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preview: Sunderland v
MANCHESTER UNITED
fa premiership, Matchday 15
Old
Trafford, Manchester,
17.30pm GMT, Saturday 6th December
2008.
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Match
Preview |
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 Article
by Mark Graham, Editor, Record Keeper & Official Reporter
@ MUFCINFO.COM.
SAF has decided to not rush back
Paul
Scholes (rested) & the Ginger Ninja will watch from
the stands despite having no reaction to the midweek run out
against Blackburn.
"Scholesy came through his half-hour against Blackburn but I
don't think we'll involve him on Saturday," said the boss.
"He'll certainly get some football in Japan, That's maybe
the best route for him."
Darren Fletcher (hamstring) is a slight doubt but will take
a fitness test.
Managerless Sunderland will be without Kieran Richardson who
is suspended.
Keeper Craig Gordon (ankle) is expected to miss the game
with an ankle knock & George McCartney (foot) is also
doubtful
Anton Ferdinand should return to the team after missing out
last week.
Sunderland have several ex United players in their team with
Dwight Yorke,
Phil Bardsley,
David Healy &
Liam Miller. |
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Pre
Match Press Conference Highlights |
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On the
Striker selection
“It is obvious
Carlos doesn’t enjoy it,” “He wants to play. But do I
want players who are quite happy to sit in the stand?
“I have to manage that situation the best I can. I
understand he wants to play. “I want to pick a team
that wins. I have to be as fair as I possibly can.
Performances do matter and his performance on Wednesday
gives me a big problem.”
“Carlos has given me a big selection problem,” “I have been
doodling on my pad trying to see how I could fit all these
players in, but one of the important parts of your team is a
proper balance. I am working on that.
“It was a fantastic performance from the lad on Wednesday,
full of energy and aggressive running.
“The lad always tries and I admire him for that, even if it
does not make my job any easier.”
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Squad |
Manchester United (from): Van der Sar, Foster, Kuszczak,
Neville, Rafael, Ferdinand, Evans, Vidic, Evra, O'Shea,
Ronaldo, Nani, Fletcher, Carrick, Anderson, Giggs, Park,
Tevez, Rooney, Berbatov.
Sunderland (from): Fulop, Colgan, Bardsley, Chimbonda,
Ferdinand, Nosworthy, Collins, Malbranque, Whitehead, Tainio,
Leadbitter, Edwards, Miller, Yorke, Reid, Henderson, Colback,
Diouf, Cisse, Jones, Murphy, Healy. |
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Head to Head |
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HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS v Sunderland
A record of Competitive games played between Manchester United &
Sunderland |
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ALL COMPETITIVE MATCHES |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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TOTAL |
123 |
53 |
33 |
38 |
219 |
192 |
+27 |
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Milestones |
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111th
League meeting between the two sides.
SAF's 635th Premiership fixture in charge. |
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Score Prediction
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a 4-0 win
to the Reds. |
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