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TEAM NEWS:
Arsenal: Ashley Cole missed last Sunday's clash and will probably miss this one too, having sustained a knee injury. Gilberto Silva is ruled out because the long-haul flight back from South America, where was on duty for Brazil in midweek, gives him too little recovery time. Pascal Cygan is ruled out for three to four weeks with an ankle injury. Philippe Senderos and Sylvain Wiltord are recovering well from injury but neither is ready to face United. Nor is Ray Parlour. Gael Clichy, man-of-the-match last Sunday, will deputise for Cole at left-back. It remains to be seen whether Henry is rested for this match. The Frenchman was used as a substitute by France against Holland in midweek and emerged unscathed. If he doesn't start, Jose Reyes and Dennis Bergkamp probably will.
Manchester United: Ruud Van Nistelrooy should make the game, despite a knee injury that ruled him out of the midweek international. The Dutch were apparently considering playing him and so the injury is not as serious as first feared. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's impact at Highbury was significant and so expect him to replace Fletcher from the start. Ronaldo's training injury will not have recovered enough for him to stake a claim to a starting place, while Louis Saha is cup-tied. Djemba-Djemba is likely to partner Keane in midfield, ahead of Phil Neville and Nicky Butt, after impressing in recent games.
PROBABLE STARTING XIs:
Arsenal: Lehmann, Lauren, Campbell, Toure, Clichy, Ljungberg, Vieira, Edu, Pires, Bergkamp, Henry.
Manchester United: Howard, G. Neville, Brown, Silvestre, O'Shea, Solskjaer, Keane, Djemba-Djemba, Giggs, Scholes, Van Nistelrooy
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