UCL - Manchester United vs Villarreal - Sept 17
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UCL - Manchester United vs Villarreal
Channel 23, ESPN : 01:00 AM - 04:45 AM (Thursday morning) (Live) -
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Rossi Misses Out On United Reunion
Giuseppe Rossi has missed out on the chance to face his former club after being left out of Villarreal's squad for the trip to Manchester United in midweek.
The striker has not recovered fully from a thigh injury in time and coach Manuel Pellegrini has chosen not to push him into action ahead of schedule.
Manchester United signed the Rossi from Parma's youth side in 2004 and great things were expected of him after he impressed during loan spells with Newcastle United and Parma.
But last summer, the now 21-year-old goalscorer opted to move to Villarreal on a permanent basis and played 27 games for the Spanish league club last term.
Nihat Kahveci is also out as he continues on his comeback trail after undergoing surgery for an injury sustained at Euro 2008 with Turkey.
The forward watched the Yellow Submarine's victory against Deportivo at the weekend from the stands in El Madrigal and will be a spectator for the game at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
One other surprise omission is Jozy Altidore, who came on and showed that he could be a very god signing on Sunday, after he was left out on technical grounds.
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i was hoping to see him
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Carrick doubtful but Ron is on bench
Michael Carrick looks certain to miss Manchester United's Champions League clash with Villarreal - but Cristiano Ronaldo could be on the bench.
England midfielder Carrick was a major doubt anyway after limping out of Saturday's Premier League defeat at Liverpool with an ankle injury.
The fact he was not on the training ground as United were put through their paces in front of Sir Alex Ferguson merely appeared to confirm the former Tottenham man's inevitable absence against the Spaniards.
Dimitar Berbatov's non-appearance was more of a surprise, however.
The Bulgarian striker took a knock at Anfield but did complete the full 90 minutes and was expected to be part of Ferguson's squad for their first Champions League game since beating Chelsea in a penalty shoot-out to lift the trophy in Moscow last May.
There has been no word on whether the 27-year-old has a chance of being fit, although Ferguson will no doubt hope he is.
However if Berbatov is missing, at least United should have Angolan forward Manucho available.
Manucho has recovered from a broken metatarsal and with his work permit also secure is now looking to break into the first-team picture.
Ronaldo is also expected to be on the substitutes' bench.
The prospective World Footballer of the Year was tipped for a comeback by Ferguson this week following news of a speedier than expected recovery.
Ronaldo will almost certainly start on the bench for a game which sees Paul Scholes suspended due to his sending-off in the UEFA Super Cup encounter with Zenit St Petersburg in Monaco last month.
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Senna Almost Joined United
Ahead of the Champions League showdown with Manchester United, Villarreal midfielder Marcos Senna has revealed that he came extremely close to joining United in 2006.
The naturalised Spaniard stated that he was preparing to swap Villarreal for Manchester in the summer of 2006, but the clubs could not trash out a fee.
At that stage, Senna was 30 years old and had only one year on his existing contract but his club were asking in excess of €10million in a transfer fee.
However, Sir Alex Ferguson's side were prepared to offer only €3million.
As it was, Senna was left in limbo as United wrapped a deal up for Michael Carrick from Tottenham Hotpur.
Senna has risen to prominence since then, most notably during the summer's European Championships with Spain, and played a major part in securing glory for the side.
He told the Sun ahead of the Old Trafford clash: "I came very, very close to signing [for Manchester United].
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Fergie: Ronaldo set for bench role
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that Dimitar Berbatov could miss Wednesday's Champions League tie with Villarreal but Cristiano Ronaldo will be involved at some point.
The Bulgaria international picked up a knock on a knee at Anfield during his debut but continued after receiving treatment on the sidelines.
Ronaldo has been out since undergoing an ankle operation but is pencilled in for a place on the bench unless Ferguson decides to throw him in from the start at late notice.
"Berbatov is very doubtful for tomorrow with a knee injury," said Ferguson. "There are one or two other bumps and bruises.
"Wes Brown’s got a knee injury - hopefully he'll be okay. We’ve got a strong squad so we should be okay in terms of putting out a good team.
"[Patrice] Evra felt sick during the game but he’s okay. Berbatov came off for treatment and there’s a little bit of swelling around the knee. We’re working hard on that but will we run out of time? We’ll see."
Ronaldo is set for his long-awaited return after failing to see a move to Real Madrid materialise over the summer.
"He’ll certainly he involved," said the Scot. "Whether we start him is irrespective of other players. It’s more likely he’ll start on the bench."
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Match starts at 2:45 am...
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Pires!
:D
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VDS
Brown Rio Vidic Evra
Fletcher Anderson Hargreaves Nani
Rooney Tevez
my take for thurs's team
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Originally posted by F.raon.I.R:
VDS
Brown Rio Vidic Evra
Fletcher Anderson Hargreaves Nani
Rooney Tevez
my take for thurs's team
aiyah consperm giggs and scholes will start lah.. sians.. retire lah these two..
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scholes kana suspended haha -
Eh... 1am isnt the kick off time right?
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Originally posted by sand king:
Eh... 1am isnt the kick off time right?
nope 245.
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Originally posted by omgukilledkenny:
nope 245.
Thanks, i threw 5 bucks on MU to win 2-1 which is possible the way i see it.
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Five reasons Manchester Utd and Villarreal will draw tonight
1. When the two sides met in the Champions League group stage three seasons ago both games finished as goalless draws.
2. Manchester United have won just one of their five matches so far this season, drawing two, and are yet to lose at home.
3. And the Red Devils went unbeaten throughout last season’s competition, a run of 13 games.
4. Villarreal are unbeaten this season and have gone eight games since their last loss.
5. The Spanish side drew four of their six group matches the last time they were in the Champions League.
More important betting information
» None of Villarreal’s last ten games have featured over 2.5 goals.
» Only two of Manchester United’s last seven games have seen more than 2.5 goals - their last two fixtures against Zenit and Liverpool.
» However none of Manchester United’s last eight Champions League games featured more than two goals.
» Eight of the eleven players that started this fixture three years ago for Manchester United are still at the club now.
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I take them to win 3 - 0
Van der Sar
Brown / Ferdinand / Vidic / Evra,
Nani / Anderson / Hargreaves
Tevez / Berbatov / Rooney
Subs:
Kuszczak, O'Shea, Neville, Possebon, Giggs, Fletcher, Ronaldo.
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Originally posted by Patrik:
Pires!
:D
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VDS
Brown Rio Vida Evra
Fletcher Hargreaves Anderson Giggs
Tevez Rooney
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2-0 anderson and tevez
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last match to watch before i head to vietnam, coming back only next tuesday!
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wtf evans???????????
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wth is fergie thinking?
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Official line-up:
VDS
Rio
Evans
Neville
Evra
Hargreaves
Park
Nani
Fletcher
Rooney
Tevez
Subs:
Foster
Brown
C.Ronaldo
Anderson
Giggs
Vidic
O'Shea -
man utd 1-2 villareal
OR
man utd 2-1 villarealno idea why.. but i feel its like that..