Manchester United Blog

So tonight's friendly could be the first glimpse of what we are capable of this season (charity shield been a clearer indication). Well this is what i found regarding tonight's game. Just note that I wont be guessing who will be playing or not I'm just gonna post what i can gather off the net.

• "Nani got a little injury in his ankle in training on Monday," said the boss(SAF). "He's a bit of a doubt for Wednesday's game."
• Neville, Saha and Solskjaer are still all out due to surgery.
• Hargreaves and Anderson have been in training since Monday so should make their debuts soon either tonight(unlikely though) or against Peterborough.
• Not much news to be found online regarding Inter's injuries or rested players.
• Mancini did have this to say though "I've never played in Old Trafford, nor against United...So I'm delighted to come to a venue which has played a such an important part in the history of football."

News.

• Rossi to join Villa Real. A club spokesman said "The transfer is subject to a medical which is expected to take place in Spain tomorrow." This means that SAF must be confident in signing Tevez. We sold Rossi for a reported £6. SAF has revealed that MUFC have first option on the player, which is a great for us. Lets hope he has a good few seasons at Villa Real.
• Tevez's "owners", led by Kia Joorabchian, produced a secret document that seriously questioned the credibility of West Ham over the player's ownership.The club will get the chance to put their case when the injunction is heard over three days from August 22 and Joorabchian aims to subpoena chairman Eggert Magnusson and chief executive Scott Duxbury to give evidence.
• Van der Sar is fighting to keep his place as the first choice keeper, he said "You always have to be at your best at United because if you don’t someone else is always ready to take your place,” Lets be honest we dont want to have the same problem as we did when Schmeichel left, we need to start leaving Van der Sar on the bench as often as we can and determine whether or not kuz can handle it.
• Smith might be going West Ham. this may mean one of two things, either this could be part of a Tevez Deal, or its absolute cr*p. We wont be able to hunt down a treble with only Rooney, Saha, Solskjaer ans Fangzhou.

What happened today in the history of Manchester United. 1932 Scott Duncan took over as United boss. He later became one of the club's longest-serving managers, despite mixed fortunes under his tenure. He resigned after 14 matches of the 1938/39 season and joined Ipswich Town.