Manchester United set to field strong side against Blackpool FC

Goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar will make his final Premier League appearance

Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed he will field several first team players against Blackpool in Sunday's vital relegation clash.

Edwin van der Sar will make his final Premier League appearance at Old Trafford before retirement amongst others.

“I have players who need a game,” said Ferguson.

“Darren Fletcher, Paul Scholes, Anderson, Dimitar Berbatov, Patrice Evra and Edwin van der Sar will play.”

Reports suggested the Premier League champions would field a heavily weakened side for the fixture with one eye on the Champions League final, but Ferguson wants to give his side the best possible chance of achieving victory.

“You should be criticised if you lose a game that affects other teams,” said Ferguson.

“I remember we played Hull a couple of years ago and played a lot of young players but we won the game 1-0.

“For some reason the previous year, Neil Warnock found it easy to criticise us for losing to West Ham. But if he had seen the game we battered them, so it was a bit unfair."

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