Manchester United vs Everton

Premier League, England

Match date: Sat, November 21, 2009

Stadium: Old Trafford

United need to recover quickly from yet another derby defeat since they are now five points behind Chelsea and it looks as though the title is slowly slipping out of reach. Everton, on the other hand, finally ended the disappointing run of results having beaten West Ham at Upton Park.After losing to Liverpool few weeks back, Manchester United have also lost to Chelsea and the two defeats have shown Alex Ferguson’s team are not good enough to defend the Premiership title. Nonetheless, the five-point gap behind the Blues is by no means impossible to overturn and we expect them to fight until the end. United face a difficult task against Everton, the team they have beaten in 6 of last 8 games and we expect them to continue the good run. Alex Ferguson’s men are usually very convincing at Old Trafford and you should really consider . Sir Alex Ferguson should have almost full squad available for selection with Hargreaves, Ferdinand and Welbeck the only unavailable players. Jonny Evans, Nemanja Vidic and Ji-Sung Park have returned into action playing for their respective national teams after recovering from injuries and they are now all ready to shine at club level. Considering Manchester have already booked their place in the Champions League knockout stages, Fergie is set to field his best possible line-up against Everton, without worrying about the Besiktas game in midweek.Nobody could expect this season would be such a difficult one for the side that really impressed during the last Premiership campaign. However, numerous injuries combined with the busy schedule took the wind out of their sails and as a result, the Toffees are struggling to return to the top half of the table. The 2:1 win over West Ham was definitely a big boost for players’ spirits but David Moyes’ side will have to produce something special in order to hurt United at Old Trafford. The Toffees failed to score in four of the last six games at Old Trafford and you should therefore consider backing . David Moyes is still without long-term casualties Mikel Arteta, James Vaughan, Victor Anichebe and Phil Jagielka, while Phil Neville, Steven Pienaar and Leon Osman face a race with time in an attempt to be fit for this clash. Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, however, is suspended following a red card he picked up against Aston Villa. Nonetheless, if anyone is used to picking from a depleted squad it’s David Moyes, thus we are confident the Toffees will put up a good fight at Old Trafford.Sir Alex Ferguson will have almost full squad to choose from and he will be looking for a response from his players following the Chelsea defeat. These are the games when United are the most dangerous and we don’t think injury-plagued Everton will be a worthy rival on Saturday. Live score and results will be available soon..