Article by Mark Graham, Editor, Record Keeper & Official Reporter @ MUFCINFO.COM.

Competition

preview: fulham v MANCHESTER UNITED

premiership matchday 02

Craven Cottage, London, 16.00pm GMT, Sunday 22nd August 2010.

Team News

Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer remains a doubt with a bad injury & missed training.

Paul Konchesky (ankle) could return

New striker Moussa Dembele may begin on the bench.

Anderson has begun training for United.

Rio Ferdinand is set to be back in action at the end of September.

Match Official

REFEREE TODAY:

Squads

Fulham (from): Schwarzer, Stockdale, Zuberbuhler, Kelly, Konchesky, Pantsil, Baird, Hangeland, Hughes, Stoor, Gera, Murphy, Duff, Riise, Etuhu, Dempsey, Milson, Greening, Davies, Dikgacoi, E. Johnson, Zamora, Elm.

Manchester United (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak, O'Shea, Neville, Rafael, Vidic, Brown, Evans, Smalling, Evra, Fabio, Valencia, Nani, Cleverley, Gibson, Scholes, Carrick, Fletcher, Park, Giggs, Rooney, Owen, Berbatov, Hernandez.
 

Fulham Matchfacts

20 Bobby Charlton holds the record for Most Appearances against Fulham.
10 Ruud van Nistlerooy holds the record for most goals for Manchester United against Fulham in 9 games.

United Legend Mark Hughes is currently Fulham's Manager

Played for both Clubs

Opponent Manager Head to Head

SAF v Mark Hughes

Pre Match Press Conference Highlights

On our last visits to Craven Cottage

"We have had a topsy-turvy time on the last two occasions we have been to Fulham," he admitted., "We had nine men two years ago and last season we had gone just too far with the injuries.

"It was a fragile team, with players playing out of position and the regular defenders all missing.

"In that situation, when you lose a goal it becomes very difficult, which is exactly what happened."

On Hughes & Fulham
"Mark's experience at Blackburn makes him ideal for Fulham," said the United chief.

"They are similar-sized clubs, although what happened to Fulham last season won't happen again. "What they did, with such a small squad, was almost a miracle.  "They played 63 matches, starting in July and ended up at the Europa League final in Hamburg. It was quite phenomenal."

On Rio Ferdinand
"At the time Steve McNally, the club doctor, said September," Ferguson said on Friday. "We're quite near the mark. "It was a medial ligament problem rather than a cruciate, so the recovery time is exactly what we thought.

"It was a freak. It is nothing to do with his back. We just had to treat it the proper way. These things are never easy."
 

Anderson
"I'm so happy and excited to be back again after six months without football," stated Anderson. "I think maybe very soon I'll come back again and start playing normally with the rest of the team.

"I have had no problems at all with the injury. I'm just running and training now really hard."

Milestones

5170th competitive fixture in club history.

SAF's 698th Premiership fixture in charge.

2127th Away League fixture in club history.

4254rd overall league fixture in club history.

74th game between the two sides.

Score Prediction

2-0 to the Reds.

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