Source: Team_Talk
Man United v Basle preview
Team news for Tuesday night's Champions League Group C clash between Manchester United and Basle at Old Trafford.[LNB] United boss Sir Alex Ferguson could be without eight senior players for the game.[LNB]Wayne Rooney is expected to miss out with the hamstring injury that sidelined him for Saturday's draw with Stoke and he was among a long list of players who did not train at United's Carrington HQ on Monday morning.[LNB]Also absent was Rooney's strike partner Javier Hernandez, who limped off early in the Stoke game with a dead leg.[LNB]If Hernandez does not recover in time to face the Swiss outfit, Ferguson will be choosing between Michael Owen, Dimitar Berbatov and fit-again Danny Welbeck in his attack.[LNB]But the problems do not stop there for United. Central defenders Jonny Evans (ankle), Chris Smalling (groin) and Nemanja Vidic (calf) also did not train.[LNB]That is almost certain to mean Rio Ferdinand lining up alongside youngster Phil Jones, with Antonio Valencia again pressed into service as an emergency right-back as Rafael (shoulder) is out with a long-term problem.[LNB]Fellow long-term casualties Tom Cleverley (foot) and Darron Gibson (ankle) have long since been ruled out.[LNB]United drew their opening match with Benfica in Lisbon a fortnight ago, while Basle are group leaders after defeating Romanian side Otelul Galati in their first game.
