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Sir Alex Ferguson has urged worried north-east football
fans not to fret about the Manchester United team he will turn out
at Hull on Sunday.
With Middlesbrough, Newcastle and Sunderland all facing the
prospect of relegation from the Premier League, they are placing
their faith in Ferguson's team not to roll over at the KC Stadium
to effectively allow Phil Brown's side to survive.
All three clubs have distanced themselves from speculation they
might be tempted to launch a legal fight against United should
their team be so weak it fails to provide Hull with any kind of
resistance.
However, just days before a Champions League final against
Barcelona, they are acutely aware that Ferguson will rest almost
all his senior players to prevent any risk of injury.
The provisional squad named for Sunday's game
is:
Kuszczak, Amos, Neville, Brown, De Laet, Ferdinand,
Chester, Eckersley, Simpson, Fabio, Nani, Fletcher, Gibson, Tosic,
Martin, Drinkwater, Macheda, Welbeck.
