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preview: MANCHESTER UNITED v
Tottenham Hotspur
FA Cup 4th round
Old Trafford, Manchester, 17.15pm GMT, Saturday 24th January 2009. |
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Match
Preview |
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 Article
by Mark Graham, Editor, Record Keeper & Official Reporter
@ MUFCINFO.COM.
Both teams have many injury worries ahead of the tie with
United missing a possible 12 1st teamers through injury.
Fraizer
Campbell is ineligible &
Wilson Palacios is cup tied. |
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Pre
Match Press Conference Highlights |
On Anderson
"We sent Anderson for a
scan and there’s no break," Sir Alex said at Friday
morning's press conference. "But there was some ligament
damage. We think he’ll be out for three weeks."
On the others
The ones who are out are
Rio Ferdinand, Anderson, Nani, Rafael, Patrice Evra, Wayne
Rooney, Wes Brown, Jonny Evans and Ji-sung Park.
On Nani & Evans
"Nani suffered a groin
injury and he’ll be out for a week. Jonny Evans [ankle] will
be out for three weeks."
On the defensive crisis
"The injuries are mainly to the defenders - I've got a
whole back four out for Saturday. I could play Darren
Fletcher at right back, with Gary Neville, Nemanja Vidic and
John O’Shea, which would give me an experienced back four.
But I’ve called in Richard Eckersley and Fabio, who could be
involved.
On Rio & Wes
Rio and Wes could be back for the Everton game, if the match
is on Monday," |
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Squad |
Manchester United (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Foster,
Fletcher, Eckersley, Fabio, Chester, Neville, Vidic, O’Shea,
Gibson, Possebon, Tosic, Ronaldo, Carrick, Scholes, Giggs,
Tevez, Berbatov, Welbeck, Macheda.
Tottenham Hotspur (from): Alnwick, Ranieri, Gunter,
Bale, Dawson, Dervite, Rocha, Zokora, Bentley, Huddlestone,
Giovani, Gilberto, Modric, Taarabt, Assou-Ekotto,
Pavlyuchenko, Defoe, Parrett, Bostock, Obika. |
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Head to Head |
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HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS v
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
A record of Competitive games played between Manchester United &
Tottenham Hotspur |
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ALL COMPETITIVE MATCHES |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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TOTAL |
165 |
76 |
43 |
46 |
258 |
218 |
+40 |
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FA Cup |
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H/A |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
9 |
+5 |
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A |
6 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
-5 |
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N |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
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TOTAL |
14 |
4 |
5 |
5 |
20 |
22 |
-2 |
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Milestones |
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166th competitive match between the two sides
15th FA Cup tie between the two sides.
SAF's 104th FA Cup fixture in charge. |
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Score Prediction
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dare we
say another clean sheet? a 3-1 win
to the Reds. |
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What's your opinion?.....HAVE YOU'RE SAY BELOW |
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REFEREE TODAY:
PETER WALTON
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MUFC TEAM
NEWS |
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INJURED
Wesley Brown (ankle)
Owen Hargreaves (knees)
Patrice Evra (foot)
Rio Ferdinand (back)
Wayne Rooney (hamstring)
Jonny Evans (ankle)
Anderson (ankle)
Rafael (hamstring)
Ji Sung Park (hamstring)
Nani (groin) |
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Doubtful
Gary Neville
(knock)
Ryan Giggs (knock) |
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SUSPENDED |
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Tottenham Hotspur
TEAM NEWS |
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INJURED
Alan Hutton (metatarsal)
Heurelho Gomes (thigh)
Vedran Corluka (thigh)
Ledley King (hamstring)
Jermaine Jenas (calf)
Jamie O'Hara (hip)
Aaron Lennon (groin)
Darren Bent (groin) |
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Doubtful
Michael Dawson (shin/calf)
Jonathan Woodgate (back)
Luka Modric (back/hamstring) |
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SUSPENDED
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