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Article by Mark Graham, Editor, Record Keeper & Official
Reporter @ MUFCINFO.COM.
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preview: MANCHESTER UNITED v
Tottenham Hotspur
fa premiership, Matchday 33
Old Trafford,
Manchester, 17.30pm GMT, Saturday 25th April 2009. |
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Match
Preview |
In what could
possibly be an oversight from trusted source, Carlos Tevez
is not included in the United squad to face Tottenham on
Saturday.
Gary Neville will be missing for two weeks.
JOS & Wesley Brown are included in the squad.
Fraizer Campbell is ineligible to play.
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THE TITLE
RUN IN |
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DATE |
MAN UTD |
LIVERPOOL |
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Sat,
25 April 2009 |
33 -
Man Utd v Tottenham, 17:30 |
34-
Hull v Liverpool, 15:00 |
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Sat,
2 May 2009 |
34 -
Middlesbrough v Man Utd, 12:45 |
- |
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Sun,
3 May 2009 |
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35-
Liverpool v Newcastle, 13:30 |
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Sat,
9 May 2009 |
- |
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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Wed,
13 May 2009 |
36 -
Wigan v Man Utd, 20:00 |
- |
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Sat,
16 May 2009 |
37 -
Man Utd v Arsenal, 12:45 |
- |
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Sun,
17 May 2009 |
- |
37 -
West Brom v Liverpool, 13:30 |
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Sun,
24 May 2009 |
38 -
Hull v Man Utd, 16:00 |
38 -
Liverpool v Tottenham, 16:00 |
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Pre
Match Press Conference Highlights |
 On
Benitez
He is definitely saying a lot,” “But I am happy for him to
carry on with it.
“I have to trust my players. I know they are good enough.
“I have trusted them for years now. That is why I have
picked them. “They are a good bunch of lads and we
will just carry on the way we always have.”
On Rio Ferdinand
After extra time at Wembley, we felt it was best to rest
Rio," said the boss. "Jonny Evans never lets us down, so we
did the sensible thing in resting Rio. We have Tottenham, a
European tie against Arsenal on Wednesday, a lunchtime
kick-off against Middlesbrough, then Arsenal again on
Tuesday.
On JOS
O’Shea’s injury
isn't as bad as we thought. We sent him for a scan and it
came back all clear. He actually did jogging on Friday,
which is good. We were surprised because when it happened (a
tackle from Belhadj) I thought it was a bad one.
Fortunately, it’s not serious."
On Wes Brown & the right back position
Wes played for the Reserves, and did OK. It’s a bit
early for him to start, but it’s good that he’s back. We've
had a great deal of trouble at right back this season. But
we have Wes and young Rafael also available. He did well
against Portsmouth and he'll start against Tottenham." |
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Squad |
Manchester United (from): Van der Sar, Foster,
Kuszczak, Rafael, O'Shea, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans,
Evra, Ronaldo, Nani, Carrick, Scholes, Fletcher, Anderson,
Giggs, Park, Berbatov, Rooney.
Tottenham Hotspur (from): Gomes, Corluka, King,
Woodgate, Assou-Ekotto, Huddlestone, Lennon, Jenas, Bent,
Modric, Keane, Palacios, Cudicini, Bale, Zokora, Bentley,
Chimbonda, O'Hara, Hutton, Defoe. |
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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 |
167 |
77 |
44 |
46 |
260 |
219 |
+41 |
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FA Premiership |
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H/A |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
16 |
13 |
3 |
0 |
29 |
5 |
+24 |
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A |
17 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
29 |
20 |
+9 |
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TOTAL |
33 |
23 |
7 |
3 |
58 |
25 |
+33 |
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ALL LEAGUE MATCHES |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
71 |
47 |
14 |
10 |
133 |
63 |
+70 |
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A |
72 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
96 |
119 |
-23 |
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TOTAL |
143 |
70 |
38 |
35 |
229 |
182 |
+47 |
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Milestones |
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168th competitive match between the two sides.
144th
League meeting between the two sides.
SAF's 653rd Premiership fixture in charge. |
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Score Prediction
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2-0 to United. |
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What's your opinion?.....HAVE YOU'RE SAY BELOW |
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REFEREE TODAY:
HOWARD WEBB
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MUFC TEAM
NEWS |
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INJURED
Owen Hargreaves (knees)
Gary Neville (foot) |
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Doubtful
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SUSPENDED |
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Tottenham Hotspur
TEAM NEWS |
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INJURED
Michael Dawson (ankle) |
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Doubtful
Roman Pavlyuchenko (back)
Ledley King (knee)
Jermaine Jenas (hamstring) |
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SUSPENDED
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