Article: FOOTBALL: UNITED SERVE UP BIRTHDAY TREAT FOR COOL COLE; Sunderland........1 Man UTD..............3.(Sport)

Byline: Ian EDWARDS

ANDY COLE is back in the winners' enclosure at Old Trafford and living proof that life begins at 30.

Now it is time for Sven Goran Eriksson to reward the patience and dedication of Manchester United's record goalscorer in Europe with a chance to prove himself once and for all at international level.

The ideal gift for his birthday today would be the promise of an opportunity, in the build-up to Japan and Korea, to stake a claim to be Michael Owen's sidekick in the World Cup Finals.

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