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preview: MANCHESTER
UNITED v NEWCASTLE UNITED
fa premiership, Matchday 01
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REFEREE TODAY: |
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STEVE
BENNETT |
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MUFC TEAM
NEWS |
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INJURED |
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Owen Hargreaves
(knee) |
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Louis Saha
(knee) |
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Ji Sung Park
(knee) |
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Cristiano
Ronaldo
(ankle) |
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Anderson (Olympic Duty) |
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Ben Foster
(knee) |
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Doubtful |
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SUSPENDED |
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Luis Nani |
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Newcastle united
TEAM NEWS |
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INJURED |
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Michael Owen (calf) |
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Andy Carroll
(ankle) |
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Lua Lua
(ankle) |
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Mark
Viduka (Achilles) |
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Ameobi (hamstring)
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Doubtful |
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Martins (knee)
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SUSPENDED
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none |
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Match Preview |
 Article
by Mark Graham, Editor, Record Keeper & Official Reporter
@ MUFCINFO.COM
Manchester United v Newcastle United,
Old Trafford, Manchester,
16.00pm, Sunday 17th August
2008.
Wayne Rooney is expected to start after recovering from
his "virus" he apparently picked up in Nigeria in pre
season.
Newcastle are expected to
included Argentine defender Fabricio Coloccini.
Obafemi Martins is set to feature.
United has also announced squad numbers for 2008/2009
Season.
1.
Van der Sar, 2. Neville, 3.
Evra, 4. Hargreaves, 5.
Ferdinand, 6. Brown, 7.
Ronaldo, 8. Anderson, 9.
Saha, 10. Rooney, 11.
Giggs, 12. Foster, 13.
Park, 15. Vidic, 16.
Carrick, 17. Nani, 18.
Scholes, 19. Welbeck,
20. Fabio, 21. Rafael,
22. O'Shea, 23. Evans,
24. Fletcher, 26. Manucho,
27. Silvestre, 28.
Gibson, 29. Kuszczak, 31.
Campbell, 32. Tevez, 33.
Hewson, 34.Possebon, 35.
Cleverley, 36. Gray, 37.
Cathcart, 38. Zieler,
39. Chester, 40. Amos,
41. Macheda. |
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Pre Match
Press Conference Highlights |
On Wayne Rooney
“Wayne Rooney is
fit and he will play on Sunday, which is good news
for us," Sir Alex said at his pre-match press
conference on Friday.
"He’s trained all week and has done very well. He
even trained last Sunday on the morning of the
Community Shield. From then on he has been
progressing really well."
On Other Absentees
“Nani is suspended so he is out," "And
Hargreaves, Ronaldo, Park and Saha are all still
injured and Anderson is at the Olympics. So in terms
of attacking options, we're down to the bare bones."
On a possible move for Dimitar Berbatov
"I cannot give you an answer because there isn't
one. "We have been trying to add to the squad but
nothing has changed, I have nothing else to say.
"You might be surprised at what is going to happen
over the next two days. |
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Squad |
Manchester United (from): Van der Sar,
Kuszczak, Neville, Brown, R Da Silva, Ferdinand,
Vidic, O'Shea, Evans, Evra, Silvestre, F Da Silva,
Carrick, Scholes, Fletcher, Gibson, Possebon, Giggs,
Martin, Tevez, Rooney, Campbell.
Newcastle United (from):
Given, Beye, N'Zogbia, Taylor, Coloccini, Enrique,
Cacapa, Bassong, Edgar, Butt, Geremi, Milner, Duff,
Guthrie, Gutierrez, Martins, Smith, Edgar, Harper.
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Head to Head |
Score Prediction |
Milestones |
All Competitive games:
Played: 146
Won: 73
Drawn: 34
Lost: 39
Scored: 283
Conceded: 216
Goal Difference: +67 |
United to win 2-0. |
141st
League meeting between the two sides.
SAF's 621st Premiership fixture in charge. |
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