{"id":24152,"date":"2011-12-30T09:29:00","date_gmt":"2011-12-30T09:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/12\/premier-league-preview-manchester-united-v-blackburn\/"},"modified":"2011-12-30T09:29:00","modified_gmt":"2011-12-30T09:29:00","slug":"premier-league-preview-manchester-united-v-blackburn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/12\/30\/premier-league-preview-manchester-united-v-blackburn\/","title":{"rendered":"Premier League Preview: Manchester United v Blackburn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"33\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ferguson, Berbatov\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/83e4160007hp2.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ferguson, Berbatov &#8211; Getty<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"76.476818545164\"><span><\/span><br \/>\n<br \/>\nWayne Rooney should return to the Manchester United attack after being rested against Wigan Athletic. Dimitar Berbatov could partner him after his hat-trick against the Latics, with Javier Hernandez dropping to the bench.<\/p>\n<p>Sir Alex Ferguson hopes to welcome Chris Smalling, Rio Ferdinand and Phil Jones back to the defence, but Jonny Evans will miss out after picking up a calf injury in the Wigan match. United\u2019s injury list still includes the likes of Anderson, Tom Cleverley, Michael Owen, Darren Fletcher, Ashley Young and Nemanja Vidic.<\/p>\n<p>Martin Olsson remains a doubt but could provide a welcome boost by returning at left-back for Blackburn. Junior Hoilett picked up an injury in Rovers\u2019 1-1 draw with Liverpool and could miss out here, while Paul Robinson is unlikely to be rushed back into action after Mark Bunn\u2019s impressive display at Anfield.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Manchester United<\/strong> manager Sir Alex Ferguson will celebrate his 70th birthday on the day of the match.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>United will have thoroughly enjoyed their two matches against Rovers last season. After beating them 7-1 at home, they could only draw 1-1 at Ewood Park, but that point was enough to hand them the Premier League title.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Phil Jones (pictured right), if fit, will face his former club for the first time since his move to Old Trafford in the summer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Blackburn Rovers<\/strong> have won just one of their last 13 Premier League fixtures, and have only two top-flight victories under their belt all season.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Their 1-1 draw with Liverpool snapped a three-game losing run, but they remain rooted to the bottom of the table.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>After 18 matches last season, Rovers had collected 22 points, double their tally so far this season, and were sat in 12th place in the Premier League.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Blackburn have not beaten United since 2006, when they recorded a 4-3 win at Ewood Park. Morten Gamst Pedersen and Ryan Nelsen are the only players who featured that day who still remain at the club, although the latter is currently injured.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><em>How do you stay up to date with football when on the move? 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