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| EPL: Mancherster United Vs Swansea City Today At 12:45PM by seydam21(m): 11:17pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
 Match Preview Robin van Persie has "no chance" of featuring for Manchester United against Swansea City on Saturday, according to manager Louis van Gaal. The striker returned to pre-season training late after reaching the World Cup semi-finals, under Van Gaal, with the Netherlands. And, asked whether Van Persie might be fit enough to play on Saturday, Van Gaal said: "No chance. He has to train." The comments echo the former Bayern Munich and Barcelona coach's statement from earlier this month, when he predicted Van Persie would not be ready. "Robin wants to play every game, I know that, but so do the other 30 players in the squad," he said at the time. "But players have to train and Robin needs a full training regime behind him before he can play again." Big-money signing Luke Shaw will also miss out on Saturday after picking up a hamstring injury, but Van Gaal is confident of filling the gap left by the teenager. "We played in the USA [pre-season tour] with Reece James and Ashley Young in that position [left wing-back]," he reminded reporters. "I'm not worried." Sam Johnstone, Antonio Valencia, Jonny Evans and Danny Welbeck all join Shaw in being unavailable for the Premier League curtain-raiser through injury, while Michael Carrick is also absent as he continues to recover from ankle surgery. For the second season in a row, Manchester United kick off their Barclays Premier League campaign against Swansea City and under a new manager. After 27 years with Alex Ferguson at the helm, the Old Trafford club parted with successor David Moyes just 10 months into his contract as they careered towards a seventh-place finish in the top flight last term – their lowest in the competition's history. Ryan Giggs saw out the season in the United hot seat on an interim basis, but the onus now falls on former Netherlands coach Van Gaal to restore the club's fortunes. And the experienced coach, who led his country to the semi-finals of the FIFA World Cup in Brazil earlier this year, has brought a new sense of optimism to the 13-time Barclays Premier League champions. "We can't wait to get going against Swansea and look to put right the wrongs from last year," midfielder Tom Cleverley told United's official website. "This club has always been renowned for bouncing back from sticky patches and that's one of the reasons it's so loved around the world." Swansea, who claimed their first win at Old Trafford in the FA Cup third round last season, have provided the opposition for a number of significant moments in United's recent history. Prior to losing 4-1 in Moyes' first league game in charge of United at the Liberty Stadium 12 months ago, the Welsh club were also the opponents for Ferguson's last match at Old Trafford at the end of the 2012-13 campaign. And, with Van Gaal's Premier League bow set to dominate headlines in the build-up to the latest encounter between the clubs, Swansea manager Garry Monk is happy to deflect the attention onto his opposite number. "All the focus will be on them, which suits us fine," he said. "We'll just go up there and do the best we can. "The big clubs attract the most attention - the best players in the world play for these bigger clubs. All the focus is on them and we'll just go about our jobs. "Everyone is beatable, the best teams in the world are beatable. You always have the chance and we'll be going up there believing we can win the game. We don't fear it; we see it as a challenge." United have refreshed their squad with the acquisitions of Luke Shaw and Ander Herrera during the close-season. But Shaw, a big-money signing from Southampton, has been sidelined for up to four weeks with a hamstring injury. Swansea, meanwhile, have experienced a sizeable turnover in personnel since the end of last season. Pablo Hernandez, Chico Flores, Ben Davies and Michel Vorm have all left the club for pastures new, while Michu has gone to Napoli on a season-long loan. Lukasz Fabianski, Bafetimbi Gomis and Jefferson Montero are all likely to make their debuts against United, and Gylfi Sigurdsson could be in line to kick-start his second stint with the club, this time in a permanent capacity. Leon Britton, Marvin Emnes and Jay Fulton are all missing for Swansea with knee injuries. |
| Re: EPL: Mancherster United Vs Swansea City Today At 12:45PM by seydam21(m): 11:19pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
Match Appointments Referee: Mike Dean. Assistants: S Bennett, D England. Fourth Official: M Oliver. |
| Re: EPL: Mancherster United Vs Swansea City Today At 12:45PM by ilotriouzAY(m): 11:28pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
Make i book seat here.... Up swansea!!!!! #shields myself frm man u e-rats# |
| Re: EPL: Mancherster United Vs Swansea City Today At 12:45PM by ggrin(f): 11:53pm On Aug 15, 2014 |
Happy EPL eve NL'dites  1 Like |
| Re: EPL: Mancherster United Vs Swansea City Today At 12:45PM by Alexfabss: 12:25am On Aug 16, 2014 |
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| Re: EPL: Mancherster United Vs Swansea City Today At 12:45PM by RoyalRoy(m): 1:05am On Aug 16, 2014 |
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| Re: EPL: Mancherster United Vs Swansea City Today At 12:45PM by Nobody: 1:29am On Aug 16, 2014 |
VAN GAAL, Proving haters wrong and lovers right since 1950! UNITED WE STAND! RED ARMY MATCHING FOR THE TROPHY! 1 Like |
| Re: EPL: Mancherster United Vs Swansea City Today At 12:45PM by Odunharry(m): 8:12am On Aug 16, 2014 |
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| Re: EPL: Mancherster United Vs Swansea City Today At 12:45PM by Odunharry(m): 8:13am On Aug 16, 2014 |
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| Re: EPL: Mancherster United Vs Swansea City Today At 12:45PM by Odunharry(m): 8:19am On Aug 16, 2014 |
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