{"id":285465,"date":"2011-03-01T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-01T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/01\/ashley-cole-or-wayne-rooney-who-is-more-fortunate-to-be-playing-in-the-chelsea-manchester-united-match\/"},"modified":"2011-03-01T10:30:00","modified_gmt":"2011-03-01T10:30:00","slug":"ashley-cole-or-wayne-rooney-who-is-more-fortunate-to-be-playing-in-the-chelsea-manchester-united-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/01\/ashley-cole-or-wayne-rooney-who-is-more-fortunate-to-be-playing-in-the-chelsea-manchester-united-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashley Cole or Wayne Rooney? Who is more fortunate to be playing in the Chelsea &#8211; Manchester United match"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h4>1 Mar 2011 10:30:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"62.8742897727\">\n<div>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <span readability=\"27.4696132597\"><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/97\/manchester-united\">Manchester United<\/a> travel to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/96\/chelsea\">Chelsea<\/a> on Tuesday night in a match that could have big implications in the title race.<\/p>\n<p>Sir Alex Ferguson\u2019s side are four points clear of second-placed Arsenal in the table, while Chelsea, who sit 15 points behind the leaders, could hinder the Red Devils\u2019 chances of extending their lead at the top with a win at Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n<p>But two players who are set to feature in the match could have missed out &#8211; and for very different reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed Ashley Cole, after accidentally shooting a 21-year-old on a work placement at the club with an air rifle, will play, while also denying that there was any chance of the left-back being sacked over the incident, which is being investigated by police.<\/p>\n<p>Wayne Rooney is also available for the clash after escaping FA punishment for an elbow on Wigan Athletic\u2019s James McCarthy at the weekend, despite reports he could have been handed a ban of up to four matches.<\/p>\n<p>But who is the more fortunate to be playing in the match at Stamford Bridge? <strong>Goal.com UK<\/strong> wants you to have your say. Vote in our poll below and don\u2019t forget to leave a comment.\ufeff<br \/><span readability=\"1.5\"><span readability=\"3\"><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><em>Our<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/GoalUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/714b1c6993900.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"48\" height=\"11\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/span><em>\u00a0provides the best breaking news online and our\u00a0<\/em><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GoalUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/73587a9693899.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"49\" height=\"10\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/span><em>\u00a0football fan community is unmatched worldwide. Never miss a thing again!<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span>        <\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Continue reading here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/03\/01\/2374110\/ashley-cole-or-wayne-rooney-who-is-more-fortunate-to-be\" title=\"Ashley Cole or Wayne Rooney? Who is more fortunate to be playing in the Chelsea - Manchester United match\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ashley Cole or Wayne Rooney? Who is more fortunate to be playing in the Chelsea &#8211; Manchester United match<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 1 Mar 2011 10:30:00 Related Links Teams Players Manchester United travel to Chelsea on Tuesday night in a match that could have big implications in the title race. Sir Alex Ferguson\u2019s side are four points clear of second-placed Arsenal in the table, while Chelsea, who sit 15 points behind the leaders, could hinder the Red Devils\u2019 chances of extending their lead at the top with a win at Stamford Bridge. But two players who are set to feature in the match could have missed out &#8211; and for very different reasons. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-285465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ashley Cole or Wayne Rooney? 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