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| 2009: The year in football The Football Weekly team pick their top games, best players and most overrated starsJames RichardsonBarry GlendenningJohn AshdownChristian BennettRaphael Honigstein guardian.co.uk |
Arsène Wenger's Arsenal hit their straps as Manchester United and Chelsea run lame Win against Bolton tonight and Arsenal's young colts are the form riders in what has become a three horse race for the title. telegraph.co.uk |
Hamilton Academical 3 Rangers 3: match report Hamilton will replay Rangers at Ibrox after an action-packed Scottish Cup fourth round ended in a draw at New Douglas Park. telegraph.co.uk |
O'Shea could miss rest of United's season • John O'Shea was 'at risk of amputation' over blood clot• Alex Ferguson's defensive injury worries continueManchester United's injury problems in defence have been worsened with the news that John O'Shea is likely to miss the remainder of the season because of a blood clot on his leg. O'Shea has not played since damaging his thigh in the second leg of the Republic of Ireland's World Cup play-off against France on 18 November.The injury has since become so serious that doctors believe he could have been at risk of needing an amputation if it had gone undetected and Sir Alex Ferguson will now have to plan the next four months without a player whose versatility could have been invaluable to United at a time when injuries in defence have contributed to the team's stuttering form."He's got a terrible injury at the moment," Ferguson said. "It's one of those sorts of injuries that are unusual. It's like a dead leg, except a dead leg is Âusually only three or four days. The problem is that the blood clot became all knotted and when it gets knotted you get calcification so therefore it's a long process to clear that up and he'll probably miss the season now. It's a bad blow for the boy and for the team because he can play anywhere."United have had so many defensive injuries this season there have been times when Darren Fletcher and Michael Carrick, midfielders by trade, have been asked to move into the back four. Nemanja Vidic has been troubled by a succession of calf and ankle injuries while Rio Ferdinand has not played since October because of a long-standing back problem and there are still doubts about when he will be in contention to return to the team."When you look at all the problems I've had with the back four this season, he [O'Shea] could have played every single one," Ferguson added.O'Shea will also miss Ireland's friendly with Brazil at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium on 2 March but Ferguson has questioned the wisdom of arranging the game in the first place. The United manager has long been frustrated about the scheduling of international friendlies at such a critical stage of the season."I don't even think the international managers think they are all that important now," he said. "They never play their full team and there are always drop-outs."Manchester UnitedRepublic of IrelandDaniel Taylorguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Santos deal almost done: Robinho Disgruntled Manchester City striker Robinho has told Brazilian media he is "90 percent sure" he will leave Eastlands to re-join his old club Santos. foxsports.com.au |