Man Utd Thread:

[ross4life]

Having Rooney Available is good news, bad news with Brown he won't be back till 3 games to go & he was uniteds best option at right back, so will have to play either Neville or Rafael instead

Giggs is expected back for Fulham on Sunday

[magpie seanie]

I assume Hargreaves is still pencilled in for the reserve match against city on Thursday evening or did anyone hear anything to the contrary? Fingers crossed. Any word on JOS?

[ross4life]

yep Hargreaves to play thursday but i expect a month of Reserve games for him before he's included in the first Team squad

last time Fergie talked about O'shea he Said late April early May for return

[magpie seanie]

looking forward to the big 2nd leg Ac Milan game on Wednesday

some interesting Champions league Stats on Ac Milan this season! they haven't won at home but they they haven't lost away including a 3-2 win in Santiago Bernabeu

i have a Feeling Milan will Score first & will be a nervous evening in store

it will be my 3rd time to see United play Ac Milan live, I've seen them lose & win & i think this will be a score draw

if everyone is fit the team should look like

VDS

RB- Rafael
CB- Rio
CB- Vidic
LB- Evra

RM- Valencia
CM- Scholes
CM- Fletcher
LM- Park

FC- Rooney
FC- Berba

if rooney doesn't make Nani should take his place in a five man midfield

Can't see this being straighforward tonight for some reason. The team will be as Ross4life went for above. Only possible variation could be playing 5 in the middle with Nani on the left, Park with his roaming (and man mark Pirlo) role and Berbatov dropping to the bench. Rafael had troubles against Ronaldinho the last time but I doubt Neville would do any better. The more today goes on the more I'm annoyed about that late Seedorf goal and United not closing it out the last day. United should go through tonight but it could be gut wrenching stuff.

[Boycey]

 Just to disagree with you both
Just to disagree with you both, Ferguson seldom plays 442 in big games even at home, so I'd expect this line-up. If he wants to play Berbatov maybe Rooney goes to left side??


VDS

Neville/Rafael, Rio, Vidic, Evra

Valencia, Fletcher, Scholes, Park, Nani

Rooney

[magpie seanie]

Yeah, that's why I suggested that variation. I'd hope he wouldn't move Rooney from centre forward after the heart failure he gave their centre backs the last time. Nani's ineffectiveness on the left wing means if it were up to me I'd go 4-4-2 but as you point out - Fergie seldom does in big games these days.

[EC Unique]

Lots of goals with a Utd win. I will go for 3-2.

[Celt_Man]

United 1 up.... Rooney with a header after a great cross from Neville

[Lecale2]

Milan don't look that interested.

[under the bar]

Milan don't look that interested.

They're too old to waste their energy on a fruitless 77 mins of high tempo football against the best team in Europe over the past few years.  They'll take their beating, play out an exercise in damage limitation and conserve their energy for the weekend.

[DirtyDozen12]

milan have been shocking,in fact they have been a disgrace in that first half.no hunger no bite no interest.milan look like an old team so far tonight,pure shite.

[Carmen Stateside]

Hes unstoppable. 30 th of the season!

[Celt_Man]

Game over

[DirtyDozen12]

the milan players should walk off the field.they are a disgrace to the red and black jersey.the goalkeeper does not even look like the cousin of a footballer.also if they where shooting footballers the ac milan right back would get off.overpaid wankers,wont even get back and cover runners.disgrace

[Paul Mc Graths Da]

milan have been shocking,in fact they have been a disgrace in that first half.no hunger no bite no interest.milan look like an old team so far tonight,pure shite.

2 shite teams out there, absolutely shocking stuff for this stage of the tournament.  Only thing seperating them is the ugly granny buck'r