Manchester United Thread

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I think we're more than capable of getting a draw at the San Siro. We have been really good away from home recently. We've drawn with Chelsea (with a few fringe players in our team), beaten Liverpool (with Morientes and down to 10 men) and beaten Arsenal. I'm actually more worried about the home game. We need to win that.
 
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Must agree. I too think that we seem to be playing alot better away from home this season. Maybe its the new formation but i fancy us getting a better result at the San Siro than OT.
 
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I think United have the best chance of all the English teams of going through really, they really up thier game on important nights and could be any team in the world in a simple knock-out tourny...

Arsenal will struggle against Bayern I think and I'm pretty sure Barcelona will make Chelsea's performance in the EPL seem like nothing...

Liverpool could beat Leverkusun but with a couple of players out I think they'll struggle.

Anyone think United could play 4-2-4 against Milan, it's a bit risky but it will fit all the players in (Keane, Scholes, Giggs, Ronaldo, Rooney, Nistelrooy), might leave some space down the sides depending on how well Giggs and Ronaldo can get back though.
 
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well i think we must try to not allow any goals on the home front right? so i think 4-5-1 is suitable for us at home. then at SS, we should move to 4-4-2 because then an away goal could prove more fruitful than a home goal.

as suggested, i think ruud should come on as a sub, for the first leg

----------------Rooney
Giggs----------------------------Ronaldo
--------Scholes--------P Nev
-----------------Keane

aand with ruud on the 2nd leg.

-----------------Ruud
----------Rooney
Giggs-------------------------Ronaldo
---------Scholes
--------------------Keane

-fb
 
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from the BBC

Head-to-head

* Manchester United and AC Milan have met each other on four previous occasions with each winning their home games.
* In the 1957/1958 Champions Cup semi-final, AC Milan won 5-2 on aggregate although they lost 2-1 at Old Trafford.
* 11 years later, Milan knocked United out at the same stage of the competition, this time winning the home leg 2-0 before losing the away leg 1-0.
* Manchester United have hosted Italian opposition on 10 occasions, winning seven and losing just once.
* That home defeat was against Juventus in November 1996, the Italians winning 1-0.
* Manchester United are unbeaten in their last five home matches against Italian opposition.
* Furthermore, United have won their last three matches (home and away) against Italian teams.
* AC Milan have visited England nine times and never won, drawing twice and losing seven.
* Their last visit was a 1-0 defeat at Leeds United in September 2000.
* Milan's two draws in England were both goalless, at Everton in September 1975 and Chelsea in September 1999.
* AC Milan have failed to score on their last four visits to England.
* AC Milan have not won a match against English opposition (home and away) since beating Everton 1-0 in October 1975.
* This is one of only six Milan victories against English clubs in 20 European matches.

European history

* Manchester United have won the Champions Cup/Champions League twice, in 1967/1968 and 1998/1999.
* United have also won the Cup Winners' Cup (1990/1991) as well as the Uefa Super Cup (1991) and Intercontinental Cup (1999) on one occasion each.
* AC Milan have won six Champions Cup/Champions League trophies with the last coming in 2002/2003.
* Milan have also won two Cup Winners' Cups, four Uefa Super Cups and three Intercontinental Cups.
* Milan have reached the knock-out stage in six of their nine Champions League participations.
* Manchester United have reached the knock-out rounds of the Champions League for the ninth season in a row.
* This sequence represents a competition record.
* The only United campaign that failed to negotiate the group phase came in the Red Devils' CL debut in 1994/1995.
* Manchester United have been knocked out of European competition by Italian clubs on four occasions.
* Juventus put United out of the Uefa Cup (1976/1977) and Cup Winners' Cup (1983/1984) in addition to United's two exits courtesy of AC Milan.
* AC Milan have failed at the hands of English clubs on three occasions - Chelsea beat them in the 1965/1966 Fairs Cup, Tottenham Hotspur in the semi-finals of the 1971/1972 Uefa Cup and Manchester City in the 1978/1979 Uefa Cup.

Current European form

* Manchester United have won their last four European home matches, three of which were in the Champions League.
* United are unbeaten in their last 22 European home matches, 20 of which were in the Champions League.
* United have scored in their last 18 European home matches, 16 of which were in the Champions League.
* United lost their last European match, 3-0 in Turkey against Fenerbahçe.
* Manchester United finished second behind Olympique Lyon in their first phase group.
* AC Milan won Group F with four wins, one draw and one defeat. FC Barcelona were second.
* AC Milan have lost just one European match this season, a 2-1 defeat in Barcelona.

Player and disciplinary info

* No players are suspended for this match.
* Manchester United's Liam Miller, Gabriel Heinze and Paul Scholes will be suspended on receiving another yellow card.
* For AC Milan, Gennaro Gattuso is also one yellow away from suspension.
* United employ this season's CL top scorer in Ruud van Nistelrooy. The Dutchman has netted eight times so far.
* Van Nistelrooy was the single season CL top scorer in both 2001/2002 and 2002/2003.
* He could become the first player to earn the distinction three times should he hold on to his lead.
* Van Nistelrooy is also United's most prolific goalscorer in Champions League with 42 goals although he didn't score all of them as a United player.
* Only Raúl has scored more Champions League goals than Van Nistelrooy.
* United's most experienced player in the competition is Gary Neville who has played 89 matches.
* Six others have broken the 50 barrier - Ryan Giggs (81), Paul Scholes (77), Ole Gunnar Solskjær (71), Roy Keane (69), Phil Neville (59) and Mikaël Silvestre (58) are the sextet.
* None of the Manchester United squad have played in all six of their Champions League matches this season.
* Milan striker Andrei Shevchenko has scored 31 Champions League goals in his career whilst team mate Filippo Inzaghi has 30 to his name.
* Paolo Maldini is Milan's most experienced Champions League player with 80 appearances, all for AC Milan.
* Four other Milan players - Clarence Seedorf (64), Andrei Shevchenko (62), Alessandro Costacurta (58) and Filippo Inzaghi (50) have broken the half century barrier.
* Dida, Maldini, Alessandro Nesta, Seedorf and Kaká have played in all six of Milan's Champions League matches this season.
* Dida, Maldini and Nesta have been on the pitch for every one of the 540 minutes this season.

Other miscellaneous facts

* United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has been in charge for more CL matches than any other trainer - 107 in total.
* Manchester United have won their last five matches in all competitions and eight of their last nine.
* Chelsea are the only team to have beaten Manchester United in 2005.
* Manchester United have played 45 matches in all competitions this season, the most by an English club.
* Milan have played 10 fewer matches than United in the 2004/2005 season.
* Over the weekend, Manchester United beat Everton 2-0 in the fifth round of the FA Cup, thereby advancing to the stage of the last eight.
* Manchester United are second in the FA Premiership, nine points behind leaders Chelsea.
* Last Saturday, AC Milan beat Cagliari 1-0 on a goal by Serginho in injury-time. As leaders Juventus drew Messina 0-0, AC Milan took over the lead in the Serie A from Juventus on goal difference.
 
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footieBalla said:
well i think we must try to not allow any goals on the home front right? so i think 4-5-1 is suitable for us at home. then at SS, we should move to 4-4-2 because then an away goal could prove more fruitful than a home goal.

as suggested, i think ruud should come on as a sub, for the first leg

----------------Rooney
Giggs----------------------------Ronaldo
--------Scholes--------P Nev
-----------------Keane

aand with ruud on the 2nd leg.

-----------------Ruud
----------Rooney
Giggs-------------------------Ronaldo
---------Scholes
--------------------Keane

-fb
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Milan confirmed theyre playing with a 4-1-2-2-1


---------Dida
Stam-Nesta-Maldini-Kala
--------Pirlo----------
Gattuso-------Seedorf
------Rui--Kaka------
--------Crespo


That means you lot need to worry about having 2 play makers.
 
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I heard Sergihno will be starting.
I believe Ruud should be starting.
 
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Milanista said:
Milan confirmed theyre playing with a 4-1-2-2-1


---------Dida
Stam-Nesta-Maldini-Kala
--------Pirlo----------
Gattuso-------Seedorf
------Rui--Kaka------
--------Crespo


That means you lot need to worry about having 2 play makers.
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thats gonna suit us IMO, kaka and rui arent the most defensive so your midfield is gonna loose out, also your gonna lack width looking at that, im really suprised theres no cafu in the team, is this due to injury??

Also stam at right back, against giggs and ronaldo!!

Are you sure this is right milansta??
 
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Milanista said:
Milan confirmed theyre playing with a 4-1-2-2-1


---------Dida
Stam-Nesta-Maldini-Kala
--------Pirlo----------
Gattuso-------Seedorf
------Rui--Kaka------
--------Crespo


That means you lot need to worry about having 2 play makers.
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keano will handle rui costa with ease.. and i suspect henize will be assignend to kaka, which heinze can handle as well, and of course rio will have zero problems with crespo, shevy injury is killing milan....
 
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Vannizzlefashizzal said:
thats gonna suit us IMO, kaka and rui arent the most defensive so your midfield is gonna loose out, also your gonna lack width looking at that, im really suprised theres no cafu in the team, is this due to injury??

Also stam at right back, against giggs and ronaldo!!

Are you sure this is right milansta??
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I guess Ancelotti wants to use a rock to stop the wingers. Rui Costa is playing more of a center role.

Gattuso will probably be fighting with Keane all game, where as Pirlo will be the creative man for us.

My fear is playing Crespo as a striker. I thnk our approach to this game is to be defensive and to concede no goals.
 
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Against Cagliari he played. He was good overall but finishing stunk. Good thing was that he did 3 nutmegs in the first half :)
 
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i think the mistake there is stam at right back, as vann mentioned. the whole point in having a strong fullback is so that none of those through balls or passes in the air can get over the top. playing stam on the wing would mean he would be on his toes a lot more than he has to be, and knowing him, he is not as mobile as cafu (however if he is injured, really, there isnt much you can do... pancaro perhaps?)

also @ lumlum, i dont think ruud should start, at any rate, since i cant influence sir alex, several articles have already confirmed that fergie will in fact not start the flying dutchman.

-fb

ps yes! the bloody cockneys lose again in europe. and a duff injury means chelski's odds of beating barca just got worse... this is our time! CMON UNITED!
 
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Cafu aint injured, just on the bench. Stam has started about 4 games as an RB. But really hes playing as a CB as he stays back most of the time and Maldini goes up more.
 
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i see... well that bit of information could've helped in my analysis of your backline ;)

well knowing this ... i guess that wont leave room in the middle, but in the flanks if the back four are squeezed in to accomadate for an immobile wingback. hopefully ronaldo and giggs can strut their stuff and create chances for 90 minutes

-fb
 
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manchester will win, plain and simple , milan is missing SHEVA , i dont know why he cant play though he just broke his cheek bone , they should wrap it up and get him rdy for the game, aaa hes just being lazy. I've seen players play with a white mask from hospital , i dont know why sheva cant play....
 
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Crespo has been recently rediscovering his form, so he's a real threat.
Sheva in a white mask, that would be intimidating :lol:
 
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codex said:
manchester will win, plain and simple , milan is missing SHEVA , i dont know why he cant play though he just broke his cheek bone , they should wrap it up and get him rdy for the game, aaa hes just being lazy. I've seen players play with a white mask from hospital , i dont know why sheva cant play....
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since one's forehead is in such close proximity to one's cheek, a slight bump on the forehead could do anything to that broken bone... anyway, who's to say what the result is tomorrow, a world-class club is a world-class club, one player will not make a monumental difference.

if the ac milan physio staff really want to protect sheva from further injuries (and we know facial injuries can be more problematic) then why risk it? at any rate, if they were to protect it fully, at this stage of the healing process, sheva would have to wear a mask so protective, his peripheral vision is as good as gone.

the players youve seen wearing those white masks are well into their recovery or are in the midst of their recovery from broken noses, and the like, but not several days after the injury.

-fb
 
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I'm definitely a little scared for tomorrow, but hey, this is what its about. Wish Fletch was healthy, I think with him on Fergie could have saved ronaldo/giggs as a sub when the defense was worn out a bit. That's also my concern with Ruud, against almost any other backline I'd pick him over Rooney, but the Rooney's so quick, can definitely outpace any of the defenders in a straight up sprint, so I'd consider him.

*fingers crossed*
 
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I'm expecting Rooney to shine tonight. The stage is set for him and I can't really imagine him having a bad game. This is the biggest game of his career and I'm sure he won't let his down.
 
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We are oozing confidence at the moment so i am confident we will take a lead over there!
 
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Dead Man said:
We are oozing confidence at the moment so i am confident we will take a lead over there!
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Thats the different between us and the other teams. We have so much momentum that I can't picture us losing. I really think we have a great chance of going all the way.
 
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Side news before crunch time tonight.Carroll is being a bitch again and Kleberson's deal with Corinthians is still on.C'MON UNITED!!!

Carroll In Deal Row
Manchester United keeper Roy Carroll goes into tonight’s clash with AC Milan after rejecting a second new contract offer. Carroll, who was hit by a coin at Everton on Saturday, now looks certain to leave Old Trafford in the summer. United's current No.1 is unhappy the second and latest offer from Old Trafford is based on pay-per-play conditions.
Neil Custis, The Sun

Kleber to Move On
Kleberson's agent has confirmed that the Manchester United star has reopened talks with Corinthians.It was reported late last week that a proposed move back to Brazil for Kleberson was off, but as skysports.com and leading sources in South American stated - the deal was never dead.Now Marcos Antonio e Silva - the player's father-in-law and agent - has revealed that talks have taken place again and a deal is close.
planetfootball.com




 
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phrase said:
Side news before crunch time tonight.Carroll is being a bitch again and Kleberson's deal with Corinthians is still on.C'MON UNITED!!!

Carroll In Deal Row
Manchester United keeper Roy Carroll goes into tonight’s clash with AC Milan after rejecting a second new contract offer. Carroll, who was hit by a coin at Everton on Saturday, now looks certain to leave Old Trafford in the summer. United's current No.1 is unhappy the second and latest offer from Old Trafford is based on pay-per-play conditions.
Neil Custis, The Sun

Kleber to Move On
Kleberson's agent has confirmed that the Manchester United star has reopened talks with Corinthians.It was reported late last week that a proposed move back to Brazil for Kleberson was off, but as skysports.com and leading sources in South American stated - the deal was never dead.Now Marcos Antonio e Silva - the player's father-in-law and agent - has revealed that talks have taken place again and a deal is close.
planetfootball.com
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Get rid of both!
 
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If we sell Carroll, we'll need another keeper. Iker Casillas would be the besy buy.
 
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RuneEdge said:
If we sell Carroll, we'll need another keeper. Iker Casillas would be the besy buy.
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Thats a understatment!

We should buy Sneijder to!
 
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Yeah. He's young like Casillas too. He probably wouldn't cost much either.
 
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Milanista said:
Cafu aint injured, just on the bench. Stam has started about 4 games as an RB. But really hes playing as a CB as he stays back most of the time and Maldini goes up more.
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yeah I would've thought Stam will really hold the position, he's not shy of going forward though, its usually his ditribution that lets him down in those situations, also its whether or not the occasion will get to him, sure he's played in big if not massive games at every level but this has a more personal touch for him, wanting to prove Fergie wrong, the great reception he's gonna get of us, im expecting a couple of rushes of blood to the head.

On the Sheva situation, it could be difficult for Sheva to get back into the swing of things, the psychological aspect could be worse than the injury, remember he could have died, attacking a 50-50 ball in the air might not seem like a good idea him....
 
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This is going to be my last post before the game, im off to the pre game with a bunch of people.

Wanna say that i hope for the best game ever, and want to see a spectacular game. I would be rather disappointed if its one sided, even by Milan, as it would be crap.

Toodles.
 
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