Birmingham City vs. Manchester United – The Teams

Manchester United visit Birmingham City this evening looking to return to the top of the Premiership, albeit possibly temporarily. Nemanja Vidic is again missing after being injured in the warm up against Leeds while the likes of Paul Scholes and Darren Fletcher return to the midfield.

New arrival Mame Biram Diouf starts on the bench, although Sir Alex has said that he is looking to involve him at some point in the game.

So here are the teams…

Birmingham City:

Hart, Carr, Roger Johnson, Dann, Ridgewell, Larsson, Ferguson, Bowyer, McFadden, Jerome, Benitez.

Subs: Maik Taylor, Martin Taylor, Phillips, Fahey, McSheffrey, Queudrue, Parnaby.

Manchester United:

Kuszczak, Rafael Da Silva, Brown, J Evans, Evra, Valencia, Carrick, Scholes, Fletcher, Park, Rooney.

Subs: Amos, Neville, Owen, Anderson, Giggs, Fabio Da Silva, Diouf.

Having had a look at the United side, I fancy that they will return to winning ways this evening with a solid 2-0 win. Hopefully, Diouf will get a chance to make his mark, hopefully coming on in the second half with United ahead and the Birmingham defence tired.

What do you think of the lineup? Will United return to winning form and if so, what are your score predictions?

By Harry Veal