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The Premier blog: Man Utd v Wigan
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Afternoon everyone... Robin van Persie and Shinji Kagawa are only fit enough to take their places on the bench, with Danny Welbeck and Javier Hernandez leading the line for United.
There’s no question of a lack of experience in their midfield today, however – Scholes, Carrick, Giggs and Nani having made almost 2,500 first team appearances.
At the back Alexander Buttner makes his debut with Patrice Evra out through injury. David De Gea, meanwhile, remains on the bench with Anders Lindegaard in between the posts.
Irish eyes will be on Wigan’s James McCarthy but you can’t fancy Roberto Martinez’s side to get a result, surely.
Anyway, here are the teams in full:
Man Utd: Lindegaard, Da Silva, Ferdinand, Vidic, Buttner, Nani, Scholes, Carrick, Giggs, Hernandez, Welbeck. Subs: De Gea, Evans, Valencia, van Persie, Cleverley, Powell, Kagawa.
Wigan: Al Habsi, Boyce, Caldwell, Ramis, Figueroa, Maloney, McCarthy, McArthur, Beausejour, Kone, Di Santo. Subs: Pollitt, Jones, Crusat, Watson, Gomez, Boselli, Miyaichi.
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Anton Ferdinand has REFUSED to shake the hands of John Terry and Ashley Cole. Suffice to say, we're never going to hear then end of this.
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Here are the teams from the other Premier League games:
Arsenal: Szczesny, Jenkinson, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Coquelin, Arteta, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Cazorla, Podolski, Gervinho.
Subs: Mannone, Koscielny, Andre Santos, Giroud, Walcott, Ramsey, Arshavin.
Southampton: Kelvin Davis, Clyne, Hooiveld, Fonte, Fox, Puncheon, Ward-Prowse, Schneiderlin, Steven Davis, Lallana, Lambert.
Subs: Gazzaniga, Yoshida, Rodriguez, Ramirez, Richardson, Mayuka, Chaplow.
Aston Villa: Guzan, Lowton, Clark, Vlaar, Lichaj, Holman, El Ahmadi, Ireland, Bannan, Weimann, Bent. Subs: Given, N’Zogbia, Agbonlahor, Westwood, Benteke, Bowery, Bennett.
Swansea: Vorm, Rangel, Tate, Williams, Davies, Britton, de Guzman, Michu, Dyer, Routledge, Graham. Subs: Tremmel, Hernandez, Shechter, Moore, Ki, Agustien, Richards.
Fulham: Schwarzer, Riether, Hughes, Hangeland, Riise, Duff, Sidwell, Baird, Kacaniklic, Berbatov, Rodallega. Subs: Stockdale, Kelly, Kasami, Karagounis, Briggs, Trotta, Smith.
West Brom: Foster, Jones, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell, Mulumbu, Yacob, Odemwingie, Morrison, Fortune, Long. Subs: Myhill, Rosenberg, Brunt, Dorrans, Lukaku, Gera, Dawson.
QPR: Julio Cesar, Bosingwa, Ferdinand, Nelsen, Da Silva, Wright-Phillips, Granero, Faurlin, Park, Johnson, Zamora.
Subs: Green, Cisse, Taarabt, Mackie, Onuoha, Dyer, Hoilett.
Chelsea: Cech, Ivanovic, Luiz, Terry, Cole, Mikel, Lampard, Ramires, Hazard, Bertrand, Torres.
Subs: Turnbull, Romeu, Oscar, Moses, Sturridge, Cahill, Azpilicueta.
Stoke: Begovic, Wilkinson, Shawcross, Huth, Wilson, Walters, Whelan, Nzonzi, Adam, Kightly, Crouch.
Subs: Sorensen, Cameron, Owen, Whitehead, Upson, Etherington, Jerome.
Man City: Hart, Maicon, Kompany, Lescott, Clichy, Nasri, Toure, Javi Garcia, Sinclair, Balotelli, Tevez. Subs: Wright, Dzeko, Kolarov, Rodwell, Barry, Silva, Toure. -
Back at Old Trafford, the teams are on the pitch and United are about to get us underway, playing into the Stretford End.
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2' - Strong start from United, Nani fizzing a cross in from the right which Danny Welbeck heads across goal.
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4' -PENALTY for Manchester United after Mike Oliver judges Ali Al Habsi to have taken down Danny Welbeck. Slight contact but it's pretty harsh. Came after a lovely through ball from Hernandez. No card and it's Hernandez that's set to take.
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5' - SAVED. Al Habsi gets down to the bottom left corner to palm away a tame spotter and it remains scoreless.
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#mufc ahhh boy missed penalty missing #Rooney powerby jetsongospel via twitter 9/15/2012 2:07:46 PM -
6' - Van Persie would have taken it if he had started but why didn't Giggs take it anyway?
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9' - The game has settled a bit now. Wigan still haven't threatened the United defence, though.
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12' - Couple of nice touches from McCarthy in the middle for the Latics as they enjoy first spell of possession but it's wasted out left with Figueroa.
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14' - Welbeck wins a corner for Unioted after his shot is blocked by Figeuroa. And up comes Vidic...
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Goalflash! Arsenal 1 (Jos Hooiveld Og 11) Southampton 0
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17' - Wigan goal-kick after Ramis drives the ball off Danny Welbeck.
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18' - Great chance for United and it's Welbeck again. Nani dinks the ball in from the edge of the box after a Rafael backheel and the Mancunian striker drills wide with his right boot.
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Goalflash! Aston Villa 1 (Matthew Lowton 16) Swansea 0
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For me Welback does not cut it out as a #manutd player. #mufcby BradleysEvents via twitter 9/15/2012 2:19:06 PM -
Santi Cazorla is running things at the moment #decentttt #AFCby BBlackmore via twitter 9/15/2012 2:19:16 PM -
I'd very much like my pillows to be made of the stuff Santi's first touch is made of. #AFCby shishir127 via twitter 9/15/2012 2:19:30 PM -
22' - Anders Lindegaard hasn't touched the ball yet but Wigan have a promising free wide on the right.
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24' - Welbeck heads over for United - I make that four dangerous moments from him so far - after Carrick flicked on to him.
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anton Ferdinand should be ashamed! if terry was racist he would of been charged!by lukethreadgold6 via twitter 9/15/2012 2:24:38 PM -
Up to Anton Ferdinand if he shakes Terry & Cole's hand, I don't blame him for not doing. But there's no need for pre-game handshakes anywayby chris_brookes via twitter 9/15/2012 2:24:47 PM -
Anton ferdinand should have used a joke electric hand shockerby jon7carter via twitter 9/15/2012 2:24:52 PM -
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#SCFC 's style of play is much alike holding X on FIFA and praying it lands at a player. Come on #MCFC #TheresOnlyOneCityby JackClarke34 via twitter 9/15/2012 2:28:41 PM -
31' - Wigan growing into it now with Maloney prominent but you have to say this United team aren't exactly firing on all cylinders. Very slow build-up play and apart from Welbeck misfiring, haven't managed to threaten.
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33' - Buttner has been decent for United so far - eating up plenty of ground down the left, he's quite fond of getting forward.
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35' - Poor from Nani as Giggs finds him with a beautiful through ball, but wastes the chance under minimal pressure.
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That movement from Gervinho, jeeez he drew the defender in and boom exploited space behind him. #AFCby UsherEdmund via twitter 9/15/2012 2:37:33 PM -
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Gibbs for a hat-trick of assisted own goals? #AFCby jameespatterson via twitter 9/15/2012 2:39:00 PM -
Plenty of goals at the Emirates but it remains scoreless in our feature game and at QPR-Chelsea.
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It's 4 and it's getting messy out there, a second own goal. #taxi4Southampton #afcby DukeSomerston via twitter 9/15/2012 2:39:13 PM -
Sending Off! Peter Odemwingie, West Brom, 38 Violent Conduct
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40' - It's not yet half-time but United fans, frustrated by their team's lack of attacking verve so far are signing for Robin van Persie and, erm, Cristiano Ronaldo.