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Originally Posted by buildabonfire
As a straight game-breaker I probably agree, but if Anderson is fit (and that seems a big if since he hasn't featured since he went off at Stamford Bridge) he is very important as the only direct-ish replacement for Scholesy. Especially so because SAF seems to have decided (rightly, IMHO) that he can't have Ryan and Scholsey in the same XI. So any subs that involve Scholsey off or Ryan on become more defensive unless Anderson is around.
Also, I know he is the Caf wánk-boy but he was genuinely our most effective player against Chelsea in the period when we played well, ie between 0-1 and 1-1.
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I don't know, coming off the bench I would much rather see Nani than Anderson. This is our last game of the season, SAF isn't going to take off players at 70minutes for the sake of resting them for the next game. This is it, its do ir die. If it was a league game, then I agree Anderson over Nani. But we have Park, Hargreaves, Carrick, O'Shea, Flecteher even Giggs can play CM. Nani gives is an option on the wing an up front, the two areas we are a bit light. He also gives us more threat in front of goal.
I imagine we will line up like this:
back line picks itself.
Scholes
Carrick
Hargreaves
Park
Ronaldo
Rooney
Bench: Tevez, O'shea, PIG, Pique, Anderson, Nani, Giggs. Harsh on Fletcher though I'm not sure Sir Alex will drop him entirely. Might put him in in place of O'Shea or Anderson