Bolton v Man Utd
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Bolton defender Quinton Fortune is unlikely to face his former club after picking up a calf injury in training.
Kevin Nolan is suspended and Abdoulaye Faye (concussion), Nicolas Anelka (knee) and El-Hadji Diouf (ankle) are all rated as doubtful.
Ronaldo could return for Manchester United after recovering from the flu virus that kept him out last week.
Boss Sir Alex Ferguson is likely to change his entire team from the side that beat Crewe in the Carling Cup.
BOLTON WANDERERS against Manchester United is a top three showdown pitting the Premiership's tightest defence against the leading scorers. Victory for the hosts would see them leapfrogging the table toppers
Ivan CAMPO is Bolton's leading scorer with four goals.
MANCHESTER UNITED are chasing their eighth victory in 10 Premiership outings, and fourth on the bounce. Like Bolton, two of their last three victims have included Newcastle and Liverpool. The Red Devils 'doubled' Bolton last season and have won their last three Premiership meetings.
Louis SAHA and Ole Gunnar SOLSKJAER are United's joint leading scorers with six goals each.
Bolton boss Sam Allardyce:
"We have to cope with what United will throw at us.
"We've just beaten Liverpool and if we could go to Old Trafford and win as well in such a short space of time it ould be something of a miracle for us.
"It's such a big game for us that the players will drive themselves to their very limits to try and upset one of the big boys again. "But we are proud of our defensive record and will use that as catalyst to try and maintain it."
Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Hunt, Faye, Meite, Ben Haim, Giannakopoulos, Campo, Speed, Tal, Davies, Diouf, Anelka, Walker, Pedersen, Vaz Te, Fojut, Smith, Al Habsi.
Manchester United: Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Neville, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, O'Shea, Silvestre, Evra, Heinz, Fletcher, Ronaldo, Scholes, Carrick, Giggs, Richardson, Saha, Rooney, Smith, Solskjaer. -
this will be a big test.
i predict a draw. -
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Bolton v Man Utd - Ch 23 - 10:00pm (Live)
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United look to end fine Bolton home record
MANCHESTER, England, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Premier League leaders Manchester United are gearing up for a major test of their title credentials at near neighbours Bolton Wanderers on Saturday.
Bolton are unbeaten at home but United manager Alex Ferguson is looking to end that record and extend an impressive start to the season which has raised hopes of a first championship win since 2003.
"Bolton have not lost a goal at home, which is a fantastic record and only reflects the job that Sam (Allardyce) continually does there," Ferguson said on Friday.
"It won't be easy, but we are playing well and I am happy with the consistency and the form," he told reporters.
"It's going to be consistency we need if we are going to really challenge for the league and have a real go.
"You always know it's going to be a hard game. We are prepared for a hard game and you have to perform in hard games.
"We are not expecting it to be easy, but hopefully we can keep our run going," he added.
Bolton's direct approach has come in for criticism from rival managers in the past, with Arsenal notably struggling to come to terms with their tactics when they go to the Reebok Stadium.
However, United are yet to lose at Bolton in the Premier League and Ferguson has never found fault with the way Allardyce's side has played.
"I think if there has been criticism (from anyone) it's simply because he has beaten them," Ferguson said.
"Nobody likes to lose and therefore you maybe find reason to think the way they play is unfair. It's a silly argument and I don't understand it.
"Everybody has got their own way, but I couldn't possibly think that any Bolton fan would be disappointed with how their fortunes have changed over the last few years and that's who Sam will be most interested in."
Bolton, who are third in the table, remain an aerial threat from set pieces.
But Ferguson believes they have altered their style of play to accommodate players like summer signing Nicolas Anelka, who the United manager admitted had interested him at times during his much-travelled career.
United have a virtually fully fit squad to choose from with Cristiano Ronaldo and John O'Shea being added to the players who beat Liverpool last Sunday to maintain top spot from Chelsea on goal difference. -
A tricky tie......and will be exciting!
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nolan will be missed in the bolton midfield
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is that bolton ?
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man u lead with a rooney double
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Wooohooo..
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man u really tore them apart in the first 10 mins.
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Full time
4-0 to united... -
Vidic and Carrick played well in this match... Vidic cut off most of the high balls into the box and Carrick show good vision to put the through balls in for Rooney and saha for the 1st & 3rd goal.
Overall, an unexpected result...
Rooney got his hat-trick. -
Man u will go all the way towards the title. I see something special in this season's squad.
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Nabeiz.. Ferdinand costs a bomb but Vidic has thus far been alot more effective n solid..Originally posted by zocoss:Vidic and Carrick played well in this match... Vidic cut off most of the high balls into the box and Carrick show good vision to put the through balls in for Rooney and saha for the 1st & 3rd goal.
Overall, an unexpected result...
Rooney got his hat-trick.
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carrick is really not living up to his price tag.
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he did well in that match really he assisted 2 goals i thinkOriginally posted by dragg:carrick is really not living up to his price tag.
he seems ordinary.
putting him as dm playmaker and allow scholes to go forward is a good idea but he can't really run that fast to tackle the opponents but he can only act as a playmaker like Lampard and sometimes go forward
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Originally posted by Gackt247:Nabeiz.. Ferdinand costs a bomb but Vidic has thus far been alot more effective n solid..
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did you really watch the game at all? he supplied not 1, but 2 sublime pass in the match which resulted in 2 goals. That's what Fergie paid him to do so- his vision and passing quality.Originally posted by dragg:carrick is really not living up to his price tag.
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Rooney is the man in Man U team, his form directly affect the team performance.
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Well not exactly, I see that other players can step up the platter and deliver when it matter most. Look at games when Rooney was poor in form, United have other players like Giggs,Scholes,Ronaldo,Saha who can change the game with their individual brilliance.Originally posted by T.Ryousuke:Rooney is the man in Man U team, his form directly affect the team performance. -
Against strong team he is the main man, but Saha still not able to replace RVN completely yet. Giggs is getting slow but does position himself well. Ronaldo is a dancer not a footballerOriginally posted by Takumi2eLimit:Well not exactly, I see that other players can step up the platter and deliver when it matter most. Look at games when Rooney was poor in form, United have other players like Giggs,Scholes,Ronaldo,Saha who can change the game with their individual brilliance. . Scholes is a player who work very hard. -
i was reading a book while watching. i only saw the goals.Originally posted by Takumi2eLimit:did you really watch the game at all? he supplied not 1, but 2 sublime pass in the match which resulted in 2 goals. That's what Fergie paid him to do so- his vision and passing quality. 
i didnt notice that carrick was the one who supplied the ball. but rooney was really skillful.
sorry, no disrespect to carrick and man u.