Manchester United v Roma Preview

Tomorrow is the second leg of the Champion's League quarter finals for United. Last tuesday United beat Roma out in Rome 2-0 but we did loose Vidic for 2-3 weeks with an injury.
Before the match we have had some good injury news- Rio Ferdinand is going to have a fitness test before the match and he has a good chance of playing.
If we keep a clean sheet tomorrow then we are definetly through, we can also afford to loose 1-0 but we dont want to loose, we Ronaldo, Rooney, Tevez, Giggs and Nani have plenty of goals in them.

Manchester United
Squad: Van der Sar, Neville, Brown, Ferdinand, Silvestre, Evra, 0'Shea, Ronaldo, Scholes, Anderson, Nani, Hargreaves, Carrick, Giggs, Park, Rooney, Tevez, Kuszczak, Pique.
Injuries: We are still without Vidic, Saha and Fletcher. Nani should be fit to play. Silvestre and Neville could play a part in the match.
Mile Stones: If selected tomorrow Paul Scholes could make his 100th Champion’s League appearance. Keeper Edwin Van Der Sar could also make his 100th European appearance which does include his two UEFA Super Cup matches.
John O’Shea could play in his 50th Champion’s League match tomorrow and he is expected to play a part with Vidic being injured.
Form: DWWWW
Middlesbrough 2-2 Manchester United
Roma 0-2 Manchester United
Manchester United 4-0 Aston Villa
Manchester United 3-0 Liverpool
Manchester United 2-0 Bolton

Roma
Injuries: Totti will not play for Roma tomorrow, so they will be without their star man and captain again. Alberto Aquilani is not fit, David Pizarro may replace him
Mile Stones: Tomorrow Roma will make their 50th Champion’s League match.
Form: WLDWL
Roma 3-2 Genoa
Roma 0-2 Manchester United
Cagliari 1-1 Roma
Roma 2-1 Empoli
Lazio 3-2 Roma

Keeper Doni’s thoughts:
“We could spring a surprise,” the keeper insisted. “They have a 2-0 lead to protect, but we will go for it.“We have to believe that we can do this as it isn’t over and we must fight to the end. In my opinion the game is very much open“We are very well aware that it won’t be easy, but we believe we have what it takes to show the heart to surmount this obstacle.”


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