EPL ~ Bolton vs Manchester United - Sep 10

• zocoss

  8 Sep 11, 09:54

  PREMIER LEAGUE 2011

   

  

   

   

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  Bolton vs Manchester United

   

  Saturday, 10 September 2011

  Time: 12:30 am  -  (Live) 

  Mio Channel 110 / 102 in HD

  EPL Game 04

    

   

   

   

  Manchester United :  

  De Gea, Ferdinand, Smalling, Evans, Jones, Fabio, Evra, Nani, Fletcher, Park, Carrick, Berbatov, Young, Anderson, Giggs, Cleverley, Valencia, Gibson, Rooney, Hernandez, Owen, Macheda, Diouf, Lindegaard.

  Vidic, Rafael, Welbeck - Out

    

   

   

• zocoss

  9 Sep 11, 10:01

   

  Kevin Davies: We’ll make it hell for David De Gea

  

  BAGGS OF TROUBLE ... De Gea struggles at the Hawthorns

   

   

   

  KEVIN DAVIES has warned jittery Manchester United keeper David De Gea to expect hell at Bolton tomorrow.

  And veteran Trotters striker Davies promised to give the rest of United's inexperienced backline a "going over" too.

  Spaniard De Gea, 20, has had a shaky start to his Old Trafford career with a host of high-profile errors.

  And Bolton skipper Davies, 34, grinned: "I'm sure there'll be a few crosses going in.

  "United at home is one we all look forward to and we fancy our chances against anyone here.

  "I faced Phil Jones at Blackburn last year and he's a big, strong boy, so I'll be looking to give him a going over."

• Chris88110

  9 Sep 11, 11:27

  Seems every other team wants to make hell for De Gea that they somehow forgot how it must be like for their own keeper....... Just think bout how Szczesny felt.

• zocoss

  10 Sep 11, 09:40

  EXCLUSIVE: Ferguson axe looming over United keeper De Gea
  

   

   

   

   

  

  Howlers: David de Gea may be rested against a physical Bolton side

   

   

   

  Sir Alex Ferguson is considering leaving goalkeeper David de Gea out of Saturday evening's Barclays Premier League game at Bolton.

  Manchester United manager Ferguson has been publicly supportive of the 20-year-old Spaniard since he arrived at Old Trafford and is firm in his belief that De Gea will go on to be the club's No 1 goalkeeper for the next decade.

  But after a couple of high-profile mistakes in his first few games for United, Ferguson spent much of Friday wondering whether to replace De Gea with Denmark keeper Anders Lindegaard at the Reebok Stadium.

  Ferguson is concerned about the physical threat carried by Owen Coyle's Bolton side and thinks that De Gea may benefit from a day out of the spotlight ahead of United's game in Lisbon in the Champions League on Wednesday.

  However, leaving De Gea out now would represent a blow to the former Atletico Madrid man and Ferguson was wondering what effect it may have on his confidence.

  Meanwhile, midfielder Tom Cleverley is expected to be rested on Saturday

   

• zocoss

  10 Sep 11, 09:59

  David De Gea facing Man Utd axe at Bolton

   

  

  OUT WITH A SHOUT ... Utd keeper De Gea

   

   

  DAVID DE GEA is set to be left out of Manchester United's clash at Bolton today.

  Owen Coyle's men had planned to target the slightly built Spanish keeper with an aerial assault led by Kevin Davies.

  But now Anders Lindegaard is lined up to make his Prem debut in United's goal.

  De Gea has looked uncertain in the air in the early games and has also let in some soft strikes.

  Boss Alex Ferguson still has full confidence his £17.8million signing from Atletico Madrid will be his long-term No 1.

  But SunSport understands the Scot is ready to go for the more powerfully built Danish international Lindegaard, 27, this afternoon.

  Ferguson is convinced De Gea is still learning and will grow into the English game.

  He said: "I think that, at 20, he's young for a goalkeeper but he's long-term for us. He will improve as he goes along. I have no issues with him at all."

• zocoss

  10 Sep 11, 10:55

  Sir Alex Ferguson fears Bolton's direct game may unsettle David de Gea

  • Ferguson in talks with coaches about resting goalkeeper
  • Anders Lindegaard could replace De Gea at Reebok

   

  

  David de Gea, United's first-choice goalkeeper, has conceded soft goals in three of his four matches. Photograph: Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty Images

   

   

   

   

   

   

  Sir Alex Ferguson is sufficiently concerned about the aerial threat of Bolton Wanderers to consider resting his young goalkeeper, David de Gea, when Manchester United travel to the Reebok Stadium on Saturday.

  Uppermost in Ferguson's mind is that Bolton may play a deliberately direct game to unsettle a 20-year-old who is still learning about the Premier League and has been guilty of conceding soft goals in three of his four matches for United.

  Ferguson is going to discuss the matter further with his coaching staff and will not make up his mind until the morning. However, his thinking goes in tandem with Anders Lindegaard's remarks to the Norwegian press this week that he would get his first start of the season "maybe faster than you think".

  Ferguson has already decided that De Gea, the £18.3m summer signing from Atlético Madrid, is the club's first-choice goalkeeper, sticking by the Spain Under-21 international after his mistakes in the Community Shield against Manchester City and, most notably, the league game at West Bromwich Albion.

  Lindegaard has demonstrated he is a capable deputy, one of the club's more impressive performers on the pre-season tour of the US. He is taller by a couple of inches and that is in Ferguson's thinking as he prepares to face a Bolton attack spearheaded by Kevin Davies, a player whose physical approach has long been a source of irritation to the United manager.

  Ferguson, nonetheless, spoke on Friday as if De Gea would start, going as far as to say the referee, Andre Marriner, needed to give the Spaniard more protection from the opposition players. "I don't think he got the protection he should at West Brom but he dealt with that part very well. He made a mistake with the goal but, other than that, on every occasion they put the ball on top of him he dealt with it. As I said about [Peter] Schmeichel, he had the same experience and saw it through and it won't do [De Gea] any harm."

  Davies has already spoken of giving the teenage defender Phil Jones "a going over" but Ferguson said he was unconcerned.

  "He [Davies] is a difficult customer, a physical forward, we know that. He uses his physique well but Phil Jones has shown he is quite capable of dealing with different aspects of opponents.

  "I'm sure he must have played against him last year and he probably played against the likes of [Didier] Drogba and [Peter] Crouch. It's not as if he's lacking experience of playing against players of that type. I'm sure he will be all right."

• zocoss

  10 Sep 11, 10:57

  Squad sheets: Bolton Wanderers v Manchester United

   

   

  Sir Alex Ferguson has been saying six teams could win the league this season but it's safe to assume Bolton are not among them. They are, however, strengthened by three deadline-beating recruits, including David Ngog, who cost £4m from Liverpool. Also in the Bolton squad are two loan signings, Chelsea's Gaël Kakuta and Dedryck Boyata from Manchester City. United, again without the injured Rafael da Silva and Nemanja Vidic, are expected to give Javier Hernández his first start of the season, in place of Danny Welbeck.

   

  Venue Reebok Stadium, Saturday 12.30am

  Tickets Sold out

  Last season Bolton 2 Manchester Utd 2

  Referee Andre Marriner

  This season's matches n/a

  Odds Bolton 13-2 Manchester Utd 4-11 Draw 100-30

   

   

   

  Bolton

  Subs from Bogdan, M Davies, Wheater, Blake, Pratley, Gardner, Ngog, Kakuta, Boyata, Tuncay

  Doubtful Gardner (groin)

  Injured Holden (knee, 17 Sep), Ricketts (calf, 17 Sep), Alonso (foot, Oct), Mears (broken leg, Mar), Lee (broken leg, May), Davies (knee, unknown)

  Suspended None

  Form guide LLW

  Disciplinary record Y6 R0

  Leading scorer Klasnic 3

   

  Manchester Utd

  Subs from De Gea, Kuszczak, Evans, Diouf, Cleverley, Fábio, Gibson, Park, Giggs, Macheda, Berbatov, Fletcher, Owen

  Doubtful None

  Injured Valencia (ankle, 17 Sep), Welbeck (hamstring, Sep 24), Vidic (calf, 30 Sep), Rafael (shoulder, Nov)

  Suspended None

  Form guide WWW

  Disciplinary record Y5 R0

  Leading scorer Rooney 5

   

  Match pointers

  • Victory at the Reebok will see Manchester United record their 200th away win in the Premier League 

  • Bolton have won only one of their last 17 league meetings against Sir Alex Ferguson's men 

  • United have had more shots on target than any other side this campaign – 42 

  • Only once before have the hosts scored as many goals after three Premier League games as the seven they have this season – eight in 2001-02 

  • Ashley Young has assisted five goals – more than any other top-flight player

   

• zocoss

  11 Sep 11, 00:15

   

  Man Utd

  • 01 De Gea
  • 03 Evra
  • 04 Jones
  • 05 Ferdinand
  • 06 Evans
  • 08 Anderson
  • 17 Nani
  • 18 Young
  • 23 Cleverley
  • 10 Rooney
  • 14 Hernandez

  Substitutes

  • 34 Lindegaard,
  • 12 Smalling,
  • 20 Fabio Da Silva,
  • 11 Giggs,
  • 13 Park Ji-Sung,
  • 16 Carrick,
  • 09 Berbatov

   

   

  Bolton

  • 22 Jaaskelainen
  • 04 Robinson
  • 05 Cahill
  • 12 Knight
  • 25 Boyata
  • 07 Eagles
  • 10 Petrov
  • 16 M Davies
  • 19 Reo-Coker
  • 14 Davies
  • 17 Klasnic

  Substitutes

  • 01 Bogdan,
  • 31 Wheater,
  • 06 Muamba,
  • 21 Pratley,
  • 09 Tuncay,
  • 24 Ngog,
  • 28 Kakuta

• I-like-flings(m)

  11 Sep 11, 01:04

  0-3 already....

• gunner77

  11 Sep 11, 02:31

  kena thrash nicely

• zocoss

  11 Sep 11, 10:26

  De Gea had an error free match... His first since he came to United... Now be ready for Chelsea and Stoke next...

• Rooney9

  11 Sep 11, 11:45

  davis challenge was brutal. evra nearly joined cleverley with a broken foot, the most is evra is out of the benfica match and will be ready for the chelsea match. davies should be sent off for such a brutal challenge, where was the protection given to united players?

• zocoss

  11 Sep 11, 13:01

  Bolton 0 Man United 5: Rooney bags another hat-trick in Reebok romp

   

  

  Hat-trick: Rooney celebrates his second trio in two Premier league games

   

   

   

  Wayne Rooney left the Reebok Stadium clutching another match ball as Manchester United showed that the best way to deal with bullies is to stand up to them.

  Bolton tried to rough up the champions in traditional fashion and one of their uglier challenges - by Kevin Davies - left young Tom Cleverley with a suspected broken foot, which could keep him out for three months.

  But the intimidating approach, while incensing United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, failed to upset his young players.

  By the time they had torn Bolton apart with a free-flowing masterclass, Owen Coyle's men were left kicking at shadows, thanks to a Rooney hat-trick - to follow the one he scored in the 8-2 demolition of Arsenal a fortnight ago - and two goals from Javier Hernandez.

  United have scored 18 in their opening four games of the season, a Premier League record and the best by any club in the top flight since Wolves in 1947.

  Rooney has eight on his own, more than any other club bar Manchester City. He has now scored seven hat-tricks for United, the same as Sir Bobby Charlton.

  And he is only the fourth striker - following Les Ferdinand, Ian Wright and Didier Drogba - to score back-to-back hat-tricks in the Premier League era.

  Best of all, he is reunited with Hernandez, whose start to the season had been delayed by concussion suffered on tour in the US.

  Ferguson said: 'Their partnership was excellent, they were a constant threat and caused our opponents big problems.'

  Hernandez was just as glowing in his tribute to Rooney.

  'Anyone can play with Wayne, he is world-class, he can do anything,' said the Mexican.

  Arguably, though, even the two strikers were overshadowed by a peerless display from Phil Jones, usually a centre-half but yesterday shining as a marauding right-back, who set up Rooney's first two goals.

   

   

   

  

  Pea-sy does it: Javier 'Little Pea' Hernandez slides in to score the second

   

   

   

  It was the perfect riposte from United, who had to overcome questionable Bolton tactics.  

  Jones was winded by Paul Robinson in the opening minutes and skipper Davies put Cleverley out of action with a bad challenge from behind, then put his boot down on Patrice Evra's foot.

  By that stage, Ferguson was arguing with the fourth official about the lack of protection, but his players ultimately shut Bolton up by outplaying them. 

  Rooney said: 'We always know Bolton is a difficult place to come. We got an early goal and kicked on. It could have been more. It was my first start with Chicharito and it's great that we both scored.'

  The pre-match talk had been of how United's 20-year-old goalkeeper, David de Gea, would cope with an aerial onslaught.

  But the real issue was how Bolton were repeatedly opened up by United, with England's goalscoring defender Gary Cahill and veteran goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen as powerless as anyone.

  United had seen neighbours City go top a couple of hours earlier with a 3-0 win over Wigan, meaning they had to win by three to stay ahead of Roberto Mancini's men.

  Five minutes in, the fleet-footed Nani put in a low cross and while Jaaskelainen and Cahill hesitated, Hernandez hooked it in.

  Bolton's response saw shots by Ivan Klasnic and Mark Davies blocked by Jonny Evans and Rooney. De Gea then palmed away a shot by Klasnic.  

  But the harder Bolton tackled, the better United became. Mark Davies joined namesake Kevin in the book for flattening Nani, and with alarming gaps developing down Bolton's left, Jones surged forward and crossed for Rooney to score from a few yards.  

  Jones then instigated United's third, cutting in and releasing a shot which hit Jaaskelainen's boot and fell kindly for Rooney to tap in the rebound.

  United scored a fourth on the hour mark. Nani could have won a penalty as he was felled in the area but as the ball fell loose to Michael Carrick, his cross-shot was turned in from eight yards by Hernandez.

  Former Liverpool striker David Ngog came on for his Bolton debut after 65 minutes but Rooney soon completed his hat-trick, taking a square pass from Nani and burying it first-time low past Jaaskelainen from 18 yards.

  Bolton boss Owen Coyle said: 'There was never five goals between the teams. I thought the margin was hard. But United are ruthless.' He can say that again.

   

• Rock^Star

  11 Sep 11, 22:56

  Somehow I think that UCL final loss to barca gave them a huge lesson and impetus to up their standards another notch. Chelsea also played like this early last season but fizzled out by late october. I hope it doesn't happen to utd.

• Rock^Star

  11 Sep 11, 23:03

  People like fergie, can't help but to admire. He stomachs all that defeat in major finals year after year but his enthusiasm never fading. He always comes back stronger.

• Rooney9

  12 Sep 11, 21:34

  if united were to meet barcelona again in the finals, united dun have a chance. compare united midfield with barcelona........barcelona added sanchez and fabregasm even more awesome.........the only way to defeat barcelona is to play defensive, with rooney playing as lone striker. 5 midfielders to park the bus in front of defence.

• Keii

  13 Sep 11, 15:25

  Originally posted by Rooney9:

  if united were to meet barcelona again in the finals, united dun have a chance. compare united midfield with barcelona........barcelona added sanchez and fabregasm even more awesome.........the only way to defeat barcelona is to play defensive, with rooney playing as lone striker. 5 midfielders to park the bus in front of defence.

   

  Barca's last few games also not fantastic, always play defensive + possession, very boring. On the other hand, RM is pushing hard.
  
  Anyway, if I wanna compare to Barca since they're the 'best' currently, we need another defender, like established, not young, Evans is inconsistent, Rio and Vidic have really high tendencies to get injured. Midfield is thin, also need another world class player, not youngsters. Clevs too young, and currently out, Pogba unproven, Carrick inconsistent and slow, Fletch, still recovering might see him soon.
  
  Sneijder was a great choice but that ship has sailed lol. So we'll see in January

• Rooney9

  13 Sep 11, 21:07

  Originally posted by Keii:

   

  Barca's last few games also not fantastic, always play defensive + possession, very boring. On the other hand, RM is pushing hard.
  
  Anyway, if I wanna compare to Barca since they're the 'best' currently, we need another defender, like established, not young, Evans is inconsistent, Rio and Vidic have really high tendencies to get injured. Midfield is thin, also need another world class player, not youngsters. Clevs too young, and currently out, Pogba unproven, Carrick inconsistent and slow, Fletch, still recovering might see him soon.
  
  Sneijder was a great choice but that ship has sailed lol. So we'll see in January

  even if Sneijder  were to join united on close season, he is just 1 in united midfield, whereas barcelona got 4  across the midfield. united need 4 sneider quality  to evenly match barcelona. dun think united have a chance if they were to meet barcelona in the final again.

• Keii

  14 Sep 11, 03:47

  Originally posted by Rooney9:

  even if Sneijder  were to join united on close season, he is just 1 in united midfield, whereas barcelona got 4  across the midfield. united need 4 sneider quality  to evenly match barcelona. dun think united have a chance if they were to meet barcelona in the final again.

   

  No need match lah, Barca cannot do squat when they get pressed, but everyone's afraid of them so they sit back and absorb, and then Barca get full possession most of the time if you noticed. Then, they unlock the defence. Rooney is useless alone up front.
  
  See how things go, Sneijder will be more likely to jump ship in January if they lose more games in Serie A and get knocked out of CL. Watching Goetze now against Arsenal, very talented. We will see January signings, even if we don't get far in CL this season.
  
  Improving the squad as a whole, just saying we still need a defender and midfielder to cope with the season on all fronts, and to have a better chance against Barca. Our 'new look speed game' is already affecting some players, every week someone will kenna, short or long term, of course we will be screwed if every game someone goes out injured.

  To be honest, I only care for the BPL and maybe the FA/Carling cup this season, let the team mold together, the youngsters improve and get more signings during the Jan window, we may be good enough for the BPL, but I don't know about European teams, let alone Barca.

• jgho83

  14 Sep 11, 04:09

  The best chance for Man United to win the UCL is to meet Barcelona in the semi-final over 2 legs, away at Nou Camp, then at home at Old Trafford.

  For me, the above way is United's best bet of winning the UCL cos if they meet Barcelona in the final again, in just a single match, United stand no chance at all.

• Keii

  14 Sep 11, 19:08

  Barca has one of the most inconsistent defences ever, and it shows when their opponents press hard. Using last CL final as an example, and all their big games, minus the El Clasico's, and just like Milan did last night, push and press and mess Barca up for like 10-15 mins, get that early goal and then park bus.
  
  Which never works because the longer Barca have possession, it's only a matter of time til they convert. It's not like United isn't capable of pressing the full 90, but that CL game, after the opening 15 mins it was just painful to watch.

• Rooney9

  15 Sep 11, 22:29

  Messi and fabregas is only 24, sanchez 23, Iniesta 27, Pique 26, Alves 27, Valdes 29, Pedro 23, Thiago Alcantara 21

  Barcelona has the potention to win at least another 3-5 CL with this squad of players, even though it is difficult to retain CL as holders. They already have 4 under their belt. its a matter of time they overtake AC Milan, who is on 7 and RM, who has 9.