Manchester United vs Benfica - Match Preview

They haven't exactly been in blistering form since their humiliating defeat on home soil to rivals Manchester City but importantly they have been getting the job done and that is all that is required from tonight.

by Matt Holmes

Team News For Manchester United

Despite sitting out of training on Monday for a "couple of knocks", Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is expected to feature tonight alongside defender Jonny Evans who has recovered from a tight hamstring. Captain Nemanja Vidic misses out via suspension (he is serving the final game of this two match ban). Chris Smalling (foot), Danny Welbeck (muscle strain) and long term absentees Michael Owen and Tom Cleverly are out. There's better news on Patrice Evra who seems to have fought off the nasty virus that has kept him out and he was part of the 21-man squad for tonight's game. Line-ups from; United (from): De Gea, Lindegaard, Rafael, Fabio, Jones, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra, Fryers, Nani, Valencia, Gibson, Carrick, Fletcher, Morrison, Park, Giggs, Young, Rooney, Hernandez, Berbatov, Macheda, Diouf.
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Matt Holmes is the co-founder of What Culture, formerly known as Obsessed With Film. He has been blogging about pop culture and entertainment since 2006 and has written over 10,000 articles.