Old Trafford, tomorrow, 12.30pm
BLACKBURN
(probable) 4-4-2
FRIEDEL
SHORT
GRESKO
BABBEL
TODD
FLITCROFT
FERGUSON
EMERTON
YORKE
JANSEN
REID
MANCHESTER UNITED (probable) 4-4-2
HOWARD
O'SHEA
FERDINAND
SILVESTRE
FORTUNE
RONALDO
KEANE
P NEVILLE
GIGGS
FORLAN
VAN NISTELROOY
REFEREE:
STOP PRESS
Rovers boss Graeme Souness is sweating on the fitness of Dwight Yorke who is battling to shake off a thigh problem but David Thompson (right) is definitely out with a knee injury. Andy Cole and Lucas Neill are both suspended but Craig Short could return in defence. United are missing Paul Scholes (groin) and Ole Solksjaer (knee). Gary Neville (achilles) is rated 50/50.
TACTICS
Rovers are likely to stick with a 4-4-2 formation against the champions because Graeme Souness believes attack could be the best form of defence
OPPOSITION KEY MAN
PHIL NEVILLE:
It's not often that Neville gets top billing among Sir Alex Ferguson's stellar squad but the England international has been United's player of the season so far. He's currently being used as the anchorman in midfield which has given Roy Keane the licence to bomb forward
YOUNG GUN
With a name like RONALDO, United's Portuguese whizz-kid was always going to create quite a stir in the Premiership. He wooed the public with a stunning debut against Bolton and he's been terrorising full-backs with his extravagant step-over routine ever since. But is he a one-trick pony or a genuine thoroughbred?
THE STATS
FORM GUIDE
Rovers last 6 (Premiership)
LLLLLW
Goals scored 3
Goals conceded 10
Points 3
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United last 6
22
30
11
36
11
28
Goals scored 2
Goals conceded
Points
MATCH ODDS
United 1/4, Rovers 9/1, draw 7-2
FIEST GOALSCORER
Rovers: Jansen 10/1, Yorke 10/1, Gallagher 12/1, B Ferguson 20/1, Reid 20/1, Emerton 20/1
United: Van Nistelrooy 3/1, Forlan 5/1, Giggs 6/1, Ronaldo 8/1, Fletcher 14/1, Keane 20/1
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LAST SEASON:
April 19 2003: United 3 Rovers 1: Berg 24 Van Nistelrooy 20, Scholes 42, 61
TOP SCORERS
Rovers: Cole 5
United: Van Nistelrooy 11
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