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Article by Mark Graham, Editor, Record Keeper & Official
Reporter @ MUFCINFO.COM. |
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preview: MANCHESTER UNITED v
glasgow rangers
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, GROUP C, matchday 1
Old Trafford,
Manchester, 7.45pm GMT, Tuesday 14th September 2010. |
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Pre Match Press
Conference Highlights |
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Wayne Rooney's Everton absence
"I have no regrets - I did
the right thing," "And I have no concerns about
playing him (on Tuesday) at all."
"I told the TV interviewer why
he was left out. I wasn’t going to subject him to that
nonsense at that ground [Goodison Park]. It was of benefit
to the team. I did the right thing.
"I have no need to clear it up. I explained the reasons on
Saturday. There is nothing beyond that. "I don't know if
tomorrow will inspire him. He has a lot of experience behind
him. But I do know scoring for England last week will have
given him a boost."
ON Rio Ferdinand
"Rio Ferdinand, having trained
so well in the last few weeks, is desperate for a game now
and we will welcome him back.
ON Injuries
We have no (new) injuries to
report. Everyone is fit, apart from Michael Carrick who is
recovering from treatment to his Achilles problem."
ON last season's exit
"Every season we want to reach
the final. We were disappointed last year, there is no
question about that. It was quite an unbelievable tie
against Bayern Munich but we have to put that behind us. I
have virtually the same squad but hopefully a little bit
more experience in some departments."
ON the tie overall
"I think all of the players
look forward to European games, they are wonderful
occasions. We have had some fantastic nights at this club
and all the great teams in Europe have been here. Our home
record over the years has been very good, I hope that
continues. The other game in our group on Tuesday night,
between Bursaspor and Valencia, is a difficult one so
hopefully we can get off to the right start.
"It won’t be easy. If you look at Rangers' performances away
from home last season in the Champions League, they were
very good. For example, they drew away to Stuttgart and they
lost only 1-0 in Seville.
"I think they are even better this year after bringing in
players like Vladimir Weiss [on loan from Manchester City]
and they will be well organised by Walter Smith, with no
problems regarding their temperament or fitness.
"Of course we have faced many teams in the past who have
come to Old Trafford with a game plan and we've had to do
something about it. It will be the same again tomorrow."
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Team News |
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Our Forum match thread
Wayne Rooney, Anderson & Rio
Ferdinand have all trained ahead of the Battle of Britain clash
on Monday morning.
Rangers have Steven Whittaker
(calf) & Kirk Broadfoot (knock)
rated doubtful.
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 INJURED/UNAVAILABLE
Owen Hargreaves (knees)
Michael Carrick (achilles) |
 Doubtful
Rio Ferdinand (knee)
Anderson (fitness)
Gabriel Obertan (knee)
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 SUSPENDED
none |
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INJURED/UNAVAILABLE
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Doubtful
Steven
Whittaker (calf)
Kirk Broadfoot
(?)
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SUSPENDED
none |
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Match Official |
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REFEREE TODAY: |
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Olegário Benquerença
(POR) |
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Squads |
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Manchester United (from):
Glasgow Rangers (from):
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Glasgow Rangers Matchfacts |
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Both Phil Neville &
Ruud van Nistlerooy (below) hold the record for Most Appearances against
Glasgow Rangers
with
2 |
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Ruud van Nistlerooy holds
the record for Most Goals for Manchester United against
Glasgow Rangers in 2
games with 2 |
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Most Goals scored
against Glasgow Rangers in one match |
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3, 04/11/2003 @ Old Trafford |
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Most goals conceded
against Glasgow Rangers in one match |
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United have not conceded against
Rangers |
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Biggest Margin of Victory |
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3-0, 04/11/2003 @ Old
Trafford |
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Biggest Margin of
Defeat |
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n/a |
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Previous Meetings |
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When was the last time we beat them?
22/10/2003 1-0 @ Ibrox
When was the last time they beat us?
Rangers have never beaten the Reds
When was the last draw? Rangers have
never drawn with the Reds |
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Largest Ever
Attendance: |
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66,707, 04/11/2003 @ Old Trafford |
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Notable "Played for both Clubs" |
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Phil
Bardsley |
Henning
Berg |
Roy Carroll |
Bojan
Djordic |
Andy Goram |
Andrei
Kanchelskis |
Lee Martin |
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Head to Head |
Opponent Manager Head to Head |
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HEAD TO HEAD RECORDS
v Glasgow Rangers
A record of Competitive games played between Manchester United &
Glasgow Rangers |
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ALL COMPETITIVE MATCHES |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
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TOTAL |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
+4 |
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MUFC v
Walter Smith |
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ALL COMPETITIVE MATCHES |
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Diff |
Win% |
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TOTAL |
8 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
23 |
6 |
+17 |
87.50 |
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Milestones |
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5173rd competitive
fixture in club history.
217th European Cup
fixture in club history.
3rd game between the two sides. |
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Score Prediction |
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3-0 to the Reds. |
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