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OWEN Hargreaves is a doubt for Manchester United's Old Trafford clash with Newcastle.
The England midfielder sustained a rib injury in training and although manager Sir Alex Ferguson has not given up hope of the former Bayern Munich man being involved, he will leave the decision as late as possible.
Louis Saha should recover from a minor knock but Gary Neville will not be considered as a replacement for suspended defender Wes Brown, even though the United captain began his comeback from a long-standing ankle problem in the reserves at Everton on Wednesday.
Caretaker Newcastle boss Nigel Pearson has a few choices to make ahead of the game.
The Magpies are awaiting news of striker Obafemi Martins, who could be allowed to return from Nigeria’s African Nations Cup training camp for the game.
Stephen Carr (hamstring) could figure in the squad after playing for the reserves in midweek, while Emre (ankle) and James Milner (illness), who missed the FA Cup tie at Stoke last weekend, are available once again.
With Habib Beye and Abdoulaye Faye away with Senegal and Geremi with Cameroon, youngsters Kazenga LuaLua and Andy Carroll could be included again.
Manchester United (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak, O'Shea, Simpson, Ferdinand, Pique, Vidic, Evra, Fletcher, Nani, Park, Ronaldo, Anderson, Carrick, Hargreaves, Giggs, Rooney, Saha, Tevez.
Newcastle United (from): Given, Harper, Carr, N’Zogbia, Enrique, Rozehnal, Cacapa, Taylor, Edgar, Butt, Milner, Emre, Duff, LuaLua Smith, Viduka, Owen, Martins, Carroll.
Last season: United 2 Newcastle 0
Key opponent: Michael Owen - Out of form or not, he is still dangerous when given a chance
Prediction: United 2 Newcastle 0 - Anything other than a United win would be a surprise |
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发表于 2008-1-11 19:33
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