Preview: United v Newcastle

[Fergie (弗Sir)]

 Man Utd v Newcastle 

Barclays Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford
Date: Monday, 16 August Kick-off: 2000 BST  (台灣時間 8/17(二) 03:00)

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 TEAM NEWS 

Manchester United remain without long-term injury victims Owen Hargreaves and
Anderson, with both midfielders absent with knee injuries.

Centre-back Rio Ferdinand is also out with a knee problem. 

Newcastle striker Andy Carroll has been declared fit to lead the line, while
former Red Devil Alan Smith is expected to shake off an ankle injury.

But Leon Best, Danny Simpson (both ankle), Steven Taylor (shoulder) and Dan
Gosling (knee) will all miss out.


 Manchester United (from): 

Van der Sar, Kuszczak
O'Shea, Neville, Rafael, Vidic, Brown, Evans, Smalling, Evra, Fabio
Valencia, Nani, Cleverley, Gibson, Scholes, Carrick, Fletcher, Park, Giggs
Rooney, Owen, Berbatov, Hernandez

Injured: Anderson, Ferdinand, Hargreaves (all knee)


 Newcastle United (from): 

Harper, Coloccini, Enrique, Nolan, Williamson, Barton, Guthrie, Carroll,
Routledge, Lovenkrands, Perch, Taylor, Smith, Gutierrez, Xisco, Forster,
Ameobi, Krul, Ranger.

Doubtful: Smith (ankle)
 Injured: Best & Simpson (both ankle), Gosling (knee), S Taylor (shoulder)


 MATCH PREVIEW 

- Newcastle mark their return to the top-flight with a daunting trip to Old
  Trafford, where they will be hoping for a first win over Manchester United
  since September 2001.

- That season began with Sir Alex Ferguson announcing his intention to retire
  from football management at the end of the campaign, and ended with Newcastle
  in fourth spot, one place behind the Manchester club.

- Fast-forward nine years and while Newcastle have been in steady decline,
  Ferguson is still at Old Trafford, his appetite for trophies unabated. Last
  season's final-day title disappointment will have only strengthened the Red
  Devils' hunger for silverware, and with no significant player exits and the
  addition of exciting striker Javier Hernandez in attack, United look
  well-placed to mount another serious title bid.

- Newcastle's reaction to Premier League relegation in May 2009 could not have
  been better. Chris Hughton's side won the Championship with ease, and with
  the likes of Jose Enrique, Jonas Gutierrez and the experienced Kevin Nolan,
  they look well-equipped to avoid an immediate return to the second tier.

- Newcastle's last Premier League campaign also started against Manchester
  United, a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford. While the Magpies would take a repeat
  result on Monday, they will be praying the rest of the season plays out
  differently.


 MATCH FACTS 

Head-to-head

‧ Man Utd have won 12 of their last 15 encounters with Newcastle.

‧ Newcastle's last win at Old Trafford was in February 1972.

‧ The Magpies have scored only nine times in 16 Premier League visits to Old
   Trafford.


Manchester United

‧ Manchester United have won only one of their last three opening-day
   fixtures, 1-0 last season against Birmingham City.

‧ This is the fifth season in succession that United have kicked-off the new
   season at Old Trafford, and the ninth time in 11 years.

‧ The Red Devils have lost their opening game only once in the last 14 years
   - a 1-0 defeat at Chelsea in 2004.


Newcastle

‧ Newcastle have won only three of their last 11 opening-day Premier League
   fixtures.

‧ The Magpies converted 20% of their chances into goals last season, the
   highest proportion in the Championship.

‧ Goalkeeper Steve Harper had the best saves-to-shots ratio in the
   Championship (80%), while Edwin van der Sar had the best rate in the Premier
   League (81%).


 LAST SEASON'S LEADING GOALSCORERS 

Manchester United

  Rooney: 34 goals (26 league);
Berbatov: 12 goals (12 league)


Newcastle

Carroll: 19 goals (17 league);
  Nolan: 18 goals (17 league)


 MATCH OFFICIALS 

Referee: Chris Foy
Assistant referees: Robert Pollock & Andy Garratt
Fourth official: Lee Mason


 LAST LEAGUE MATCH LINE-UPS 

Manchester United (W4-0 v Stoke, h): 

Van der Sar; Neville, Evra, Ferdinand, Vidic, Giggs, Nani, Scholes (Gibson 62)
Fletcher, Berbatov (Macheda 62), Rooney (Park 77).

Subs not used: Foster, O'Shea, Evans, Park, Carrick.


Newcastle (W1-0 v QPR, a): 

Krul; Coloccini, Williamson, Simpson, Taylor, Barton, Guthrie (Vuckic 79),
Routledge, Smith, Best (Lovenkrands 54), Ameobi (Carroll 79).

Subs not used: Harper, Nolan, Pancrate, Donaldson.


 M.E.N Prediction:    United 2-0 Newcastle

- United have looked slick in pre-season and the Magpies team looks
  underpowered

 Key opponent: 

Joey Barton - fiery midfielder will be out to make his mark


 Lawro's predictions    United 2-0 Newcastle

Manchester United always respond strongly after failing to win the league and
they will be determined to win the Premier League title back.

They look like they have a nice mix in their squad and when you consider that
they lost the league by one point last season despite missing a large chunk
of their defence for a lengthy period, then I think Sir Alex Ferguson's side
are the team to beat this campaign.

I expect a tough season for Newcastle following their promotion from the
Championship.

It will be interesting to see how many points they pick up away from home
and, indeed, how much of the ball they have at Old Trafford on Monday.



前瞻：紐卡斯爾 

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    曼聯新賽季首場比賽將面對升班馬紐卡斯爾……


    雙方近況

    紅魔在季前賽表現出色，在上周的社區盾3-1擊敗了切爾西，而紐卡斯爾在5場季前賽
僅勝出一次。以曼聯的實力理應能勝出。


    傷停情況

    紐卡斯爾主帥休頓承認，他需要在轉會市場關閉前簽下一些新球員，至今為止他簽下
了詹姆斯-佩奇、戈斯林和坎貝爾。


    斯莫林和赫爾南德斯有望迎來老特拉福德處子秀，另一位新援貝貝也有望登場。


    焦點球星

    諾蘭和卡羅爾將給曼聯的中衛帶來威脅，諾蘭被評為上賽季的英冠最佳球員，他打進了
18球。曼聯還需要小心前紅魔球員阿蘭-史密斯和辛普森。


    對手主帥

    在2次成為看守教練後，休頓終於在2009年11月成為紐卡斯爾的正式主帥，他帶領紐
卡斯爾贏得英冠冠軍重返英超，本賽季他將遭遇更嚴峻的考驗。



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