PREVIEW
Team news, manager quotes and match facts ahead of the Champions League Group C tie between Basel and Manchester United at Sankt Jakob-Park.
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Manager: Heiko Vogel
Starting line-up FC Basel:
Y. Sommer, D. Abraham, A. Dragovic, J. Park, M. Steinhöfer, X. Shaqiri, F. Frei, Cabral, G. Xhaka, M. Streller, A. Frei.
Manager: Alex Ferguson
Starting line-up FC Manchester United :
D. De Gea, P. Jones, R. Ferdinand, P. Evra, C. Smalling, R. Giggs, A. Young, D. Fletcher, Nani, D. Welbeck, W. Rooney.
TEAM NEWS
Basel caretaker manager Heiko Vogel will wait as long as possible before making a decision on midfielder Benjamin Huggel, who hopes to shake off a calf problem in time to play. Another midfielder, Valentin Stocker, came off the bench at the weekend against Luzern to make his first appearances since April after recovering from knee ligament damage.
Dimitar Berbatov has been ruled out of Manchester United's make-or-break Champions League trip to Sankt Jakob-Park leaving Sir Alex Ferguson to contend with a striker shortage. After Javier Hernandez suffered an ankle injury at Aston Villa on Saturday that is set to rule him out for a month, Ferguson expressed the hope Berbatov would have recovered from his own ankle problem to make the flight to Switzerland. But the Bulgarian was again absent, meaning Ferguson can only count on Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck, who has made just one substitute appearance since suffering a muscular problem on England duty last month, in addition to Federico Macheda and Mame Biram Diouf, who have made minimal contributions so far this season.
MANAGER QUOTES
Heiko Vogel: "There is more pressure on Manchester United, in 99 per cent (of cases) they are absolute favourites. They probably have 13 international players, they are so strong it is mad. They can handle the pressure but maybe these one or two per cent can be an advantage for us."
Alex Ferguson: "We have had to contend with quite a few injuries this year. We have a strong squad, that squad will see us through. I think we have to rely on our experience away from home. It's a very, very good record. I don't think that kind of pressure affects us. If you look at the number of big games these players play in, these players have been involved in finals and semi-finals. Tomorrow is the same kind of situation, it's a big game. It's another one."
MATCH FACTS
If Basel beat Manchester United, the Swiss side will qualify for the last 16 of the Champions League and they will win the group if Benfica do not beat Otelul Galati.
If Manchester United avoid defeat, it will be the English champions who qualify for the last 16. They will win the group if they take three points and Benfica do not beat Otelul Galati or if they draw and Benfica lose.
Manchester United have committed fewer fouls than any other team in the Champions League this season (48).
Manchester United have lost just one of their last 25 Champions League away games (W16 D8 L1).
The Red Devils have conceded just one goal in their last eight Champions League away games.
Basel have kept just one clean sheet in their last 16 games in European competition (excluding qualifiers).
Basel have won just one of their five European games at home against English opposition (W1 D1 L3), conceding exactly three goals in each of the four games they did not win.
Both teams have scored in all three meetings between Basel and Manchester United.
The three Champions League meetings between Basel and Manchester United have witnessed 12 goals.
The Red Devils are unbeaten against Basel, winning once and drawing twice.
The three Champions League meetings between Basel and Manchester United have seen three players score braces: Ruud van Nistelrooy, Danny Welbeck and Alexander Frei.
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