EPL - Manchester United v Newcastle - Jan 12

last SG · 2008-01-13T00:38:31+00:00

haha no lah not offended.. i how lub u so deeply..

zocoss SG

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Manchester United v Newcastle

Sat 12 Jan. 2008 - (Sun Morning)

Channel 27 - 1:15am - (Live)

Manchester United: Van der Sar, Kuszczak, O'Shea, Evra, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Hargreaves, Ronaldo, Fletcher, Anderson, Carrick, Giggs, Nani, Eagles, Rooney, Saha, Simpson, Tevez.

Newcastle : Given, Rozehnal, Taylor, Faye, Jose Enrique, Duff, LuaLua, Smith, Butt, N'Zogbia, Viduka, Carroll, Owen, Barton, Harper, Cacapa, Edgar.

This match see the return of Alan Smith... and Butt as well... But don't know Obafemi Martins (Nigeria), Geremi (Cameroon), Abdoulaye Faye and Habib Beye (Senegal) will be available or not or go to the African Nations Cup already? Mr. Green

a-Lost-9uY SG

the magpies r so pooooor form le..
skali AOS Laughing

thoreldan SG

nick butty Embarassed

Kashima SG

hmm, Owen + Viduka leh Twisted Evil

zocoss SG

Yeah not easy... Somemore got Duff and LuaLua... Neutral

Hope Smith won't come back and score against united... Neutral

zocoss SG

This match will see tough guy Smith going up against Hargreaves or Anderson... Smile

omgukilledkenny SG

It'll be his first goal for Newcastle too. Laughing

zocoss SG

Who Duff? No lah, he played for them recently already... He played in their FA Cup against Stoke just 2 days ago only...

omgukilledkenny SG

Nono i mean if Smith scores it'll be his first for Newcastle. Razz

zocoss SG

Really ah? haven't score for them meh so long liao... Rolling Eyes

This guy is really hardworking must give it to him but... cannot make it at united lah... sad case. Neutral

jonchao72 SG

I want see Anderson score his 1st goal for United Very Happy

scorchio SG

Dunno wait how long liao... Laughing

sand king SG

4-0 to Man Utd.

Anderson Hargo Rooney Giggs

Mr. Green

4getmenot SG

i'm more worried bout viduka than owen actually..

iceFatboy SG

was watching football focus, and they were really running newcastle over.

One end feels that Sam should stay and work, while another feels he loses it, and not suitable for this job.

Frankly, I feel that if MUFC were to exert pressure, cracks will show.

yes, the first 15mins, Newcastle will try to raise their game with two ex-MU players and trying to show they can mix it up with the big boys.

but with continuous pressure, quality will show and MUFC should get a comfortable win.

omgukilledkenny SG

Trio suffer knocks

Owen Hargreaves and Gary Neville are major doubts for United's Barclays Premier League clash with managerless Newcastle United on Saturday, but Louis Saha has an outside chance of making the squad.

Neville strained his hamstring during his comeback for the Reserves in mid-week, while Hargreaves injured his ribs in training.

Saha also picked up a knock in the build-up to Saturday's tea-time clash, but Sir Alex Ferguson says the striker could be involved against the Geordies.

"Louis got a knock in training, but hopefully he'll be okay - we're going to have a look at him later," revealed the boss at his pre-match press conference.

"Gary's hamstring was a bit tight at half-time in the Reserves game the other night. The weather conditions were appalling and the pitch was very heavy so we decided to take him off. Nevertheless, it was a good start for him.

"Owen got a knock in training in the ribs and is doubtful for Saturday. Chris Eagles is definitely out after picking up a thigh injury also in training. The number of training injuries we've had is amazing. But everyone else is fine."

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Manchester United vs Newcastle United

Channel 27: 1:15 am - (Live)

Manchester United's Owen Hargreaves is doubtful after picking up a rib injury in training, but a final decision will be taken as late as possible.

Gary Neville will not be considered to replace the suspended Wes Brown, despite his comeback for the reserves.

Newcastle may play Obafemi Martins if he is allowed to return from Nigeria's training camp.

Stephen Carr could figure, but Habib Beye, Abdoulaye Faye and Geremi are away on international duty.

Manchester United : Van der Sar, Kuszczak, O'Shea, Simpson, Ferdinand, Pique, Vidic, Evra, Fletcher, Nani, Park, Ronaldo, Anderson, Carrick, Hargreaves, Giggs, Rooney, Saha, Tevez.

Suspended:- Wes BROWN (one match)

Newcastle : Given, Harper, Carr, N'Zogbia, Enrique, Rozehnal, Cacapa, Taylor, Edgar, Butt, Milner, Emre, Duff, LuaLua, Smith, Viduka, Owen, Martins, Carroll.

REFEREE
Rob Styles (Waterlooville, Hampshire)

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Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson:
"Our form has been decent and after the Christmas period, I felt we were starting to look strong again in the last 20 minutes at Aston Villa. "Our record against Newcastle is outstanding but I can't carry that into the game. "We have to produce the same performance level as we have done in the past and the same energy and hopefully get the job done."

Newcastle captain Alan Smith:
"It's a difficult time for us, but we have to keep believing. "Consistency has been the most difficult thing for us this season. "But we have to stick together and be confident and brave and put on a performance like we did at Chelsea."

LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAME
Manchester United 2-0 Newcastle United
1 October 2006 - Ref: Mike Dean
Man United scorers: Solskjaer 41, 49

HEAD TO HEAD
Newcastle's 0-2 top-flight triumph on 12 February 1972, when John Tudor and Stewart Barrowclough scored, was their only win in 41 visits since 1951. Newcastle have drawn six and lost 18 of 24 league trips subsequent to their most recent victory. The Red Devils are looking for a fourth successive home win over the Magpies, who did hold them to a 2-2 draw in their last meeting at St James' Park on New Years Day 2007.

at Man Utd only
League (inc PL): Man United 42 wins, Newcastle 9, Draws 18
Prem: Man United 9 wins, Newcastle 0, Draws 5

Pitot SG

with ah sam fired, will the players be more fired up?

or will they just kick balls around the pitch.

zocoss SG

Hopefully, just kick balls around the pitch... Mr. Green

But with Alan Smith, he is not going to let up... this guy has always been a fighter on the pitch. Only pity is he don't have the skill to go along with the aggression otherwise he could be another Rooney... Neutral

omgukilledkenny SG

Smith Has No Regrets About His Time At Man Utd

Newcastle United's away game against Manchester United on Saturday evening means Alan Smith will be returning to Old Trafford for the first time since his summer transfer.

Asked on Setanta Sport's Friday Football Show about his imminent return to Old Trafford, Smith said: Im looking forward to it.

I had three good years there. Unfortunately I missed a full season with the broken leg.

Its not a nice way to finish because I never got a good chance to say goodbye to the fans. Hopefully I will get a chance on Saturday.

I got to two FA Cup finals, won a Premier League medal. Got to a Carling Cup which I got injured in the process of getting to. Ive got no regrets whatsoever.

The fans were brilliant with me and I had a great time there.

I just felt that after the injury and missing so much football through it, Im a player that wants to play football.

After missing a years football, I needed to be playing as much as possible. I had a long chat with the manager about that and we came to an agreement that it might be better if I moved on.

Nevertheless, Smith has no doubt that his time at United was valuable in terms of his career development.

On the football side, I grew up a hell of a lot as well. Im maturing. I learned to play in different positions because, most of my time at Manchester United, I played in midfield, changing from the striker I was at Leeds.