Stuart Pearce : Manchester City

pearce makes Wright Phillips pela

Manchester City boss Stuart Pearce would prefer Shaun Wright-Phillips to miss England's two-match tour of the United States in May.
Pearce believes Wright-Phillips, who has recovered from a knee operation, needs to rest after a gruelling season.

"I'd never stop players going away but if the England manager asked me if I wanted him to go I'd say 'no I don't'," Pearce told the club's website.

"I'd say 'give the boy a rest, let him rest him limbs'."

But Pearce added: "I wouldn't, and couldn't, stand in a player's way if they want to go because I know how much it meant to me to play international football."

England will play the USA in Chicago on 28 May and Colombia in New Jersey on 31 May.

But Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has already threatened not to release players, while Arsenal's Arsene Wenger said he could not "see the logic" in the tour.

England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson will almost certainly be without players from Liverpool or Chelsea, depending on who advances to the Champions League final on 25 May.

Real Madrid duo David Beckham and Michael Owen will definitely miss the first match because the Spanish league does not finish until 29 May.

Let him rest i say!

Who needs a tour mid season

have a relaxing summer and prepare for the next one its big enough!

World cup next year!