Neville wants Euro resolution
Gary Neville will be cheering United as loud as any fan when Dynamo
Kyiv come to Old Trafford on Wednesday night.
A win will see the Reds secure early qualification to the Champions
League knockout phase
and, Neville says, improve his chances of
adding to his appearance tally.
"We're now in a really strong position where we just need to win
one game
then maybe those players who haven't been playing for the
last eight months can get on the pitch for the matches that don't
matter so much!" the United skipper told Manchester United
Radio.
Neville's not played a first-team match since March after damaging
his ankle against Bolton Wanderers but played almost 60 minutes for
United's Reserves in last week's 6-1 win over Stockport County in
the Manchester Senior Cup.
Meanwhile, Sir Alex's side beat Dynamo Kyiv 4-2 a fortnight ago and
many have tipped the Reds to continue their free-scoring form on
Wednesday night. Neville's certainly confident United can beat the
Ukrainian champions, although he's not convinced we'll see a glut
of goals.
"I think Kyiv will play a completely different game at Old
Trafford. They'll sit behind the ball, play on the counter attack
and it will be more difficult to break them down because they won't
have the same kind of attacking ambitions this time.
"When you're in front of your home fans you're almost forced to
attack but they won't have that same pressure on them this
time.
"This time we're expected to win and why shouldn't we win? We're
playing well, we're confident and this is a great chance for us to
qualify at such an early stage of the competition.
"But we can't get carried away. We were in a similar position last
year and made it hard for ourselves. And I remember when Kyiv came
here in 2000 and nearly scored a late goal to knock us out of the
Champions League. We have to be careful."