Thursday, July 30, 2009

Wayne Rooney and Patrice Evra Ready for FA Cup Encounter with Derby County

(This entry was originally posted on Monday, February 9th, 2009)

Wayne Rooney and Patrice Evra were absent for Manchester United’s 1-0 victory at West Ham United on Sunday as both the players lacked match fitness. However, reports available in the media suggest that both Rooney and Evra could come back with Manchester United’s FA Cup fifth round showdown with Derby County next Sunday.

It was not that Rooney and Evra could not have become part of Manchester United squad that toured Upton Park. However, manager Sir Alex Ferguson was reluctant to risk two of his key players for a low profile premier league clash. Manchester United has been in excellent form recently as they have been in a winning run of eight games in premier league, apart from a run of 13 clean sheets in a row in premier league. As Rooney and Evra are waiting to return in action against Derby County, Manchester United is expected to get over the Derby County challenge pretty comfortably.

Related article:

Guardian

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