Who said what?
Sir Alex Ferguson:
“No matter where we are right now, Wayne Rooney has] is probably the most important player, the star in recent weeks. It is in such great shape and it gives us great confidence. Last month as well as his game took off. trust has something to do, but it is absolutely incredible shape.
“In the past, the collapse usually opportunities to score over the years, but now he is in a vein more consistent scoring opportunities that the area you want to always be regarded as a marker. This is the area where he made the most improvement and now you have the same edge that all great players, because the evidence is there.
Team details (probable)
Everton (4-4-1-1): Howard; Neville, Distin, Yobo, Baines; Pienaar, Osman, Arteta, Donovan; Bilyaletdinov; Saha.
United (4-4-2): Van der Sar; Rafael, Evans, Brown, Evra; Scholes, Carrick, Fletcher, Park; Berbatov, Rooney.
Referee: Howard Webb. Matches: 18. R3 Y69.
This season: United 3 Everton 0.
Last season: Everton 1 United 1, United 1 Everton 0.
Stat of the game: United are unbeaten against Everton in the last nine League games, at Goodison and Old Trafford.
Betting tip: Tight and unpredictable, but probably a narrow United win. 0-1 comes at 9-2.
