Sven in firing line as United see red

MANCHESTER UNITED'S FA Cup semi-final plans have been thrown into chaos, and part of the blame is being laid at the door of Sven-Goran Eriksson.

The embattled England coach's fraught relationship with United took another downturn when he apparently went back on a deal struck for Nicky Butt and Phil Neville to play in Wednesday's friendly in Sweden while Gary Neville and Paul Scholes remained at home.

United boss Alex Ferguson struck the agreement in the belief that neither Butt nor Neville would play for more than 45 minutes.