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preview:
MANCHESTER UNITED v GLASGOW CELTIC
Matchday 03, Group e
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REFEREE TODAY:
Frank De
Bleeckere (BEL)
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MUFC TEAM
NEWS |
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INJURED |
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Michael
Carrick (broken foot) |
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Owen
Hargreaves (knee) |
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Paul
Scholes (knee) |
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Patrice
Evra (hamstring) |
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Doubtful |
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SUSPENDED |
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GLASGOW CELTIC
TEAM NEWS |
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INJURED |
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Jan
Vennegoor of Hesselink |
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Georgios
Samaras |
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Chris
Killen |
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Marc Crosas |
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Doubtful |
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n/a |
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SUSPENDED
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n/a |
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Match Preview |
 Article
by Mark Graham, Editor, Record Keeper & Official Reporter
@ MUFCINFO.COM
Manchester United v Glasgow Celtic,
Old Trafford,
Manchester,
19.45pm GMT, Tuesday 21st October
2008.
United will be missing Patrice Evra for the clash with
Celtic, the Frenchman aggravated a hamstring and will miss
out,
John O’Shea is expected to fill the left back role.
Ronaldo could miss out as SAF hinted he could use Nani,
giving Ronaldo a rest after returning from injury &
playing a number of Club & Country matches recently.
Both Anderson and Carlos Tevez are available after missing
out against West Brom but Carrick (ankle) and Owen
Hargreaves (knee) are still out.
Celtic are short on attacking option with Jan Vennegoor of
Hesselink, Georgios Samaras and Chris Killen and
midfielder Marc Crosas are all out injured..
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Pre Match
Press Conference Highlights |
On
Ronaldo's fitness
“He’s coming along
terrifically well,. “It’s almost there. With 20
minutes to go on Saturday when Gary Neville went on,
I said to Gary, ‘ask Ronaldo how he is’. I thought
he was showing signs of tiring.
“Gary asked him and Ronaldo said, ‘I think it’s time
to come off’. Five minutes later he told Gary, ‘I’m
feeling good now’. Maybe the fact that Gary told him
he might be coming off lifted him a bit. You find
that with the type of human being, the type of
athlete he is. He will find something. When he needs
it he finds it.
“One touch and he could score. He has got such a
talent in the box. I think he’ll win the Ballon
d’Or. If he doesn’t win it, I want to sign the guy
who does.”
On speaking with Carlos
Queiroz
I spoke to Carlos [Queiroz] and asked him what he
thought [about Ronaldo’s match fitness]. He said he
thought Cristiano was still finding it hard to
recover from a Saturday game to play on a Wednesday.
Against Celtic, with it being Saturday to Tuesday, it would be perfect if
we had an extra day. We’re just looking at the
situation and whether we should bring in Nani for
this one.
“We’ve got the option to bring Nani in because he
only played 30 minutes for Portugal on Wednesday.
When you get so many games in a row after spending
time out injured, there is a response to playing all
the time. The adrenalin makes you OK one game, but
then your performance dips a little bit.”
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Manchester United (from):
Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Brown, Neville, Rafael,
Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans, O’Shea, Ronaldo, Nani,
Fletcher, Anderson, Giggs, Gibson, Park, Tevez,
Berbatov, Rooney, Manucho.
Glasgow Celtic
(from) Boruc,
Caldwell, Wilson, McManus, Loovens, Naylor, McGeady,
S Brown, Hinkel, Hartley, Robson, McDonald,
Sheridan, Maloney, M Brown, McCourt, Hutchinson,
Nakamura, O’Dea.
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Head to Head |
Score Prediction |
Milestones |
All Competitive games:
Played: 2
Won: 1
Drawn: 0
Lost: 1
Scored: 3
Conceded: 3
Goal Difference: 0 |
United to win 2-0. |
3rd
Champions League meeting between the two sides.
SAF's 155th Champions League fixture in charge. |
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