United v European XI: Lippi announces final squad
March 12, 2007
Marcello Lippi has confirmed the final inclusions into his 22-man squad. A star-studded European XI including Ronaldo, Marco Materazzi and Steven Gerrard will join forces to face Manchester United on Tuesday to celebrate 50 years since the EU’s founding Treaty of Rome.
There will be no cosy coming-together for Materazzi and Zinedine Zidane, who famously head-butted the Inter Milan defender in last year’s World Cup final in what was the French great’s swansong. The Union of European Football Associations (Uefa) invited Zidane for the special match but “the answer arrived late and it was negative” said Lippi, who coached Italy to victory and is managing the European XI for Tuesday’s match.
David Beckham was earlier named to face his former club but is currently out with a knee injury. However, Beckham will be present at Old Trafford for the match.
Preview: Tottenham Hotspur v Manutd
February 2, 2007
Manuts24’s prediction: A narrow away win for United (1-2)!
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Sep | Man Utd. | 1 – 0 | Tottenham H. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 17 Apr | Tottenham H. | 1 – 2 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 22 Oct | Man Utd. | 1 – 1 | Tottenham H. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 04 Jan | Man Utd. | 0 – 0 | Tottenham H. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 25 Sep | Tottenham H. | 0 – 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Mar | Man Utd. | 3 – 0 | Tottenham H. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 21 Dec | Tottenham H. | 1 – 2 | Man Utd. | PREM |
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Preview: Manutd v Watford
January 30, 2007
Previous Meetings:
| Season | Date | Home | Score | Away | Competition |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 26 Aug | Watford | 1 – 2 | Man Utd. | Premiership |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 31 Oct | Watford | 0 – 3 | Man Utd. | League Cup |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 29 Apr | Watford | 2 – 3 | Man Utd. | Premiership |
| Sat 16 Oct | Man Utd. | 4 – 1 | Watford | Premiership | |
| 1987/1988 | Sat 02 Jan | Watford | 0 – 1 | Man Utd. | First Division |
| Sat 22 Aug | Man Utd. | 2 – 0 | Watford | First Division | |
| 1986/1987 | Sat 14 Feb | Man Utd. | 3 – 1 | Watford | First Division |
| Tue 16 Sep | Watford | 1 – 0 | Man Utd. | First Division | |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 03 May | Watford | 1 – 1 | Man Utd. | First Division |
| Sat 30 Nov | Man Utd. | 1 – 1 | Watford | First Division | |
| 1984/1985 | Mon 13 May | Watford | 5 – 1 | Man Utd. | First Division |
| Sat 25 Aug | Man Utd. | 1 – 1 | Watford | First Division | |
| 1983/1984 | Tue 17 Apr | Watford | 0 – 0 | Man Utd. | First Division |
| Sat 19 Nov | Man Utd. | 4 – 1 | Watford | First Division | |
| 1982/1983 | Sat 23 Apr | Man Utd. | 2 – 0 | Watford | First Division |
| Sat 04 Dec | Watford | 0 – 1 | Man Utd. | First Division | |
| 1981/1982 | Sat 02 Jan | Watford | 1 – 0 | Man Utd. | F.A. Cup |
| 1978/1979 | Wed 04 Oct | Man Utd. | 1 – 2 | Watford | League Cup |
| 1968/1969 | Mon 03 Feb | Watford | 0 – 2 | Man Utd. | F.A. Cup |
| Sat 25 Jan | Man Utd. | 1 – 1 | Watford | F.A. Cup | |
| 1949/1950 | Sat 28 Jan | Watford | 0 – 1 | Man Utd. | F.A. Cup |
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Manutd24 Prediction: 3-0 win for United!
