Lindegaard blow for United

[Lover Boy]

Manchester United goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard will be out for at least four weeks with an ankle injury, but David de Gea should be fit to face Chelsea on Sunday.

Lindegaard and De Gea both missed United's 2-0 victory over Stoke City in midweek through injury, prompting Sir Alex Ferguson to hand youngster Ben Amos his Premier League debut.

Denmark international Lindegaard's injury is the more serious and he is unlikely to be back in action for the reigning champions until March.

However, De Gea is expected to be available for the trip to Stamford Bridge, with Amos dropping back to the bench to provide cover.

"De Gea should be fit," said Ferguson. "It looks like Lindegaard will be out for at least four weeks, maybe even five or six. It's ankle ligaments.

"Ben Amos has been looking for his opportunity for quite a while and we wondered about sending him out of loan. But it's not easy when you're in Europe - you need three keepers. He did very well the other night."

I'm surprised that De Gea will start against Chelsea with all the mistakes he has been making recently, I thought Ferguson would have stuck with Amos after he had a solid game against Stoke.

 

[Postman Dave]

Sadly, Amos will be completely out of his depth in a game this big. That's one area de Gea has him beat, big match experience.

 

[Lover Boy]

Great match, Chelsea blew a 3-0 lead. Did anyone else see it?

 

[Postman Dave]

not yet, will catch it on MotD2 though.

 

[Lover Boy]

Even though De Gea played pretty shit he saved Man U from losing with an excellent save when the match was almost over.

 

[Postman Dave]

that save is the reason why Fergie will continue to keep the faith for now.

 

[Lover Boy]

But does that make up for all the mistakes he has made? :

 

[Postman Dave]

Of course not, but It goes some way to convincing he could still come good.