You know it's an injury crisis at Manchester United when Sir Alex Ferguson's centre back pairing consists of Chris Smalling and Johnny Evans while his central midfield is Michael Carrick and Ryan Giggs. It's ugly news for United fans, and you'd have to question their chances of coming away with three points were they at Bolton, but their home form makes it a rather different proposition at Old Trafford. The hosts also welcome Park Ji-Sung back into their team, the versatile midfielder finding a place on the bench after a long-term absence following international duty and a hamstring injury.
Manchester United Vs. Bolton Wanderers: Lineups
Owen Coyle's men choose a 4-3-3 side built around the attacking talents of Johan Elmander, Kevin Davies, and Chelsea loanee Daniel Sturridge. They should outnumber United in the middle of the park and have a good chance at keeping their fair of possession in the match, but if the link between midfield and strikers are broken, the visitors are in for a torrid time.
Manchester United (4-4-2): Van der Sar; Brown, Smalling, Evans, Evra; Valencia, Carrick, Giggs, Nani; Rooney, Hernandez.
Subs: Kuszczak, Owen, Berbatov, Park, Fabio Da Silva, Gibson, Gill.
Bolton (4-3-3): Jaaskelainen; Steinsson, Wheater, Cahill, Robinson; Holden, Muamba, Petrov; Elmander, Kevin Davies, Sturridge.
Subs: Bogdan, Taylor, Klasnic, Moreno, Blake, Alonso, Lee.
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