Leeds United vs. Manchester United - Preview

Leeds United vs. Manchester United
Tuesday 28th October 2003, Elland Road
Carling Cup 3rd Round

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has vowed to make changes for the Carling Cup 3rd round tie against arch-rivals Leeds United. Paul Scholes and Roy Keane will both definitely be rested and Ibrox hero Phil Neville is rated 50/50 to start due to a hamstring injury.

"Nicky Butt, Eric Djemba-Djemba, David Bellion and Diego Forlan will all play." said Ferguson

"It will be a mix of that and the first-team squad, which is exactly the way we have always approached it. Roy Carroll will also play." he added

But Peter Reid's Leeds United will also make a few changes. Ex-England international David Batty will be rested and Reid will be able to recall World Cup winner Roque Junior and Ian Harte from suspension.

Leeds United and Manchester United will both be low on moral after both suffering heavy 3-1 defeats on the weekend and will both be looking to bounce-back to winning ways. But Leeds today announced massive debts of £78 million in total and that can't be good for moral.

If you fancy a flutter on tonight's game Man Utd have been made 11/10 by Coral to win tonight's match and Leeds have been made 9/5 to get back to winning ways.

Don't forget that coverage of the match is on Sky Sports 2, coverage starting from 19:00 

One of the shining lights in the Leeds side this season has been 'keeper Paul Robinson, who has put on a number of impressive displays. Robinson is looking to make the England goalkeepers job his own, and is set to rise to the challenge of an on-form United tomorrow.

Leeds United

2

U-N-I-T-E-D

1

Manchester United

Set as Homepage

Contact the Author

Add to Favourites