Manchester United Vs Wigan Athletic: Pre Match babble
Thankfully the international break is over and United managed to come through without any serious injuries after a few scares. Both new boys Van Persie and Kagawa picked up injuries while doing their international duties, Van Persie had to be carried off on a stretcher in Holland’s 4-1 victory over Hungary, and in case you hadn’t noticed RvP is ever so slightly injury prone so it was a relief this morning to hear that he will be fit for the game against Wigan. Shinji Kagawa was also forced to pull out of Japans 1-0 win against United Arab Emirates after feeling a twinge in his back during training. The back is a nightmare when its hurt so he did the right thing by pulling out and it is great to see he shouldn’t miss to much action for the Red Devils. Whether either of them will start is any ones guess, I expect Kagawa to start but I wouldn’t be surprised to see Van Persie start the game on the bench just to be on the safe side.
Wigan Athletic have cemented themselves as a Premier League club since they arrived for the first time in 2005 and with Roberto Martinez running the team they play some really attractive attacking football, after last year United fans should know that they are a tough team to beat. I love the way they play however over recent years, come the end of the season, they always seem to be fighting relegation and given the football the can play I think its time the club got a few solid mid table finishes behind them enabling the club to progress. I think they have the potential to do it but the phrase I used at the end of last season was that they need to poop or get off the pot, I said poop, honest.
Wigan may be an attacking side but Manchester United at Old Trafford really should have enough about them to see off the fight, a spirited one I am sure.
There are some things to celebrate this week though as Darren Fletcher is set to be included in the squad for the first time since November last year with an stomach condition that did look like it was going to threaten his career and the living legend that is Paul Scholes could make his 700th appearance for united if he takes part on Saturday, so lets hope we get to see a Scholsey special and I don’t mean a red card. I’m sure United fans everywhere will be delighted to see them both enter the fray come Saturday and the occasions are capped by three lovely points.
Its still early days in the hunt for the title but every game counts and winning margins can be fine so it is important that the lads get three points at home and if they can keep getting the wins in the theatre then it will certainly be a good year. It may have only been two weeks with out premiership football but for us fans that is two weeks more than we want so I for one cannot wait Saturday and what should be a great game to watch
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