MU without Vidic Go to San Siro

Manchester United back line will not be strengthened by Nemanja Vidic. Chelsea defender is likely to face AC Milan's absence due to nerve problems in his knee.

MU without Vidic when come to the San Siro to melakoni first leg last 16 of the Champions League, Wednesday (17/2/2010). That means that Serbia international defender has never played for the year 2010.

While Rio Ferdinand has been confirmed fit for the match against Milan this. Absence of Vidic made manager Alex Ferguson will play with Jonny Evans Ferdinand or Wes Brown.

As reported by Reuters, Ryan Giggs has also been confirmed missing after a crack in his hand last week. Nani is suspended while in the domestic fight, ready to take Ferguson.

However, Ferguson does not lack in the front-line players. Wayne Rooney will still be hope for the MU on the front lines in the face of Milan, however, kept asking Rooney wary of the threat of Milan squad later.

However, Rooney remained wary of the threat asking Milan squad. "Milan have a few players who can score goals from set pieces. So I think we should be aware of," he said.

MU team: Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Foster, Neville, Brown, Rafael, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra, Fabio, Park, Nani, Valencia, Carrick, Scholes, Fletcher, Gibson, Rooney, Owen, Berbatov, Diouf.

The defeat of Leeds Brings Blessings for MU

Manchester United excluded from the FA Cup hunt actually brought its own blessings for Sir Alex Ferguson and his players to achieve excellence in Europe.

after defeated 0-1 by Leeds United, Manchester United did not have the burden to show the oldest football competition in the world. Thus, the Red Devils squad have time to rest before the game last 16 of the Champions League against AC Milan next, February 16.

If MU still survive in the FA Cup, then they certainly will compete in the fifth round will be held on the weekend.

"From the standpoint of preparation ahead of the game at the European level we are happy to rest on the weekends. We were lucky not to have the game on Saturday because we were left out of the FA Cup and we will take advantage of these conditions"Ferguson explained.

"The players will get a break in a few days because they have worked hard and would not return to practice on Saturday," he continued.

Ferguson also expressed his envy of the privileges obtained from the body Milan Italian football, which he said would not be obtained by English clubs.

"AC Milan played on Friday night. It was a relief for the European team from their country. We did not get it here (UK), "said 68-year coach.

Benitez Said There should Penalty

Liverpool coach, Rafael Benitez, disappointed with the referee's decision in a fight versus Arsenal, Wednesday (10/2/2010). Benitez believed his team deserved a reward in injury-time penalty.

 The incident began with Steven Gerrard free kick in the last minute. Found Gerrard kick hit the hands of Cesc Fabregas, who jumped right on top of the penalty box line. The referee let the incident before the long whistle. "The Anfield Gank" protest, but did not change the results Arsenal 1-0 to win.

"It's very clear. It can not be trusted if he saw the replay and why the referee did not give it (penalty)," Benitez said.

"However, I think we also need to analyze the game is not just one mistake. In the second half we pushed and I think we deserved at least a point," he added.

The game itself is colored with many passing errors and the final settlement was inaccurate in the first round. Nicklas Bendtner kick too high, Andrei Arshavin shot wide. In the Liverpool camp, only Maxi Rodriguez who could give hard kick from a distance of 20 meters, but the ball bounced once on the Arsenal defender Thomas Vermaelen.

Arsenal nearly conceded when David Ngog running after the ball in the penalty box. However, William Gallas managed to change the direction of the ball to deviate from the goal.

About Terry, Capello No Comment

England national team coach, Fabio Capello, decided to keep the contents of his conversation with defender John Terry, who led Terry dismissal from office team captain. According to him, the conversation is personal and when it was held only to satisfy public curiosity, would be unfair to Terry.

It was submitted relating to the disclosure of an affair with a former boyfriend Terry England defender, Wayne Bridge, Vanessa Perroncel. Criticized the British public's behavior and judge Terry was worthy of the tire captain. England Football Federation (FA) submit this issue to Capello.

According to several people close to Capello, Capello does not want to interfere with private business players. However, when it was threatening the integrity and the preparation of the team, especially for the 2010 World Cup South Africa, Capello will act firmly. This was later proved.

According to Capello, the problems over there. He has done his duty to keep the integrity of the national team. Public about who wants to know the details of the conversation, Capello was not considered part of his job. Moreover, given the controversy died down after that decision, Capello assess, discuss the details would only make the issue flared again this unfortunate and English.

"No question about John Terry or captain. I've talked to John Terry. You all know why. It was a private conversation. No question (about it). This is a normal weekend for me. No more problems," Capello said.