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Fulham vs Manchester UnitedFulham's Franck Queudrue suffered a badly bruised ankle in training with Liam Rosenior taking his place at left-back against Manchester United. Michael Brown is available again after his ban, but Fulham will be without Vincenzo Montella (suspension).
Brian McBRIDE is Fulham's leading scorer, with 11 goals - eight in the Premiership. Only Liam ROSENIOR has been on the field for every minute of every one of Fulham's Premiership matches this season.
Manchester United wingers Ryan Giggs and Cristiano Ronaldo have both been passed fit. Ronaldo sustained a foot injury in the win over Lille, while match-winner Giggs suffered a minor knock.
Cristiano RONALDO is United's top scorer with 15 goals. They're all in the Premiership. RONALDO has scored four goals in three starts and one substitute appearance against Fulham.
Fulham boss Chris Coleman:"We respect United but we don't fear them. If you fear them it's over before you start. At Old Trafford earlier in the season we were like rabbits caught in the headlights, we never asked them questions, it was a nothing performance. "Whatever happens we have to make sure they know they have been in a game."
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson:"We have a terrific chance of the title. But we don't want to look too far ahead. It can make a difference in people's minds if we open a bigger lead and Chelsea start to close it. But if we win our games, what does it matter? "We are in a busy period now, so the use of our squad is going to be important," he said.
"There is no question we have more options this season than we had last, and I don't have any concerns in terms of confidence and the overall performance of the team."
Fulham : Lastuvka, Warner, Volz, Christanval, Knight, Rosenior, Radzinski, Diop, Brown, Smertin, Davies, Helguson, McBride, Bocanegra, John Dempsey.
Man Utd : Van Der Sar, Kuszczak, Neville, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Silvestre, Evra, Heinze, Ronaldo, Park, Fletcher, Scholes, Carrick, Giggs, Richardson, Larsson, Rooney, Saha, Solskjaer.
REFEREEPeter Walton (Northamptonshire)
LAST SEASON'S CORRESPONDING GAMEFulham 2-3 Manchester United
1 October 2005 - Ref: Howard Webb
Fulham scorers: John 2, Jensen 28
Man United scorers: Van Nistelrooy 17 pen, 45, Rooney 18
THIS SEASON'S REVERSE FIXTUREManchester United 5-1 Fulham
20 August 2006 - Ref: Andre Marriner
Man United scorers: Saha 7, Pearce 15 og, Rooney 16, Ronaldo 19, Rooney 64
Fulham scorer: Ferdinand 40 og
HEAD TO HEAD TOTALSat Fulham only
League: Fulham 8 wins, Man United 8, Draws 10
Prem: Fulham 0 wins, Man United 2, Draws 3