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27/11/2007 - 19:24:56
Cristiano Ronaldo and Nemanja Vidic return for Manchester United tonight as they seek to clinch top spot in Champions League Group F.
A win over Sporting Lisbon would make sure Alex Ferguson’s men were seeded for the first knockout stage.
Anderson, Darren Fletcher and John O’Shea are also brought in after Saturday’s defeat at Bolton, while Tomasz Kuszczak replaces the rested Edwin van der Sar in goal.
Carlos Tevez, Gerard Pique, Owen Hargreaves, Wes Brown and Ryan Giggs drop to the bench.
Miguel Veloso and Joao Moutinho, reported targets for the Red Devils, take their place in the visitors’ starting XI.
Man Utd: Kuszczak, O’Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Ronaldo, Carrick, Anderson, Fletcher, Nani, Saha.
Subs: Van der Sar, Hargreaves, Brown, Giggs, Pique, Simpson, Tevez.
Sporting: Rui Patricio, Abel, Anderson Polga, Tonel, Had, Izmailov, Joao Moutinho, Romagnoli, Veloso, Purovic, Liedson.
Subs: Tiago, Adrien Silva, Vukcevic, Farnerud, Bruno Pereirinha, Gladstone, Yannick Pupo.
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark).
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