De Roon said: The Premier League is so very, very tough. Brown started his career with Manchester United, joining the clubs esteemed Academy at the age of 12. PA:Press Association9Ross Barkley was part of Everton's team that lost 2-0 at home to Norwich C. Shay Given, Glenn Whelan, Jon Walters and Bojan failed to make his starting line-up. et to try and find out a little more about what kind of football the animated Italian would bring to our beloved team. But Zidane assured the Spaniard – who came through Los Blancos’ youth ranks – that he had a future at the Bernabeu. MARTEN DE ROON believes Middlesbrough are quickly adapting to the ‘most difficult league in the world. The research was conducted by Swiss-based CIES Football Laboratory,?an independent study centre based in?Switzerland who?specialise in the statistical analysis of football. After surviving death, he was a shadow of the player that once was. MIDDLESBROUGH?centre-back Ben Gibson is in line to receive?a call-up from Sam Allardyce ahead of next month’s World Cup qualifiers.