The emblematic stage of Anfield will welcome east Sunday the strong plate of the day: a Liverpool-Manchester United at which both rivals arrive with questions. The pressure more and more tightens Spanish technician Rafa Benítez, whom it confronts, perhaps, one of the worse injured crises of in its equipment in the five seasons that “network” takes like trainer.
The recent results do not favor either to the equipment of Merseyside, eighth in the league classification. Now, its next commitment with the leader, Manchester United, will give several worries to the Liverpool. “Reds” returned to remain without the services of Steven Gerrard, their captain, to the 25 minutes of the encounter of Champions to suffer itself of their injury of adductive.
The other great talisman of the group, the Spanish forward Fernando Towers, could return for this Sunday although they are some doubts about its state for the shock with the United. Yes it seems that the defense of the Liverpool could reclaim to Glen Johnson.
Rafa must fight with other “touched” players, as it is the case of the Spanish Albert Riera or the young person Martin Kelly, with ankle injury. Benítez got to admit this week that it does not have “nor idea” of the equipment that it will make for this Sunday but what it is clear is that the group must play a good role. And it is not going to be easy.
On the other hand, Alex Ferguson confronts its own crisis in Old Trafford, with a not at all encouraging panorama. That yes, does with good perspective in the European match, where they occupy the first position of group B after to have gained his three disputed encounter and like leader of the Premier. A situation diametrically opposed to the one of its next adversary.
The eleven of Ferguson also east Wednesday in their shock with the CSKA of a formation mined by the injuries was suffered. Nothing less than five of their key players was absent with different problems. It was the case of the English forward Wayne Rooney, with muscular problems since it was injured with England; of the Welsh end Ryan Giggs, the Scot Darren Fletcher, the French Patrice Evra and Korean Park Ji-Sung.
The Chelsea, to a point of the United
The Chelsea, full after annihilating to the Athletic one of Madrid by forceful a 4-0 in Stamford Bridge, will receive east Saturday to the Blackburn Rovers with a Frank Lampard who put aim in the feudos “blue” to his goleadora drought when writing down the third goal against the rojiblancos.
The Wigan de Roberto Martinez will visit the pending Burnley of the evolution of its doorman, Chris Kirkland, that the past dislocated a finger in second half of the tie to one before the Manchester City Sunday but that with that injury it even managed to finish the encounter.
The London Tottenham Hotspur continues within the four first in the table. Third parties in the classification, “spurs” will receive in White Hart Lane to the Stoke City, whereas the Arsenal of Arsene Wenger, fifth, visits Upton Park in derbi of Sunday with the West Ham United.
