Old Trafford, tomorrow, 12.30pm

BLACKBURN

(probable) 4-4-2

FRIEDEL

SHORT

GRESKO

BABBEL

TODD

FLITCROFT

FERGUSON

EMERTON

YORKE

JANSEN

REID

MANCHESTER UNITED (probable) 4-4-2

HOWARD

O'SHEA

FERDINAND

SILVESTRE

FORTUNE

RONALDO

KEANE

P NEVILLE

GIGGS

FORLAN

VAN NISTELROOY

REFEREE:

STOP PRESS

Rovers boss Graeme Souness is sweating on the fitness of Dwight Yorke who is battling to shake off a thigh problem but David Thompson (right) is definitely out with a knee injury. Andy Cole and Lucas Neill are both suspended but Craig Short could return in defence. United are missing Paul Scholes (groin) and Ole Solksjaer (knee). Gary Neville (achilles) is rated 50/50.

TACTICS

Rovers are likely to stick with a 4-4-2 formation against the champions because Graeme Souness believes attack could be the best form of defence

OPPOSITION KEY MAN

PHIL NEVILLE:

It's not often that Neville gets top billing among Sir Alex Ferguson's stellar squad but the England international has been United's player of the season so far. He's currently being used as the anchorman in midfield which has given Roy Keane the licence to bomb forward

YOUNG GUN

With a name like RONALDO, United's Portuguese whizz-kid was always going to create quite a stir in the Premiership. He wooed the public with a stunning debut against Bolton and he's been terrorising full-backs with his extravagant step-over routine ever since. But is he a one-trick pony or a genuine thoroughbred?

THE STATS

FORM GUIDE

Rovers last 6 (Premiership)

LLLLLW

Goals scored 3

Goals conceded 10

Points 3

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United last 6

22

30

11

36

11

28

Goals scored 2

Goals conceded

Points

MATCH ODDS

United 1/4, Rovers 9/1, draw 7-2

FIEST GOALSCORER

Rovers: Jansen 10/1, Yorke 10/1, Gallagher 12/1, B Ferguson 20/1, Reid 20/1, Emerton 20/1

United: Van Nistelrooy 3/1, Forlan 5/1, Giggs 6/1, Ronaldo 8/1, Fletcher 14/1, Keane 20/1

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LAST SEASON:

April 19 2003: United 3 Rovers 1: Berg 24 Van Nistelrooy 20, Scholes 42, 61

TOP SCORERS

Rovers: Cole 5

United: Van Nistelrooy 11

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