Manchester United v Chelsea: Sir Alex Ferguson prepared to rest players for clash against Schalke 04
Sir Alex Ferguson has arguably become used to juggling multiple tournaments with somewhat limited firepower at his disposal for quite some time now. Heading into the midweek tie against Schalke 04 in the semi-final of the UEFA Champions League at Old Trafford,
the Scot looks to rest a couple of key players.
The ploy is in line with the manager’s hopes to get a couple of extra strides out of them for the game against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 on Sunday.
After positively dominating proceedings and coming out with a favourable result away from home, Ferguson would arguably be tempted to start making preparations for the final at Wembley. With that said and knowing how the Scotsman operates, he would look
to make absolutely sure that the side that starts against Schalke is able to get the job done despite the home advantage.
It has been reported that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Wayne-Rooney-c36736 and Javier Hernandez will be rested for the Champions League game as the Manchester United manager looks to ‘freshen’ things up. The match against Chelsea that follows the second leg of the European fixture looks set
to decide the fate of the Barclays Premier League title. The added incentive of overtaking http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 for the most number of domestic titles is sure to be playing on Ferguson’s mind.
Bulgarian striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 international Michael Owen have been highlighted as the prime candidates to get the job done against the Bundesliga side. However, Ferguson looks rather reluctant to experiment with the back four.
Ferguson commented, “I will make some changes on Wednesday without question. I will bring http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michael-Owen-c25355.”
The Red Devils boss further added, “We'll need to do that but I will probably keep my experienced players at the back. We have a big week ahead. Wednesday is a European semi-final second leg and then the game on Sunday. Two massive games, so we will regroup
and freshen it up.”
The upcoming week remains to be crucial in United’s season. Can they come out with both hands full?
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