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RONALDO READY FOR GUNNERS - BOSS Manchester United's teenage sensation Ronaldo is set to face Arsenal this afternoon in his biggest test so far. Sir Alex Ferguson has no fears about turning to the Portuguese youngster. Ronaldo will step into the spotlight if United fail to shake off a string of minor injuries and Ferguson said: "I wouldn't be afraid to play him. I think the boy has shown his courage and his ability and he has shown he has got the temperament for the occasions. "I'm hoping that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is fit because he does well against Arsenal but I have mixed feelings about it at the moment and will wait to see how things go in terms of injuries." Even though Roy Keane has been cleared to play United had four players under treatment on Saturday as Ferguson finalised his plans for the top-of-the-bill showpiece at Old Trafford. Ferguson added: "We have a few bumps and bruises about the place. I was lucky that we got to 4-0 on Tuesday so I was able to take John O'Shea, Solskjaer and Nicky Butt off because they were carrying injuries. "If they had gone 90 minutes, they would not have played on Sunday so we had that luxury of taking them off and hopefully that will make a difference." Ferguson is trying to play down the hype surrounding Sunday's clash between the clubs who have competed for Premiership supremacy since the Gunners prevented United from winning three titles in a row in 1998. The United boss refutes claims Sunday's winners will gain a significant advantage in the race for the championship but recognises the importance the fixture holds. Ferguson said: "It's always a significant game because three points are three points and it could make a difference at the end of the season. "Being so early it is not looked upon that way and you can only measure that at the end of the season. "The league will not be won on Sunday, nor will it be lost. Nobody will be getting medals or cups or anything like that but at the end of the season either club might look back and say 'that cost us'. We lost at Southampton in the last minute and we might look back and say that point was an important one. "Over the years, when we have lost the league we have looked at certain games where we have lost games or dropped points, but in this league you drop points. Every team has a blip and you just have to make sure you don't get as big a blip as the rest." www.teamtalk.com http://www.red11.org/news ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> ReplayTV: CNet Ranked #1 over Tivo! Instant Replay & Pause live TV. Special Sale: 50% off! http://us.click.yahoo.com/UUMW7B/.5qGAA/ySSFAA/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/
