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標題Preview: United v Liverpool
時間Sat Mar 20 00:02:04 2010
Man Utd v Liverpool
Barclays Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford
Date: Sunday, 21 March 2010 Kick-off: 1330 GMT
(台灣時間 3/21 21:30)
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TEAM NEWS
Manchester United are boosted by the return of Ryan Giggs, who has missed the
last four league games with a broken arm.
Owen Hargreaves featured for the reserves on Thursday but remains some weeks
away from a first-team return.
Liverpool winger Albert Riera has been left out of the squad after
criticising manager Rafa Benitez.
Martin Skrtel and Fabio Aurelio are both injured, while Alberto Aquilani is
struggling with a sickness bug.
Manchester United (from):
Van der Sar, Kuszczak
Neville, Rafael, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Fabio
Park, Valencia, Carrick, Scholes, Fletcher, Gibson, Obertan, Giggs, Nani
Rooney, Berbatov, Diouf
Doubtful: Evans (knee), Rafael (calf)
Injured: Anderson (knee), Brown (metatarsal), De Laet (foot),
Hargreaves (fitness), O'Shea (thigh), Owen (hamstring)
Liverpool (from):
Reina, Johnson, Agger, Carragher, Insua, Lucas, Mascherano, Kuyt, Gerrard,
Rodriguez, Torres, Babel, Ngog, Benayoun, Aquilani, Cavalieri, Kyrgiakos,
Spearing, Kelly, Degen.
Doubtful: Aquilani (sickness bug)
Injured/unavailable: Aurelio (thigh), Riera (club ban), Skrtel (ankle)
MATCH PREVIEW
- Fifty-three weeks have passed since Liverpool's scintillating 4-1 win at
Old Trafford last season. It was a triumph that briefly looked to have
swung the title Liverpool's way, but ultimately proved a mere blip for
United as they equalled Liverpool's record total of 18 league titles.
- One year on, United are on course to surpass Liverpool's long-standing
benchmark. That is justification alone for Liverpool fans to want three
points against their old foes.
- Liverpool's Albert Riera has accused Rafa Benitez of being in charge of a
"sinking ship". He was suspended by the club for his outburst, but even
Benitez is no longer guaranteeing that Liverpool will finish fourth, as he
famously did in December.
- He now simply insists his side will "try to be in the top four." A fourth
successive league win over United could certainly be the catalyst for that
to happen.
- Fernando Torres, who turns 26 the day before this game, has been the
figurehead for Liverpool's success against the champions in the past,
flustering Nemanja Vidic to the extent that the Serb defender has been
sent off in the last three meetings between the clubs.
- United, of course, boast their own lethal forward. Wayne Rooney's 25th
league goal of the season against Fulham saw him equal Ruud van Nistelrooy's
best ever Premier League season's tally for United. Rooney has scored 13
goals in all competitions in his last seven games at Old Trafford.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
‧ Liverpool are the only team in Premier League history to have beaten
Manchester United in four successive matches (2000-02). Victory at Old
Trafford would see Rafa Benitez's current side emulate this achievement.
‧ It is the third successive year that Liverpool have gone to Old Trafford
in March. They lost 3-0 on 23 March 2008 (United's last win against them),
but enjoyed a 4-1 victory on 14 March 2009.
‧ The fixture is Sir Alex Ferguson's 48th league match against Liverpool
since his appointment in November 1986. He has won 20, lost 16 and drawn
11 to date.
Man Utd
‧ Wayne Rooney has only ever scored one Premier League goal in 14 attempts
against Liverpool - the winner at Anfield in January 2005.
‧ Sir Alex Ferguson's side have scored 26 goals in their last seven league
matches at Old Trafford.
‧ It is now 699 minutes of league football since they last conceded at home,
when Gabriel Agbonlahor scored for Aston Villa in a 1-0 win on 12 December.
‧ Only six goals have been scored in the opening 20 minutes of any of
United's 30 league games to date, with the champions scoring just four of
their 70 goals during this period.
Liverpool
‧ Fernando Torres has scored four goals in the last week in all
competitions.
‧ Liverpool are without an away league win in their last five matches, and
have lost two of the last three.
‧ The Reds have failed to score in their last four Premier League away
matches. It is 393 minutes since Sotirios Kyrgiakos scored in the 1-1
draw at Stoke City on 16 January.
‧ David Ngog's goal against United at Anfield last October is the latest to
be scored in the Premier League this season. The Frenchman fired home after
95 minutes and 30 seconds.
LEADING GOALSCORERS
Man Utd
Rooney: 32 goals (25 league);
Berbatov: 10 goals (10 league)
Liverpool
Torres: 17 goals (15 league);
Kuyt: 10 goals ( 9 league)
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Howard Webb
Assistant referees: Darren Cann & Mike Mullarkey
Fourth official: Andre Marriner
LAST LEAGUE MATCH LINE-UPS
Man Utd (W3-0 v Fulham, h):
Van der Sar; Neville (Fabio 87), Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Valencia (Park 73),
Carrick, Fletcher, Nani, Berbatov, Rooney.
Subs not used: Kuszczak, Obertan, C Evans, Diouf, Gill.
Liverpool (W4-1 v Portsmouth, h):
Reina; Johnson (Kelly 70), Carragher, Agger, Insua, Aquilani, Mascherano,
Maxi, Gerrard (Benayoun 73), Babel, Torres (Ngog 80).
Subs not used: Cavalieri, Kyrgiakos, Kuyt, Lucas.
MOST RECENT MEETING
Liverpool 2-0 Manchester United (25 October 2009)
Liverpool scorers: Torres 65, Ngog 90+6
M.E.N Prediction: United 2-0 Liverpool
- The Reds should have the edge on quality and fitness
Key opponent:
Steven Gerrard - midfielder arguably lucky to be playing and he will be out
to make United pay
Skysports.com prediction: United 1-1 Liverpool
One to Watch: Wayne Rooney
Lawro's predictions United 1-1 Liverpool
As the season draws towards the finale they get stronger and stronger. I
tipped Chelsea at the start of the season, but if someone would let me change
to Man Utd I would be very happy.
I expect Benitez will play a flat back eight! The thing for Liverpool is that
Torres is starting to look really sharp and dangerous and he frightens
United.
http://tinyurl.com/ybv7apm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8570837.stm
http://www.skysports.com/football/match_preview/0,19764,11065_3240314,00.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8575361.stm
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