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NEVILLE TELLS FERGIE - I''M FIT TO FACE TOON Gary Neville has told Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson to count him in for Saturday's Premiership showdown against Newcastle at St James' Park. While his England team-mates were defeating Croatia, Neville was having a run-out for the reserves at Altrincham after suffering a torn hamstring. With Ferguson looking on, he played for 64 minutes in the 2-0 defeat by Blackburn. Asked if he felt he could challenge for a place against Newcastle, Neville said: "I do but obviously that is down to the manager. "I've got to keep fit, play well and hopefully, maybe through an opportunity, get back into the squad. "I have had a little bit of a hiccup these last few weeks. Now I feel fine. I did get an hour under my belt and I suppose for me that's important. "But I would still have liked a winning performance. You always want to win when you come back." Neville admitted the last few weeks have been difficult for him after he suffered the injury during United's opening game in America against Celtic. He had only just recovered from a broken foot, which caused him to miss the title run-in. He last played a Premiership match in April against Tottenham. "It has been frustrating, especially on a night the lads are playing for their countries, " he added. "You also see the players playing the first league game of the season. That's where you want to be. "No disrespect playing for the reserves - it is nice to come back and play with the lads - but I also want to play for the first team. That's where I would like to be. "The squad is very strong and that's important. I want to be part of that. That is the most important thing for me." Neville played in central defence for the reserves and upset some of the Blackburn players with some feisty tackles. "The ball is there to be won. That's my job, " he said. "They weren't happy with my first challenge. I didn't go over the top of the ball- but I was probably a little bit eager. "That's the way it goes. I never want to hurt anyone. They probably know that." www.skysports.com http://www.red11.org/news ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Buy Ink Cartridges or Refill Kits for Your HP, Epson, Canon or Lexmark Printer at Myinks.com. Free s/h on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/l.m7sD/LIdGAA/qnsNAA/GtUolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Subscription info WWW http://red11.org/list Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] = subscribe to the list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] = unsubscribe from the list. Post message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
