Ruud on the bench again

Ruud van Nistelrooy was dumped to the bench for the third match in succession as Alex Ferguson once again placed his faith in Louis Saha for this afternoon’s tussle with Newcastle.

Van Nistelrooy lost his place for the Carling Cup final a fortnight ago and has failed to win it back, despite instigating a successful Manchester United comeback with his arrival at Wigan last Monday.