Source: Team_Talk
Manchester United v Tottenham preview
Team news for Saturday evening's Premier League clash between Manchester United and Tottenham at Old Trafford.[LNB] United are again without strikers Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen for visit of Spurs.[LNB]Rooney is resting an ankle problem which could keep him out for longer than the three weeks first feared while Owen suffered a hamstring injury in training this week. The former Liverpool forward is expected to be out for four to five weeks.[LNB]Veteran Ryan Giggs is also missing with a hamstring injury but should return to training on Monday. Jonny Evans could come back into contention after a hip injury.[LNB]Tottenham will once again be without Tom Huddlestone against the Red Devils.[LNB]The midfielder has failed to recover from the groin injury that forced him to miss last weekend's 1-1 draw with Everton.[LNB]Captain Ledley King and Vedran Corluka (both groin) are still out, while Jermain Defoe, Michael Dawson (both ligament damage), Jamie O'Hara (back) and Jonathan Woodgate (groin) are long-term absentees.[LNB]Kick-off at Old Trafford is 5:30pm.[LNB]United (from): Van der Sar, O'Shea, Brown, Rafael, Neville, Ferdinand, Vidic, Smalling, Evra, Evans, Fabio, Nani, Obertan, Scholes, Fletcher, Carrick, Gibson, Anderson, Park, Berbatov, Macheda, Hernandez, Kuszczak.[LNB]Spurs (from): Gomes, Cudicini, Hutton, Bale, Gallas, Bassong, Kaboul, Jenas, Sandro, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Palacios, Kranjcar, Bentley, Modric, Dos Santos, Crouch, Keane, Pavlyuchenko, Pletikosa.
