Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Manchester United Name Champions League Squad

The mouth-watering Champions League clash between holders Manchester United and Jose Mourinho's Italian giants Inter is fast approaching, with the first leg scheduled for February 24 at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.

Updating his squad for the knock-out stages, Red Devils gaffer Sir Alex Ferguson has replaced Manucho, who is now on loan with Hull City, and the injured Owen Hargreaves with a pair of young Italians.

The club have confirmed via their official website that midfielder Davide Petrucci and striker Federico Macheda have been drafted in. Recent signing Zoran Tosic would likely have been involved at this stage, but he is ineligible following Partizan Belgrade's qualifying round involvement.

The squad is certainly not bereft of youth, with the likes of Jonny Evans, Darron Gibson and Danny Welbeck also registered.

Man Utd Champions League Squad:

Goalkeepers: 1. Van der Sar, 12. Foster, 29. Kuszczak

Defenders: 2. Neville, 3. Evra, 5. Ferdinand, 6. Brown, 15. Vidic, 20. Fabio, 21. Rafael, 22. O'Shea

Midfielders: 8. Anderson, 11. Giggs, 13. Park, 16. Carrick, 17. Nani, 18. Scholes, 24. Fletcher, 34. Possebon, 43. Petrucci

Forwards: 7. Ronaldo, 9. Berbatov, 10. Rooney, 32. Tevez, 41. Macheda

Resource: Goal.com

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