Ferguson injury concerns for Man Utd five
tribalfootball.com - March 29, 2008
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson admits he has injury
concerns for five players ahead of this week's Champions League
quarterfinal against Roma.
"I had to make the changes because of injuries," said Sir Alex
Ferguson after victory over Aston Villa yesterday.
"Carrick, Rio and Patrice Evra all had injuries and then Giggs
got injured towards the end. With the rain continually coming down,
the pitch was starting to prove very heavy and that can be a
problem with hamstrings. Hopefully they'll be all right (for
Rome)."
The fifth player causing fresh concern for the manager is Edwin
van der Sar. The Dutchman missed the Villa match, leaving Tomasz
Kuszczak to start in goal with Ben Foster - who is ineligible for
Europe - on the bench.
"Edwin van der Sar may be a doubt for Tuesday," admitted Sir
Alex.
"He's got a groin problem again, it's happened two or three
times in the last few weeks. We'll see how he is over the next few
days. Not risking him today gives us a better chance."
Man Utd's Saha struggling with hamstring problem
tribalfooball.com - March 29, 2008
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed
striker Louis Saha is out of this week's Champions League
quarterfinal against Roma.
Saha will miss the tie - the winners face either Barcelona
or Schalke in the semi-finals - as he recovers from a hamstring
injury.