MUFC v NUFC Team Line Ups

By Tyne-Talk
August 17 2008

The line-ups have been announced. For Newcastle United Obafemi Martins will start upfront with Damien Duff supporting him, whilst Alan Smith will start the 90minutes on the bench. For Manchester United, as predicted Wayne Rooney will start the match after recovering from a virus, Tevez has not been named.

TEAM LINE-UPS

Manchester United: Edwin van der Sar, Wes Brown, Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra, Darren Fletcher, Michael Carrick, Paul Scholes, Fraizer Campbell, Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs.

Manchester United Subs: Tomasz Kuszczak, Gary Neville, Jonny Evans, Rafael da Silva, Rodrigo Possebon, John O'Shea, Gibson.

Newcastle United: Shay Given, Habib Beye, Steven Taylor, Fabricio Coloccini, Charles N'Zogbia, James Milner, Nicky Butt, Danny Guthrie, Jonás Gutiérrez, Damien Duff, Obafemi Martins.

Newcastle United Subs: Steve Harper, Luis Enrique, David Edgar, Nijtap Geremi, Sébastien Bassong, Ryan Donaldon, Alan Smith