guys is van der sar injured ?

naaahh.. still the best for me is darren bent against pool.. haha

naaahh.. still the best for me is darren bent against pool.. haha

tonite got WC draw rite?

Is there any other good partnership?

Of course Brown and Vidic!

Here's sheep319 Line-up Prediction™ for tomorrow's match



Anderson shined during Carling Cup, so I don't see why he might not start. Prolly Gibson or him will be making a cameo after half time.

As always, Obotak will come on for Giggs, 70th minute.

Macheda comes on and replaces Berbatov.

Yeah,i think so. Anyone know what time the draw starts?

Gary will be playing his 4th games in 2 weeks if he start again after started + completed 90min against Besiktas (25 Nov), Portsmouth (28 Nov) & Tottenham (1 Dec) 

If only the beachball was a Man Utd player. Haih.

SELAMAT HARI TUA APIS!

Gary will be playing his 4th games in 2 weeks if he start again after started + completed 90min against Besiktas (25 Nov), Portsmouth (28 Nov) & Tottenham (1 Dec) 

Edwin van der Sar is available for Saturday's trip to West Ham having missed the last three games through injury, but John O'Shea, Jonny Evans and Rio Ferdinand are still out.

O'Shea is struggling from a dead leg which he suffered whilst on international duty with the Republic of Ireland last month, while Evans has a calf problem.

Ferdinand, who has not featured since the end of October, remains unavailable as he continues his recovery from a persistent back injury.

"Rio is progressing with his treatment," revealed Reds' assistant boss Mike Phelan, who stood in for Sir Alex at Friday's pre-match press conference.

"He’s as optimistic as he can be. We haven’t set a target for him to be back yet. We just need to make sure that when he is back, he is available for the rest of the season.

"We still have a problem with Evans and O'Shea. Jonny's calf is responding slowly to treatment, while John is still suffering from a dead leg that doesn’t seem to be improving as quickly as we expected.

"We've got Edwin back though - he's been training and is available along with the other goalkeepers."

Phelan also revealed that Owen Hargreaves is making good progress with his rehabilitation from a long-term knee problem, but insisted the Reds will not be rushing the midfielder back until he's completely ready.

"It's a sort of softly, softly approach with Owen," said Phelan. "He’s been out a long time now, but he’s back on the training ground. He has a lot of rehab work to do which is going to be a continuous thing for him now.

Edwin fit, but trio still out

"He's doing some ball work out on the training ground and his fitness is looking very good, but obviously he hasn’t got into a big group situation yet.

"He’s as keen as mustard to get back in there with the squad and the time is definitely getting shorter until he is back in training fully."

Wes Brown insists Manchester United will not be distracted from their relentless hunt for silverware despite the emergence of Manchester City as wealthy new challengers.

According to one club president in Europe, United are a club in "financial crisis", a concept that would position United as the paupers to City's princes. But Brown believes United's intention to challenge for titles year after year won't be derailed by increased competition from their bitter rivals.

United head to West Ham on Saturday looking to close the gap on Premier League leaders Chelsea to a couple of points before Carlo Ancelotti's men tackle City at Eastlands half an hour later. Yet it is the Carling Cup that remains the talk of the city, as it pits United against City in a two-legged semi-final where the prize is a place at Wembley.

While United have been there on numerous occasions in recent years, for City it would represent their first major final since 1981 and confirmation the multi-million pound investment of Sheikh Mansour may eventually change the landscape of the English game. But the Red Devils have no intention of simply standing aside.

"You are aware of the shifts in power but we have always been up there, which is a good achievement,'' Brown told Inside United. "We set out to challenge for the title at the start of every season and to continue doing that we have to keep working hard.

"City have got a lot of money to spend and have therefore bought good players and will probably continue to do so. That means they are going to be challenging - they have to be with the players they have. We have just got to keep doing what we are doing, continue improving and hopefully we can keep on doing as well as we have over the last few years.''

Having placed his trust in youth to get United past Tottenham in midweek, Ferguson will bring back all his big names at the weekend, although there is still a question mark over Edwin van der Sar, who missed the win at Portsmouth last weekend after suffering a bang on the knee in a collision with Everton's Tim Cahill the week before.

However, it is the decision not to pursue a stated interest in Partizan Belgrade youngster Adem Ljajic that has vexed many United fans. Old Trafford sources insist there is no truth in the claim by Partizan president Dragan Djuric that United - who have confirmed debts of £790million - are in the midst of a "financial crisis''.

That has not stopped questions being raised by the Manchester United Supporters' Trust, who have been fiercely opposed to the Glazer family since they completed their controversial takeover in 2005.

"The true picture will not be clear until after the January transfer window but with the £80m Ronaldo transfer fee plus the supposed £25-30m annual transfer kitty a spend of £100m would effectively be break-even and supporters will rightly be asking where has the money gone when they've been forced to pay more and more through the huge ticket price rises in recent years,'' said MUST chairman Duncan Drasdo.

"If that money is not reinvested in the club, many will see it as little better than theft and feel entitled to demand ticket prices are slashed to pre-takeover levels.''

Edwin fit, but trio still out
http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid=...&newsid=6643766

Brown: We won't be distracted by City threat
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id...england&cc=4716

Rio not a concern for Fabio
England coach backing Ferdinand



http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_5744296,00.html

If VDS is really ready, don't mind giving him a game tho. Kuszczak can still play in the last UCL group match against wolfsburg. Or maybe vice-versa, kuszczak for EPL then VDS for wolfsburg

i rather not play vds for west ham game... Let Kuszczak shine a little more, or u might just throw another chance to Foster...