Man Utd v Birmingham
Old Trafford
Saturday, 5 February
Kick-off: 1500 GMT
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Manchester United striker Alan Smith is out for another fortnight as he bids to recovery from an ankle injury.
Mikael Silvestre (suspended) is set to be replaced by Wes Brown, while Darren Fletcher (hamstring) is also ruled out.
Birmingham boss Steve Bruce may hand a first start to Mehdi Nafti, as Stephen Clemence's partner is expecting a baby.
Emile Heskey (achilles), Stan Lazaridis (thigh), Darren Anderton (groin), Salif Diao (calf) and Muzzy Izzet (knee) are out and Robbie Blake (calf) is a doubt.
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Man Utd (from): Carroll, Howard. G Neville, P Neville, Brown, Ferdinand, O'Shea, Heinze, Fortune, Ronaldo, Scholes, Keane, Miller, Giggs, Saha, Rooney, Bellion.
Birmingham (from): Taylor, Melchiot, Cunningham, Upson, Clapham. Pennant, Johnson, Clemence, Gray, Blake, Pandiani, Nafti, Tebily, Morrison, Vaesen, Carter, Kuqi, Till.
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I Predict a 4-1 victory to Man utd
Ronaldo 1
Giggs 2
Keane 1 (his 50 goal)
Pennant 1