MATCH PREVIEW

Last updated : 11 May 2003 By Editor

Squads:

Everton (from): Wright, Hibbert, Stubbs, Yobo, Unsworth, Watson, Pembridge, Pistone, Gravesen, Gemmill, Ferguson, Carsley, Rooney, Campbell, Simonsen, Osman, Naysmith, Li Tie, Alexandersson.

The Shirts (from): Barthez, Ricardo, Carroll, Brown, Ferdinand, Blanc, Silvestre, P Neville, O'Shea, Beckham, Veron, Butt, Scholes, Keane, Giggs, Stewart, Van Nistelrooy, Solskjaer, Forlan, Fortune, Fletcher, Richardson.

One would imagine that Larry will play as he departs. Fortune and Carroll are likely to appear at some stage as they both need one more appearance to get a medal

Fergie:

"We've had a great week, the players have had a couple of days off.

"The players are still on a high. Training has been light and it's great to be able to relax and enjoy ourselves at this stage of the season with a game to go.

"We don't want any finger-pointing or stigma attached to a Manchester United performance at any time.''

"I honestly didn't know about the record (If RVN gets a hat-trick he will equal Denis Law’s goals record for a season) until two or three weeks ago. I'll reserve my judgement on whether Ruud can be better than Denis."

"I can't go back on my old heroes and they are two different types of players anyway, but even if Ruud doesn't get there he has had an incredible season and he's getting better all the time.

"He's the best centre forward in the world, there's no question about that in my mind.

This time last year he was tiring but now he's fresh and strong and he has improved. He wants to learn and it's great to see."


On Larry: "He's been brilliant, fantastic. It depends what you want out of a centre-half, of course. If you want one that sprints up to the halfway line and plays people offside all the time, then no. He knew his strengths. I wish we'd got him five years ago. Before the game against Charlton last week he was in the corner with big Rio just giving him a few things and Rio's like that, taking it all in, you know.''

David Moyes:

"It's a brilliant game to be involved in. To welcome the champions to Goodison on the last day of the season will be a fitting climax to our celebrations of 100 years of top-flight football. I hope we can end it with a celebration of our own. The magic thing is that it's in our own hands. If we beat United then it doesn't matter how the Blackburn game goes, we qualify.''

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Anyway, we are 11-8 to win, 12-5 to draw and 6-4 to lose

Correct score for us to win:

1-0 7/1
2-0 9/1
2-1 8/1
3-0 22/1
3-1 20/1
3-2 25/1
4-1 66/1
4-2 66/1
4-0 80/1

Why not put your money on Ruud to score first and United to win 3-1. Odds of 60-1 for this. Bargain.