Preview: Man Utd vs B'burn

The big news is that Wayne Rooney will miss a month of action for Man Utd, so Louis Saha will get some playing time. Man Utd are in frightening from, having won seven and drawn one of their last eight, whilst Blackburn sit comfortably in 7th, and are undefeated in eight games. The trip to Old Trafford will be a tough return for Mark Hughes, while Fergie insists he is ready for aggressive Blackburn.

United, buoyed by qualification to the knock-out stages of the Champions League, are seeking a sixth successive Premier League home victory.

Despite Rooney's injury, Steven Reid will be missing for Blackburn.

Hughes: a struggle to beat Man Utd

"Defensively they are solid and it will take a good side to overcome them - but we feel we are a good side.

"We have gone up against three out of the big four and are unbeaten so there is no reason we cannot go to Old Trafford and get a positive result.

"We couldn't be going there in better circumstances given the run we're on."

Fergie: Blackburn will be a tough game

"The form of Blackburn means it will be a really tough game for us.

"I think they can break into the top four. Nobody turns them over and they don't get beat by stupid scores.

"That's a combination of having decent players and the continuity that comes from having stayed together for a while."

Teams

Man Utd (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Brown, O'Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Pique, Evans, Evra, Simpson, Ronaldo, Hargreaves, Anderson, Fletcher, Eagles, Carrick, Giggs, Nani, Saha, Tevez.

Blackburn (from): Friedel, Brown, Emerton, Nelsen, Samba, Ooijer, Warnock, Berner, Bentley, Dunn, Pedersen, Santa Cruz, McCarthy, Derbyshire, Tugay, Mokoena, Rigters, Khizanishvili, Treacy.

Eyefootball Premiership Predictor

Man Utd 0-0 Blackburn

Blackburn would absolutely love a point against Man Utd, and there's no reason to suggest that they couldn't shut up shop here at Old Trafford. Both teams are flying high in the Premiership, but this game is unlikely to have many goals.

Prediction: 0-0 Draw

Goalscorer (if any): Carlos Tevez