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Manchester United Vs Aston Villa
| Quote: |  Gabor Kiraly returns to Old Trafford after last week's nightmare for what could be his final appearance for Aston Villa.
The goalkeeper's loan deal from Crystal Palace expires after the visit to Manchester United and he is likely to get the chance to banish his FA Cup demons.
On Sunday, Kiraly allowed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's injury-time shot to slip through his grasp to condemn Villa to a 2-1 third round defeat.
Martin O'Neill will keep faith with the Hungarian, but has both Thomas Sorensen and Stuart Taylor close to a return.
With the duo possibly in contention for next weekend's game with Watford, Kiraly is likely to be making his final outing for the club.
O'Neill is likely to be pressed into making at least one change from the side which lost in the cup as Stilian Petrov is set to miss out.
The midfielder has been struggling with a hamstring injury in recent games and it is expected to rule him out on Saturday.
Youngster Craig Gardner is also still sidelined with a groin complaint, so Steven Davis could be restored to the starting line-up.
Olof Mellberg is available again after suspension and will come back into the defence.
Martin Laursen could return for the Watford game after a knee injury, but Jlloyd Samuel is hoping for a start after making his first appearance since August as a substitute in the cup.
Milan Baros, wanted by Chelsea, impressed in scoring as a substitute last week and could dislodge Juan Pablo Angel from the starting line-up, while Chris Sutton is still out.
This will be the third time the two teams have met in three weeks, with United having won 3-0 at Villa in the Premiership prior to Christmas before last week's cup tie.
Henrik Larsson marked his United debut with the opening goal in that cup success and he will hope to keep his place alongside Wayne Rooney.
United are hoping Louis Saha will be fit to return after a groin injury, but such was the nature of Larsson's bow that the Frenchman may have to settle for a place on the bench.
Solskjaer is another attacking option for Sir Alex Ferguson to consider as his side look to maintain, or even increase, their six-point lead over Chelsea.
Paul Scholes sat out the cup game and he should return in midfield in a move which could see Park Ji-sung drop to the bench and Ryan Giggs move back out to the wing.
Nemanja Vidic was another player to miss out last week and he will hope to return at Wes Brown's expense in central defence.
Edwin van der Sar will also reclaim his place in goal, after Tomasz Kuszczak was given a game in the cup.
Skysports.com Prediction: 2-0
United to complete the hat-trick against a plucky Villa side.
Player to watch: Henrik Larsson
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i'll say 3-1, Rooney, Ronaldo & Saha - Baros/Angel  |
| Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:47 am |
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TGL:CBKoE
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ok, 2 mins into the 2nd half & its
Manchester United 3, Park 11, Carrick 13 & Ronaldo 35
Aston Villa 0 |
| Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:50 pm |
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TGL:CBKoE
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Joined: 12 Aug 2005
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ok, Final Score Is
Manchester United 3, Park 11, Carrick 13 & Ronaldo 35
Aston Villa 1 Agbonlahor 52
OMWTFG i said 3-1, & ronaldo, rooney & saha - baros/angel to score & Ronaldo scores, i was right |
| Sat Jan 13, 2007 5:28 pm |
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