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Article by Mark Graham, Editor, Record Keeper & Official
Reporter @ MUFCINFO.COM.
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preview: MANCHESTER UNITED v
Portsmouth
fa premiership, Matchday 32
Old Trafford,
Manchester, 20.00pm GMT, Wednesday 22nd April 2009. |
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Match
Preview |
SAF should recall
a host of players who missed the FA Cup Semi Final against
Everton.
EVDS, Giggs, JOS, Rooney & Ronaldo are all expected to play,
however midfielder Michael Carrick is expected to miss out.
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THE TITLE
RUN IN
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DATE |
MAN UTD |
LIVERPOOL |
CHELSEA |
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Wed,
22 April 2009 |
32 -
Man Utd v Portsmouth, 20:00 |
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33 - Chelsea v Everton,
20:00 |
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Sat,
25 April 2009 |
33 -
Man Utd v Tottenham, 17:30 |
34-
Hull v Liverpool, 15:00 |
34 - West Ham v Chelsea,
15:00 |
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Sat,
2 May 2009 |
- |
- |
35 - Chelsea v Fulham,
15:00 |
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Sun,
3 May 2009 |
34 -
Middlesbrough v Man Utd, 16:00 |
35-
Liverpool v Newcastle, 13:30 |
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Sat,
9 May 2009 |
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36 -
West Ham v Liverpool, 17:30 |
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Sun,
10 May 2009 |
35 -
Man Utd v Man City, 13:30 |
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36 - Arsenal v Chelsea,
16:00 |
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Wed,
13 May 2009 |
36 -
Wigan v Man Utd, 20:00 |
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- |
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Sat,
16 May 2009 |
37 -
Man Utd v Arsenal, 12:45 |
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- |
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Sun,
17 May 2009 |
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37 -
West Brom v Liverpool, 13:30 |
37 - Chelsea v Blackburn,
16:00 |
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Sun,
24 May 2009 |
38 -
Hull v Man Utd, 16:00 |
38 -
Liverpool v Tottenham, 16:00 |
38 - Sunderland v
Chelsea, 16:00 |
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Pre
Match Press Conference Highlights |
 On
The Semi Final selection
"We left quite a few players back in Manchester and
they’ll all be ready for Wednesday"
“I am absolutely convinced I picked the right team. "I
have no regrets about it at all.
“I knew there would be some criticism because it did not
work for us.
“What I did was make sure our supporters were going to see a
representation, not just of the future, but a squad that is
strong enough to be able to cope.
“That is the issue. We have a strong enough squad to do
these things. That is credit to the way we have planned it
over the last two years.”
On Darren Fletcher & Carrick
"Darren Fletcher will be fit, for example, but maybe Michael
Carrick is the one we’ll have to assess a bit more, he could
be a close call." |
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Squad |
Manchester United (from): Van der Sar, Foster,
Kuszczak, Neville, O’Shea, Rafael, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans,
Evra, Ronaldo, Nani, Fletcher, Carrick, Scholes, Anderson,
Giggs, Park, Berbatov, Rooney, Tevez.
Portsmouth (from): James; Johnson, Campbell, Distin,
Hreidarsson, Pennant, Mullins, Hughes, Davis, Nugent,
Crouch, Kanu, Basinas, Kaboul, Utaka, Pamarot, Belhadj,
Gekas, Traore, Begovic. |
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Head
to Head |
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HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS v Portsmouth
A record of Competitive games played between Manchester United &
Portsmouth |
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ALL COMPETITIVE MATCHES |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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TOTAL |
71 |
33 |
18 |
20 |
110 |
80 |
+30 |
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FA Premiership |
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H/A |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
1 |
+12 |
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A |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
-1 |
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TOTAL |
11 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
19 |
8 |
+11 |
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ALL LEAGUE MATCHES |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
27 |
18 |
3 |
6 |
51 |
22 |
+29 |
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A |
28 |
7 |
10 |
11 |
29 |
37 |
-8 |
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TOTAL |
55 |
25 |
13 |
17 |
80 |
59 |
+21 |
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Milestones |
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72nd competitive match between the two sides.
56th
League meeting between the two sides.
SAF's 652nd Premiership fixture in charge. |
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Score Prediction
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3-0 to United. |
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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
Owen Hargreaves (knees)
Wes Brown (ankle/foot) |
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Doubtful
Wayne
Rooney (ankle)
Michael Carrick () |
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SUSPENDED |
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Portsmouth
TEAM NEWS |
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INJURED
Nico Kranjcar (ankle) |
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Doubtful
Younes Kaboul (thigh) |
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SUSPENDED
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