81.   United is at home to Sheffield Wednesday.

82.   United is loaded with young, already established English internationals led by David Beckham, Gary Neville, Nicky Butt and Paul Scholes.

83.   United is now considering installing a new pitch every two years.

84.   United is still scrambling to win back customers it lost in the earlier labor turmoil.

85.   United is ahead of Lille on goal difference, with Olympiakos last with one point.

86.   United is in sixth place, five points behind leader Liverpool.

87.   United is still scrambling to win back customers it lost then.

88.   United is third in the standings, four points adrift of leader Newcastle while City is last with only one point from eight games.

89.   United was below its rhythmic best, trying to accommodate a couple of unfamiliar faces in the lineup.

90.   United was without playmaker Marco Etcheverry, who played for Bolivia Sunday in a World Cup qualifier against Ecuador.