Ground: Old Trafford (Capacity 67,603).

Nickname: Red Devils.

Manager: Sir Alex Ferguson.

Current position: 4th.

Season to date: United 1, Middlesbrough 0; Sunderland 1, United 1; Chelsea 2, United 2; United 1, West Brom 0.

Last time out: Wednesday, Sept 3 - Man Utd 1 (van Nistelrooy pen 28), Middlesbrough 0.

How they lined up: Barthez; Neville (P), Blanc, Ferdinand, Silvestre; Beckham (O'Shea 90), Butt, Veron, Giggs; Scholes (Forlan 70), van Nistelrooy (Solskjaer 71).

Last season: Manchester Utd 1 (Veron), Wanderers 2 (Nolan, Ricketts).

Selection update: United's decision to "bite the bullet" and send Paul Scholes for a knee operation means the England man joins Roy Keane on the sidelines. Michael Stewart has been drafted into the squad but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is expected to partner Ruud van Nistelrooy in attack, with Beckam again to resume in midfield with Butt, Veron and Giggs. Gary Neville is in the squad but the manager says he will not start the game.

How to get there: A rail strike means the last service via the back-up bus service to Bolton leaves Manchester city centre about 9pm - just when the second-half should be kicking off!

Alternatives are: Metrolink - A regular return service runs from Radcliffe into the city centre and onwards to two stations close to the ground - Exchange Quay or Old Trafford Bus - The No 8 from Moor Lane is every 10 minutes into Manchester at tea-time and every 30 minutes - at five minutes to and 25 minutes past the hour - after the final whistle and throughout the night. This operates from Cannon Street with various stops heading back in the Bolton direction.

Match odds: Wanderers win - 10-1; United win - 4-1ON.

ADMIRED: Michael Ricketts

FANS' HERO: Youri Djorkaeff has quickly become a hero of the Wanderers' faithful

Ground: Old Trafford (Capacity 67,603).

Nickname: Red Devils.

Manager: Sir Alex Ferguson.

Current position: 5th.

Season to date: United 1, Middlebrough 0; Sunderland 1, United 1; Chelsea 2, United 2; United 1, West Brom 0.

Last time out: Wednesday, Sept 3 - Man Utd 1 (van Nistelrooy pen 28), Middlesbrough 0.

How they lined up: Barthez; Neville (P), Blanc, Ferdinand, Silvestre; Beckham (O'Shea 90), Butt, Veron, Giggs; Scholes (Forlan 70), van Nistelrooy (Solskjaer 71).

Last season: Manchester Utd 1 (Veron), Wanderers 2 (Nolan, Ricketts).

Selection update: United's decision to "bite the bullet" and send Paul Scholes for a knee operation means the England man joins Roy Keane on the sidelines. Michael Stewart has been drafted into the squad but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is expected to partner Ruud van Nistelrooy in attack, with Beckam again to resume in midfield with Butt, Veron and Giggs. Gary Neville is in the squad but the manager says he will not start the game.

How to get there: A rail strike means the last service via the back-up bus service to Bolton leaves Manchester city centre about 9pm - just when the second-half should be kicking off!

Alternatives are: Metrolink - A regular return service runs from Radcliffe into the city centre and onwards to two stations close to the ground - Exchange Quay or Old Trafford Bus - The No 8 from Moor Lane is every 10 minutes into Manchester at tea-time and every 30 minutes - at five minutes to and 25 minutes past the hour - after the final whistle and throughout the night. This operates from Cannon Street with various stops heading back in the Bolton direction.

Match odds: Wanderers win - 10-1; United win - 4-1ON.

IMPRESSED: Phil Neville