Sir Alex Ferguson to ring the changes in Manchester United’s game against Ajax

The Red Devils manager has revealed that he set to bring in players who need game time to contest the Europa League tie in which his team hold two-goal aggregate advantage

By Edward Tibbles

Sir Alex Ferguson
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Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that he will be ringing the changes for the Europa League game against Ajax, giving recently unused Manchester United players a game.

Manchester United go into the second-leg with an aggregate advantage after a 2-0 win in Amsterdam last week, and Sir Alex sees it as the perfect opportunity to give players such as Javier Hernandez, Ashley Young and Tom Cleverly some time on the pitch.

Despite holding a lead from the first-leg, the Scot was not ignoring the potential that the Dutch side possess, stating that he will still field a strong side despite any changes.

"There are a lot of players who need a game, players who haven't been playing lately,” Sir Alex told press ahead of the game.

 "Nani, Ashley Young, Javier Hernandez, Tom Cleverley, Chris Smalling, Phil Jones... they all need games and they'll all play tomorrow in whatever position I decide to play them. Then we'll hope to get a sprinkling of experience amongst it."

In addition to those named, Sir Alex also revealed that it is a possibility that youngster Paul Pogba could make an appearance.

"It's possible [that Pogba could play]," he said, "but it depends on the rest of the team."

One player who will definitely not be making an appearance is key striker Wayne Rooney who has been ruled out after picking up a throat infection earlier in the week.



 
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