Gary Neville is set to captain Manchester United in what will be his second competitive appearance since injuring his ankle in March 2007. Cristiano Ronaldo (ankle), Owen Hargreaves, Ben Foster, Louis Saha and Park Ji-sung (all knee) are out. Portsmouth could be without midfielders Lassana Diarra (ankle) and Sean Davis (hip), while Glen Little is also trying to shake off a thigh injury. Peter Crouch is set to feature alongside Jermain Defoe in attack. Manchester United (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Neville, Brown, R Da Silva, Ferdinand, Vidic, O'Shea, Evans, Evra, Silvestre, F Da Silva, Nani, Carrick, Scholes, Fletcher, Gibson, Possebon, Giggs, Martin, Tevez, Campbell. Portsmouth (from): James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Utaka, Diop, Pedro Mendes, Kranjcar, Crouch, Little, Sahar, Diarra, Defoe, Davis, Kanu, Wilson, Duffy, Lauren, Nugent, Mvuemba, Cranie, Ashdown.
フル出場もええとこなしだった様子で残念でごわす。
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Pompey created next to nothing in the first half, with their £18.5m strike partnership of Peter Crouch and Jermain Defoe barely having a sniff of the ball, let alone a meaningful chance. (BBC Sports/football)
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Man Utd: Van der Sar, Neville (Brown 66), Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Fletcher, O'Shea (Carrick 66), Scholes, Giggs, Nani (Campbell 79), Tevez.
Subs Not Used: Kuszczak, Evans, Possebon, Da Silva.