Portsmouth vs Manchester United

sand king SG

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Wednesday, 15 August 2007

Channel: 22

Portsmouth vs Manchester United - 2:45am - (Live)

dragg SG

its a must win match for man u especially after they dropped 2 pts at home.

sand king SG

Agreed, i hope we see Tevez play. (:

imprezaWRXSTi22B SG

sian. 2.45am. will probably skip this.

good luck! tevez shld play.... since rooney is out.

noticed ronaldo and nani juz keep whacking the ball... shld go for precision rather than power...

sand king SG

why why? haha i'll sleep early, then wake up for the match. Then go to school Laughing

imprezaWRXSTi22B SG

sleep early ah. Mission:Impossible for me.... the timing like ECL match. i hate ECL..... for their crazy unearthly timings.... Mr. Green

so how? got get the 07/08 jersey bo? i was asking about who know where got cheap lobang for 04/06 jersey but nobody reply me. sad. Confused Sad Sad Mad Neutral

sand king SG

haha i wanted to buy it, but had to pay for my phone bills.

then last weekend i had saved enough, just short of 30 bucks!
but i spent everything on movie and 2 albums Mr. Green Mad Laughing DOH!

CKeer SG

I hope United will emerge 3-1 winners. No offense but i find Pompey's performance slipped after watching Pompey match against Derby and United would probably still be frustrated not to get their first goal of their EPL campaign despite having so many chances to score.

Cheers.
CK

zocoss SG

Tevez set for debut at Portsmouth

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson said Carlos Tevez is likely to make his debut for the club in Wednesday's league game at Portsmouth. The 23-year-old completed his move to United last Friday and may even start the game as a result of the recent injury to fellow forward Wayne Rooney. "He trained very hard at the weekend and will be doing light training until the day of the game," said Ferguson. "We will now be getting Carlos ready for Wednesday's match."

At the official unveiling of the Argentina international, Ferguson said that the player's heroics for West Ham last season convinced him that the striker was worth bringing to Old Trafford. Tevez, who has signed a two-year deal, helped the Hammers avoid relegation, including grabbing the winner at Old Trafford in the last game of the 2006-2007 campaign. "He made a big contribution by saving them from the drop," added Ferguson. "West Ham won something like seven out of nine games in the run-in, which was championship form, and most of those victories were down to Carlos."

The United manager said he would have sealed the Tevez deal earlier but was unable to because of "complicated" factors. The Argentine joined the Old Trafford outfit after his agent Kia Joorabchian paid West Ham a £2m settlement. Tevez said: "I am happy to be with a group of people who are not only football stars but humble as human beings. When asked whether an eventual partnership with a fit Wayne Rooney would work because of their similar styles, he said: "All great players need to play with each other - we are 50% similar."

Dead_Man_Inc SG

tonight midnight is the match right? or tomorrow?

zocoss SG

No, tonight is Tottenham Hotspur Vs Everton at 3:00am. Man U match tomorrow, wed (thur morning) 2:45am on Ch 22.

Dead_Man_Inc SG

i see i see

thanks alot Wink

Dead_Man_Inc SG

hope for this match, giggs can revert back to left wing, and evra back to left-back.

we need to rely more on the wings too, not like the last match.

maybe nani or anderson can play behind tevez at the frontline

but all this is up for ferguson to decide...

sand king SG

Oh, so the match is on the 16th yea?

so confused haha, i woke up this morning thinking i missed the match Laughing

omgukilledkenny SG

thurs morning lor lol.

LinkageII SG

man u must win ah!!

sand king SG

Laughing my internal clock coc k up one Embarassed

I-like-flings(m) SG

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relax lah... after new yr then start to win also can lah Laughing

omgukilledkenny SG

Portsmouth will run fitness checks on groin injuries to defender Sol Campbell and midfielder Pedro Mendes.

Midfielder Gary O'Neil could return following summer ankle surgery, Kanu could start if boss Harry Redknapp opts to rotate his strikers.

Manchester United's new signing Carlos Tevez will make his debut.

Wayne Rooney, Louis Saha and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer are all injured, and Mikael Silvestre is also doubtful aftr limping out of the draw against Reading.

Portsmouth (from): James, Lauren, Distin, Campbell, Hreidarsson, O'Neil, Pedro Mendes, Davis, Muntari, Kanu, Utaka, Nugent, Benjani, Hughes, Traore, Pamarot, Stefanovic, Traore, Ashdown.

Man Utd (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Brown, Simpson, Ferdinand, Vidic, Silvestre, Pique, Evra, O'Shea, Fletcher, Carrick, Scholes, Hargreaves, Nani, Giggs, Ronaldo, Tevez, Saha, Solskjaer.

BIG-MATCH FACTS

Portsmouth are looking to beat Manchester United for the fourth time in five home Premier League meetings.

United, who were surprisingly held to a goalless draw by Reading at Old Trafford on Sunday, have never failed to win at least one of their first two fixtures of a Premier League season.

This match brings together the two oldest managers in the Premier League; Sir Alex Ferguson and Harry Redknapp have a combined age of 125, with the Red Devils' boss the senior by five years, at 65 years of age.

omgukilledkenny SG

Mr. Green Interesting facts.....

Paul Scholes is one goal short of holding the record outright as Manchester United's highest scorer of Premier League goals. He has netted 95 and equalled Ruud van Nistelrooy's total. Ryan GIGGS has scored 93 times in the Premier League.

Giggs is a double short of 100 career League goals.

If he plays:-

Michael Carrick will be making his 200th career Premier League appearance (West Ham, Tottenham and Manchester United).

If on the field from the outset:-

Gary Neville will be making his 350th Premier League start - all for the Red Devils.

John O'shea will be making his 200th start for Manchester United.

Rio Ferdinand will be making his 150th Premier League start in a United shirt.