Hargreaves excluded as United name 21-man squad
                   
thefootballnetwork.net     Jul 17, 2008            

Manchester United have announced a 21-man squad for the forthcoming, four-match tour of Africa. The Red Devils play three games in South Africa; before playing Portsmouth in a bizarre challenge match in Nigeria. There are a handful of notable absentees from the travelling party - including Owen Hargreaves and Edwin van der Sar. Hargreaves played no part in Saturday's friendly at Aberdeen and is reportedly having further trouble with a knee problem. Meanwhile, van der Sar, Nani and Patrice Evra are all rested after participating in Euro 2008 - whilst want-away Ronaldo is recovering from ankle surgery. Ji-Sung Park has a leg injury and will not travel; whilst Louis Saha's exclusion will help fuel speculation that he's set to leave the club in the coming weeks. Fraizer Campbell looks certain to win a chance to impress on the... [read full story]                    


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eplleague.blogspot.com     Aug 18, 2008          

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thefootballnetwork.net     Aug 17, 2008          

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