Contrary to popular belief both Vidic and Rooney started the match. Also in the starting line up Tevez would join Rooney up top. Park, Carrick, Scholes, and Ronaldo would play across the middle in the more traditional 4-4-2. Evra, Ferdinand, Vidic, and Brown in the back line with Van der Sar in goal. (Read More…)
Last game of the season. 13th place Wigan will host 1st place United Sunday May 11th. United are in the Champions League Final and are coming from a 4-1 thrashing of West Ham. United is on a great run, and they will gain an unbelievable amount of momentum for the Champions League Final by clinching the Premier League Title on Sunday.
The good news is Cristiano looks like he is back in form, and Vidic is set to return.
But not all is well, Nani is suspended and Rooney is not 100% but no need to panic United are 2-0-0 since losing Rooney to a hip injury.
Wayne Rooney will be fit for the Champions League Final on May 21st , but will not start for United on Sunday when they play their last match of the season! At best, Rooney will be on the bench
This is what Sir Alex had to say “You have to make the right decision, no matter what game it is or what squad you’ve got. You can’t pick players if they’re not fit and that’s a key issue. That’s why we have a medical department, that’s why we have five physiotherapists at this club. That’s why we place a lot of importance on our medical staff. They do their job properly and the players won’t play unless they’re 100 per cent.”
NermanjaVidic, on the other hand, looks fit and could very well start on Sunday. “I’m very hopeful Vidic will be fit for Sunday,” added Sir Alex. “Obviously the next two training sessions [Friday and Saturday] are very important for him. But he’s much, much better, clear medically, so hopefully I can get him for Sunday.
With the summer transfer window rapidly approaching, transfer rumors are inevitable. Most recently, Honduras midfielder Wilson Palacios, and Ecuadorian born Luis Antonio Valencia, of Wigan.
United will discuss an £8million deal for Palacios. While The Daily Mirror claims United will offer Louis Saha, plus cash, for Valencia
