Wednesday's Champions League match finished with a suprising result for the Red Devils.
Sir Alex Ferguson fielded a weak side, keeping many of his starters out of the squad to rest for this weekend. Turkish club
Besiktas responded by playing a strong game, and the 1-0 win was deserved. After this loss, Ferguson will want to make good by getting all 3 points in this away match to
Portsmouth. Although
Dimitar Berbetov and John O'Shea will return from injury, Ferguson will still be without defenders
Rio Ferdinand and Owen Hargreaves. Despite this, league leaders
Chelsea have a tough match against Arsenal and Manchester will be sure to take every chance to close the 5 point gap.
Portsmouth have been incredibly vulnerable while at home, only winning once against Wigan Athletic and losing the remaining 5 matches. A 1-0 away defeat at the hands of
Stoke City will have the squad in poor spirits when returning home against tough competition.
David James, Bouba Diop and Finnan are all out with injuries which only makes manager Avram Grant's fight to keep his team from relegation more difficult. Pompey are currently 4 points away from safety at the bottom of the table, and a turn of form does not appear to be in the cards, especially against a team with the quality of
Manchester United.
United will want to close the gap with Chelsea who have a tough match-up this Sunday and Ferguson will pull out all the stops to make this happen.
Portsmouth are already favorites for relegation this year, and will not be turning it around against reigning champs
Manchester United.
Portsmouth F.C. vs. Manchester UnitedSaturday November 28, 2009
Kickoff: 16:00 CET
Tip: Manchester United (1X2)
Best Odds: 1.40 @ 888Sport
