TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: Rio Ferdinand believes Louis van Gaal's decision to return Wayne Rooney to his favoured attacking role has led to the Manchester United's upturn in performance levels. Writing in his column in The Sun ahead of the Manchester derby on Sunday, Ferdinand, now at Queens Park Rangers, revealed his belief that Rooney playing as a striker is fundamental to United hitting fifth gear. He praised Van Gaal for moving his captain further up the field after a spell in the centre of the pitch at the start of the year but admitted the return to form and fitness of Ander Herrera, Marouane Fellaini and Michael Carrick has also been important.Rio Ferdinand says Manchester United need Wayne Rooney in attackHe believes Rooney's form has been key to their upturn in performancesFerdinand said United's 2-1 win at Anfield shows they are 'on to something'Manchester United vs Manchester United: The expert view of the derbyCLICK HERE for all the latest Manchester United news 
 Question:Ferdinand also pointed to the return of midfield player Michael Carrick (left) as a help to _.

SOLUTION: Manchester United

PROBLEM: Before V. Stiviano's recordings toppled Donald Sterling from ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers, she boasted she would be the next Mrs. Sterling. She would pick up envelopes of cash in an alley behind the family's real estate company and told employees at the firm she would one day be their boss. Those predictions seemed like a fantasy on Wednesday as Sterling's wife went after the $3.6 million that she said the younger woman swindled from community property the couple amassed over 60 years of marriage. Scroll down for video Court battle: 'She's been very, very nasty to me, and she's been mean to my husband': Shelly Sterling testified against V. Stiviano in the nonjury trial in Los Angeles Superior Court on WednesdayThe Sterlings are demanding back items worth $3.6 million that they claim Stiviano swindled from them - including cars and a $1.8 million duplexDonald accused Stiviano of befriending a Hispanic bank employee in order to get her name illegally added to a $1 million checkHe said he only intended to loan her a Ferrari and a Bentley, but put them in her name so he wouldn't be liable if she killed somebodySterling's CFO testified that his boss appeared to be cutting checks for Stiviano and trying to make it hard for them to be tracedOther employees and friends of the millionaire told the court that Stiviano informed them she was going to be the next Mrs. Sterling 
 Question:_, 80, said Stiviano, right, hadn't contributed '50 cents' to the $1.8 million duplex now in her name

SOLUTION: Donald Sterling

PROBLEM: Scottish Football Association chief executive Stewart Regan is relaxed about Gordon Strachan's contract situation. Regan and Strachan plan to discuss the Scotland manager's future after the end of the Euro 2016 qualifying campaign later this year. Strachan is not contracted to Scotland for the World Cup qualifying campaign against England, Slovakia, Slovenia, Lithuania and Malta. That could alert clubs impressed with the way the former Celtic boss has progressed Scotland and put them in a position to challenge Poland and Germany for an automatic slot for France. However, Regan said: 'Gordon has made it very clear that he loves his job. It suits him, it suits his lifestyle.SFA chief executive Stuart Regan relaxed about Gordon StrachanPair will discuss Scotland manager's future after Euro 2016 campaignStrachan is not contracted to Scotland for their World Cup qualifiers 
 Question:That contract is all about taking _ to a major final.

SOLUTION:
Scotland