Given wants a big favour from the other United.Byline: By Alan Oliver Not to be confused with Oliver Allen. Alan Oliver is a journalist and chief sports writer for the Evening Chronicle, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, and has arguably been the most prominent writer about Newcastle United since the 1980s. Shay Given Séamus John James "Shay" Given (born 20 April, 1976 in Lifford, County Donegal) is an Irish football goalkeeper who currently plays for Newcastle United and the Republic of Ireland, and is regarded as one of the finest and most reliable keepers in the English game. admits Newcastle United are relying on a lot of help from Manchester United to keep their European hopes alive tomorrow, writes Alan Oliver. Sir Bobby Robson's side will only make next season's UEFA UEFA Union of European Football Associations UEFA n abbr (= Union of European Football Associations) → U.E.F.A. Cup if they get a better result at Liverpool than Aston Villa manage against Manchester United. The good news coming out of Old Trafford Old Trafford commonly refers to two sporting arenas:
• • [ . Ferguson will make a late decision on his skipper and Given's fellow Republic of Ireland international Roy Keane before tomorrow's trip to the Midlands. United themselves trained this afternoon before flying down to Merseyside and Given said: "Manchester United are a top team. I know it's only a week before they play the FA Cup final and some people are saying they might not put out a full strength team tomorrow, but I am sure Sir Alex Ferguson knows the score as to what their game means to other teams. "We need a bit of a favour from him and, hopefully, we can get the victory we need at Anfield. "We just have to go out and try to beat Liverpool. Villa are a point ahead of us so it's out of our hands because we know if they beat Manchester United they will go into the UEFA Cup and not us. "But we've just got to concentrate on our own game first and foremost and then hope, whatever result we get, it's better than Villa's." United's 3-3 draw at Southampton on Wednesday night meant tomorrow's opponents Liverpool were guaranteed fourth spot in the Premiership and a crack at the Champions League next term. Given added: "Liverpool can relax now but, to be fair to them, they have played ever so well in the last few weeks and really pushed home. "They've had a free week while we've been down to Southampton, so we know it's going to be tough. "But nothing has changed in many ways, we still have to win at Liverpool. "Maybe we can catch them in a bit of a party mood but I'm sure they'll want to finish the season on a high." |
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