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Article by Mark Graham, Editor, Record Keeper & Official
Reporter @ MUFCINFO.COM. |
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Competition |
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preview: MANCHESTER UNITED v
Wigan Athletic
premiership, matchday 14
Old Trafford,
Manchester, 15.00pm GMT, Saturday 20th November 2010. |
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Team News |
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Wayne Rooney could make the
bench after returning from an ankle problem
Paul Scholes completes his ban.
Rio Ferdinand (hamstring) was withdrawn as a precaution at half
time against France.
Gary Caldwell, (thigh) could be out for up to six weeks.
Tom Cleverley is ineligible to face his parent club.
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 INJURED/UNAVAILABLE
Antonio
Valencia (ankle)
Owen Hargreaves (hamstring)
Michael Owen (hamstring)
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 Doubtful
Rafael (thigh)
Ryan Giggs (hamstring)
Rio Ferdinand (hamstring)
Chris Smalling (groin)
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 SUSPENDED
none |
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INJURED/UNAVAILABLE
Boyce (hamstring)
G Caldwell (thigh)
Cleverley (ineligible)
McCarthy (ankle)
Pollitt (elbow)
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Doubtful
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SUSPENDED |
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Squads |
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Manchester United (from): Van
der Sar, Evra, O'Shea, Vidic, Ferdinand, Rafael, Park,
Fletcher, Carrick, Scholes, Nani, Rooney, Berbatov,
Hernandez, Macheda, Giggs, Obertan, Smalling, Kuszczak.
Wigan Athletic (from): Al Habsi, Stam, Gohouri, Alcaraz,
Figueroa, Thomas, Diame, N'Zogbia, Gomez, Rodallega,
Kirkland, Di Santo, Moses, McArthur, S Caldwell.
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Pre Match Press
Conference Highlights |
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"People make a story
about us being undefeated, but we've thrown points
away,"
"Last week we stole one, so maybe that balances
itself out.
"But we are still angry at ourselves at losing late
goals. We have got this great record of scoring late
goals, but we have suffered from it on the opposite
side this season
ON WAYNE ROONEY
"I don't think he'll start tomorrow," "Maybe he
will reach the bench. But he will certainly play on
Wednesday against Rangers |
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Norman
Whiteside talking to skysports.com
"I go to all of the games
at Old Trafford and last year he was a different
class," Whiteside told skysports.com.
"He had problems in his private life over the summer
and he had a poor World Cup, but all I'm waiting for
is for him to score a couple of goals at Old
Trafford and the crowd will get behind him again.
That will set his career off again.
"He's been injured, so we're waiting for him to
start his season, basically and I think he will.
"Every time I go to Old Trafford I'm waiting for him
to turn in a top performance, score a couple of
goals and shut people up. I think he has got the
ability to do that, there's no doubt about it. You
can't be a top-class player and lose it overnight.
"I know he hasn't really started this season
properly, but he has got it in his armoury to bounce
back." |
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Match Official |
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Match Officials: |
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Wigan Athletic facts |
Full name Wigan Athletic Football Club
Nickname(s) Latics
Founded 1932
Ground DW Stadium, Wigan, Greater Manchester
Capacity: 25,138
Chairman Dave Whelan
Manager Roberto Martínez |
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When
was the last time? |
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We Won |
We Drew |
We Lost |
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30/12/2009 @ Old Trafford 5-0 |
N/A |
N/A |
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Most's & Milestones |
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Wayne Rooney holds the record for Most Appearances
against Wigan Athletic with
11. |
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Wayne Rooney holds the record for Most Goals for Manchester United
against Wigan Athletic, playing 11 games scoring
9
times. |
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Bobby Charlton holds the record for Most League Goals for Manchester United
playing 606 games scoring
199 times. |
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Ryan Giggs holds the record for Most
Premiership Goals for Manchester United playing
555 games scoring
104 times. |
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Dimitar Berbatov is currently Manchester
United's leading goalscorer for 2010/2011 season
with
7
goals. |
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Wigan Athletic Match facts |
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Most Goals scored against Wigan Athletic in one match = 5 on two
occasions both in the last campaign, 2009/10.
Most goals conceded
against Wigan Athletic in one match = 1 on four occasions.
Highest Aggregate Score
in a Match v Wigan Athletic = 5 goals, United have
beaten Wigan 5-0 on two occasions.
Biggest Margin of Victory v
Wigan Athletic: 5 on two
occasions both in the last campaign, 2009/10.
Biggest Margin of
Defeat: United have never been beaten by Wigan.
Record Attendance playing
Wigan Athletic:
76,018 watched when Wigan Athletic
beat then then Paul Jewell's Wigan 3-1 @ Old Trafford.
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Played for both
Manchester United & Wigan Athletic |
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Carroll, Roy |
Clegg, Michael |
Cleverley, Tom |
Cooke, Terry |
Gillespie, Keith |
McGarvey, Scott |
McGibbon, Pat |
Mustoe, Neil |
Pilkington, Kevin |
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Valencia, Antonio |
Walsh, Gary |
Whitworth, Neil |
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Club Connections |
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Steve Bruce played for the Reds and also managed
Wigan Athletic. |
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Head to Head |
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Opponents |
Played |
Won |
Draw |
Lost |
For |
Against |
Diff |
Win% |
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Wigan Athletic |
11 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
35 |
4 |
31 |
100.0% |
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Opponent Manager v Newton Heath/Manchester
United Head to Head |
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Manager |
Played |
Won |
Draw |
Lost |
For |
Against |
Diff |
win% |
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Martinez, Roberto |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
-10 |
100.00% |
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Score Prediction |
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A 2-0 home win for the
Reds. |
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Did you Know?? |
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Founded in 1932, the Latics are
such a young club that the Reds only played them for the 1st
time in December 2005. |
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