by Mojul » Sat Feb 17, 2007 2:42 pm
Man Utd v Reading
Old Trafford
Saturday 17 February
Fifth Round
Kick-off: 1715 GMT
Referee: Graham Poll (Hertfordshire)
Replay date (if required): Tues, 27 Feb, 2000 GMT
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Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo is expected to return after recovering from a virus.
Wayne Rooney is suspended and Edwin van der Sar is still missing - although he could return from his broken nose in the Champions League next week.
Reading boss Steve Coppell is expected to play several fringe players, but recent signings Michael Duberry and Greg Halford are Cup-tied.
Striker Kevin Doyle is a doubt with a hamstring injury.
Man Utd (from): Kuszczak, Heaton, Neville, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Silvestre, O'Shea, Evra, Heinze, Fletcher, Ronaldo, Scholes, Carrick, Park, Giggs, Richardson, Saha, Solskjaer, Larsson.
Reading (from): Federici, Hahnemann, de la Cruz, Murty, Ingimarsson, Bikey, Sodje, Shorey, Seol, Oster, Gunnarsson, Convey, Lita, Kitson, Long, Doyle, Hunt, Harper, Sidwell, Little.
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Man Utd boss Sir Alex Ferguson:
"Steve has made a marvellous contribution to the Premiership this year.
"What's encouraging is that he's done it mostly with British-based players,
"At a time when there's a contentious issue over the number of foreigners in our league, he's done it in a way which is surprising people."
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Reading captain Graeme Murty:
"The fifth round is the furthest we've been in the Cup for quite some time so of course we want to advance.
"We are not a big club but we have done our best against everyone and have not been overawed.
"You can allow Manchester United to be hard or you can embrace the challenge - and that's what we've done this year."
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