giuseppe Rossi are about to leave.}

Even worse, he hasn't found a new striker yet. If China's young talent can improve his distinctive^{5 playing style during the Asian Cup, it will greatly increases his chances of staying on with the side.}