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Article by Mark Graham, Editor, Record Keeper & Official
Reporter @ MUFCINFO.COM. |
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preview:
wolfsburg v MANCHESTER UNITED
UCL Group b, Matchday 06
Volkswagen
Arena,
Wolfsburg, Germany 19.45pm GMT, Tuesday 8th December 2009. |
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Team News |
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SAF has drafted
in many youngsters to fill the massive gaps in his injury
ravaged side, (and that's putting it lightly), United have
nearly 15 players missing for the game.
Rooney, Giggs,
& Dimitar Berbatov haven't travelled.
John O'Shea &
Jonny Evans will be out until the New Year.
And SAF is
reportedly trying to persuade Patrice Evra to play at centre
back!!!!
Into the squad
comes David Gill son Oliver Gill as well as Cameron Stewart,
Matty James,
Magnus Eikrem and Oliver Norwood.
Ritchie De Laet
is ineligible to play in the competition as UEFA regulations
stipulate players must have been at the club for a period of two
years.
De Laet signed
for United in January 2009.
The patchwork
quilt of a back line in MUFCINFO.COM's opinion should be ,
Fletcher (right full back), Carrick (centre back), Gibson
(centre back) & Evra (left back).
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 INJURED
Owen
Hargreaves (fitness)
John
O'Shea (ankle)
Wayne
Rooney (hamstring)
Ryan
Giggs ()
Dimitar Berbatov (knee)
Federico Macheda ()
Jonny
Evans (calf)
Nemanja Vidic (flu)
Rio
Ferdinand (calf)
Wes
Brown (hamstring)
Gary
Neville (groin)
Rafae
da Silva (shoulder)
Fabio
da Silva (groin)
Edwin Van
Der Sar (knee) |
Doubtful
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 SUSPENDED
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INJURED
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Doubtful
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SUSPENDED
none |
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REFEREE TODAY:
Bjorn Kuipers
(NED) |
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Manchester United Squad |
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Manchester
United (from): Tomasz Kuszczak, Ben Foster, Patrice
Evra, Oliver Gill, Gabriel Obertan, Magnus Eikrem, Paul
Scholes, Darron Gibson, Antonio Valencia, Michael Carrick,
Matty James, Darren Fletcher, Ji-sung Park, Anderson,
Cameron Stewart, Nani, Oliver Norwood, Michael Owen, Danny
Welbeck. |
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Pre Match Press
Conference Highlights |
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 Darron
Gibson on playing in defence
“"I've played
centre-back before so I would have been all right. "We have
players who can step into unfamiliar positions and do a good
job."
On Selecting
David Gill's son Oliver
"It doesn't
concern me. If he is good enough, he plays,"
"That is the
name of the game at Manchester United. I had my own son (Darren
Ferguson) in the squad for four or five years and he was treated
exactly the same as any other member of the squad.
"It will be the same for Oliver."
On Wes Brown
"We are hoping
to have Wes fit but hamstring injuries are difficult. It is not
an easy one," said the Scot. |
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Head to Head |
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HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS v
VfL WOLFSBURG
A record of Competitive games played between Manchester United &
VfL Wolfsburg |
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ALL COMPETITIVE MATCHES |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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TOTAL |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
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EUROPEAN CUP/UEFA
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE |
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H/A |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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H |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
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A |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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N |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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TOTAL |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
+1 |
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Milestones |
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SAF's 171st UCL fixture in charge.
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Score Prediction |
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