Neville absent for United

Gary Neville was a surprise absentee as Manchester United looked to extend their Barclays Premiership lead to nine points with victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage.

Sat, 24 Feb, 2007 - 12:21

Gary Neville was a surprise absentee as Manchester United looked to extend their Barclays Premiership lead to nine points with victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage.

Alex Ferguson apparently took the decision to bring Wes Brown in for Neville due to the size of Fulham’s strikers.

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