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Magpies aims to upset Manchester United
19 Apr 2011 at 06:06hrs | Views
United head to Newcastle tonight, just three days after missing out on the chance of a treble by losing to Manchester City in the FA Cup semifinals. But Arsenal's players go to Tottenham tomorrow trying to get over the injury-time penalty equaliser that earned Liverpool a 1-1 draw on Sunday to leave the Gunners six points back in second place.
Any slip-up by Arsenal against their local rivals could then leave defending champions Chelsea, which host Birmingham in tonight's other match, as United's closest challenger with five games remaining.
United are still strong favourites to win the Premier League but cannot afford to relax just yet.
"It doesn't matter when you play, you know you've got to recover and get on a winning streak again," United manager Alex Ferguson said.
Newcastle could be the perfect opponent for United, who will be without the suspended Paul Scholes after his red card against City at Wembley. United are unbeaten in 17 matches against Newcastle since September 2001 and the Magpies will be without suspended captain Kevin Nolan, who has scored 12 goals this season.
Arsenal's dramatic draw with Liverpool, in which they scored a penalty in the eighth minute of injury time before conceding another in the 12th, means they have dropped six points from their last three home matches.
Any slip-up by Arsenal against their local rivals could then leave defending champions Chelsea, which host Birmingham in tonight's other match, as United's closest challenger with five games remaining.
United are still strong favourites to win the Premier League but cannot afford to relax just yet.
"It doesn't matter when you play, you know you've got to recover and get on a winning streak again," United manager Alex Ferguson said.
Newcastle could be the perfect opponent for United, who will be without the suspended Paul Scholes after his red card against City at Wembley. United are unbeaten in 17 matches against Newcastle since September 2001 and the Magpies will be without suspended captain Kevin Nolan, who has scored 12 goals this season.
Arsenal's dramatic draw with Liverpool, in which they scored a penalty in the eighth minute of injury time before conceding another in the 12th, means they have dropped six points from their last three home matches.
Source - Byo24News
