Man utd and Arsenal Fixtures and Team News
By ananth_kamma
@ananth_kamma (675)
India
October 4, 2008 12:18am CST
1. blackburn vs man utd
rooney is doubt for the clash, but he will be fit for world cup qualification next week. gary nevile,owen hargreaves,michael carrick,paul scholes are also on the sideline. man utd is having lot of problems with midfield. on ther other end blackburn has some good news, there first choice goal kepper paul robinson and summer signing vince grella are fit for this match.
2.sunderland vs arsenal
alex song is available for the team selection. the gunners dont have any fresh injury concerns. abou diaby is couple of weeks awaya from recovery, rosicky,bischoff,eduardo are still on sidelines. on the other hand suderland midfielder miller is doubt for the clash. tainio,phil bardeley,grant are on sidelines and the striker kenwyne is may or may not feature for this match.
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@ram_cv (16513)
• India
4 Oct 08
I think the midfield crisis might hurt Man U. I think Ronaldo and Tevez might play a bit deeper in the midfield than they usually do. And depending on whether Rooney is fit or not he or Tevez would play in the hole behind Berbatov with Berbatov as the sole striker. This suited Berbatov at Tottenham when Keane used to play in the hole.
But I think this one would be a very close one and end 0-0.
Arsenal look very much strong based on their midweek showing. Barring another Hull City like drop in concentration levels, I expect Arsenal to win this and I think when they have won this season, they have won with goals so I expect it to be a 3-0 scoreline.
Cheers!
Ram
@bloodsheder (136)
• Singapore
4 Oct 08
lol, I think john O-Shea will get a start in the midfield. Or perhaps park or nani
This might be the starting 11.
Van der sar, ferdinand, vidic, brown, evra , giggs, fletcher, O-SHea or park, ronaldo, berbatov and tevez. Rooney might be benched.
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@ananth_kamma (675)
• India
4 Oct 08
yep bloodsheader, i do agree with you, roney might rested on the bench or he might feature in the second half if man utd runs into trouble. well, park might be in the starting 11
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@goldwin65 (935)
• Malaysia
4 Oct 08
No matter what, Manchester will win against Blackburn. This lately Manchester United seem to be winning all the time. I think Barbatov and Ronaldo will make a good combination. Manchester United do have a few more midfielder that can replace any of the injured midfielder. Anyway, I hope Man United will win tonight match.
