Reds return to the Nou Camp
Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville enjoyed a nostalgic training
session on Tuesday evening when they returned to the scene of their
greatest night in a red shirt.The veteran duo - both
European Cup winners at the Nou Camp in 1999 - were among 22 players
put through their paces on the eve of the Champions League semi-final
first leg against hosts Barcelona.
If Neville plays on
Wednesday, he'll complete a century of appearances in the Champions
League proper, as will Paul Scholes - sadly an absentee from the '99
final through suspension. (Qualifying matches are excluded from UEFA's
statistics).
On the injuries front, it was good to see
Anderson, Owen Hargreaves and Edwin van der Sar all fully involved in
training after missing Saturday's draw with Blackburn. Wayne Rooney
suggested he'll live up to Sir Alex's expectation and be fit to face
Barca, despite receiving a knock at Ewood Park.
Darren Fletcher
trained separately from the main group, as did Wes Brown, with the only
absentee being Nemanja Vidic. However, the Serbian centre-back said on
Saturday that he was "ready for the next game" and nothing was said to
the contrary at the pre-match press conference he attended with Sir
Alex Ferguson on arrival in Spain.
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