Fergie waits on ill duo

Alex Ferguson will check on the fitness of Louis Saha and Alan Smith before finalising his squad for Tuesday’s Carling Cup quarter-final at Birmingham.

Mon, 19 Dec, 2005 - 10:12
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Alex Ferguson will check on the fitness of Louis Saha and Alan Smith before finalising his squad for Tuesday’s Carling Cup quarter-final at Birmingham.

Both men missed the weekend win over Aston Villa after picking up a virus and, with a busy Christmas programme looming, Ferguson will want to be sure the duo are 100% fit before he selects them again.

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CourtsSoccerHeathrowPlace: BirminghamPlace: EuropePerson: FergiePerson: Alex FergusonPerson: Louis SahaPerson: Alan SmithPerson: FergusonPerson: Giuseppe RossiPerson: Gerard PiquePerson: HowardPerson: SteelePerson: NevillePerson: BardsleyPerson: EckersleyPerson: BrownPerson: PiquePerson: O’SheaPerson: RichardsonPerson: RonaldoPerson: FletcherPerson: MartinPerson: SmithPerson: ParkPerson: JonesPerson: RossiPerson: SahaPerson: Ebanks-BlakePerson: RooneyEvent: Carling Cup quarter-finalOrganisation: Aston VillaOrganisation: Red DevilsOrganisation: United
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