The youth cup final, 1st leg.

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It seems like Catcart will not be playing but Evans will.

Ferguson set to give Cathcart his debut
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Monday, April 16, 2007

By Stuart McKinley

Craig Cathcart will make his first-team debut for Manchester United in tomorrow night's Premiership encounter with Sheffield United at Old Trafford.



The 18-year-old Newtownabbey youngster has captained the United youth team to the final of the FA Youth Cup, but he has been pulled out of tonight's first-leg against Liverpool at Anfield.

Instead the Northern Ireland under-21 international will face the Blades in a crunch game as United close in on a treble.

Currently the United first-team squad is struck by an injury crisis in defence.

Cathcart has been in the squad for a number of games recently and was an unused substitute in the FA Cup semi-final against Watford on Saturday evening.

Sir Alex Ferguson decided against throwing Cathcart into such a big game when instead he deployed substitute Darren Fletcher at right-back in a defensive reshuffle when Rio Ferdinand was forced off injured in the first-half.

Now though the manager has little option but to give the youngster his big break in the Premiership as he is one of only four fit defenders available at present.

Captain Gary Neville, Nemanja Vidic, Mikael Silvestre, John O'Shea and Ferdinand are all injured, with Patrice Evra, Gabriel Heinze and Wes Brown the only recognised first-team defenders that Ferguson can select at present.

Northern Ireland will still be represented in the United team for tonight's FA Youth Cup game at Anfield.

Corry Evans, younger brother of senior international newcomer Jonny - who is currently on-loan from United to Championship leaders Sunderland - is in the squad and is expected to start.

The second-leg of the final will be played at Old Trafford on Thursday night.
 
It seems like Catcart will not be playing but Evans will.

I do not know the team but will be travelling to Anfield a little later today....it is likely that Eckersley or Evans will play in central defense.

Of course the other option is to draft in Moffatt or Strickland from the U/16's....

Let's hope for a good first leg result.
 
I do not know the team but will be travelling to Anfield a little later today....it is likely that Eckersley or Evans will play in central defense.

Of course the other option is to draft in Moffatt or Strickland from the U/16's....

Let's hope for a good first leg result.

Great to see you back!
Let´s hope it is all open for the second leg (or won by us!)
 
Does anyone know if the match will be shown LIVE on MUTV??
 
So a draw will be a good result here.I hope we will tw@ them at Old Trafford .
 
So a draw will be a good result here.I hope we will tw@ them at Old Trafford .

Again like the Arsenal game, our midfield looks nervy but strong, but Brandy up front creates all sorts of problems. I think as long as we don't go away with anymore than a 1 or 2 goal deficit, then we are in with a good chance. A draw sets us up nicely.
 
To sum up the first half:

Galbraith has been promising.
Brandy has been our top player.
Fagan has been poor.
The rest have been nervous.
Scum deserve the lead.

We finished the first half more promisingly, and with a good team talk we might get a draw from this.
 
To sum up the first half:

Galbraith has been promising.
Brandy has been our top player.
Fagan has been poor.
The rest have been nervous.
Scum deserve the lead.

We finished the first half more promisingly, and with a good team talk we might get a draw from this.

Who is in the central midfield for us?And are they any good?