5 set to miss Man Utd's Euro Clash

Manchester United will be without Anderson, Rio Ferdinand, Ryan Giggs, Jonny Evans and Michael Owen for their Champions League tie against Marseille.

Only Anderson played in Saturday's FA Cup victory over Crawley Town and the Brazilian was taken off at half-time.

Skipper Ferdinand has not played since injuring his calf before facing Wolves on 5 February, while fellow centre-back Evans has an ankle problem.

Giggs and Owen were in the squad which played Manchester City on 12 February.

But 31-year-old striker Owen is thought to have a groin injury.

Continuing problems in the heart of United's defence mean that Chris Smalling is likely to start alongside Nemanja Vidic for Wednesday's last-16 tie at the Stade Velodrome.

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Can't see there being any major issues with the guys that are missing. Chris Smalling has looked tidy when he has played but whether he'll handle a pretty decent Marseille attacking line is another thing.

AberdeenSteve wrote:Can't see there being any major issues with the guys that are missing. Chris Smalling has looked tidy when he has played but whether he'll handle a pretty decent Marseille attacking line is another thing.

I have to agree, I think Smalling looks like a great prospect. Anderson, while a good player, isn't exactly a first team regular and you could say the same about Owen.

Shouldn't do too much damage.

That Marseille side can be a bit tasty, when they are in the mood.

A clean sheet would be an excellent result, so our defense will have to keep their concentration.

ronin47

Yeah, I agree with you there Ronin. That lad Brandao is really quick! They'll need to watch themselves

Very confident that Smalling will do well with Vidic at CB.