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Thursday, September 20, 2012

News in Brief: 20th Sep 12

Here are some football news for 20th Sep which might affect your fantasy lineup, starting with the Champions League matches:

- At Old Trafford, De Gea, Evans & Evra started in place of Lindegaard, Rio Ferdinand & pick-of-last-week Buttner, while Darren Fletcher came on the pitch on the 79th minute. Michael Carrick scored the only goal of the game after being fed by Shinji Kagawa, while the scoreline could have been greater had Nani put away the penalty.

Ferguson took the blame for not assigning a penalty taker prior to the match. He quoted in the post-match conference
To be honest with you, I had no idea. I think Nani just ran and grabbed the ball. I thought Robin should have taken it. I think we will have to decide before the game – that was my fault, I should have done that.
 Until Rooney returns from injury, it looks like the penalty duties will be handled by RVP.


- Fernando Torres was the only recognizable striker in Chelsea's lineup, as Daniel Sturridge was out with a hamstring injury. However, the star of the night belongs to Oscar. Handed a starting role against European giants Juventus, he had a dream debut by scoring both Chelsea's goals in the 2-2 draw. (Assists by Hazard & A.Cole)

However, he was subbed out late in the game due to a nasty ankle injury, so do not jump on his bandwagon till Chelsea assesses his injury situation.

- Plenty of injury news to worry about:

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