Manchester United’s title ambitions suffered a real blow, as they were defeated by Arsenal on Saturday. The team will be eager to make amends and even though Ferguson will not field the strongest line-up, they will be favourites to win. QPR eliminated Aston Villa in the last round and they will be looking to make another surprise at Old Trafford.

Another big derby gets underway on Saturday as both Arsenal and Manchester looking to stay close to the leaders. Arsenal is in a lot of problems and they failed to win the last three games and the Gunners will see this match as a chance to kick-start their season. United is slowly reaching the desired form and they will be very motivated to win this match and put extra pressure on Chelsea and Liverpool. Both teams have some problems with injuries but Arsene Wenger is in much more difficult position than his counterpart.

Celtic returned to the top of SPL table with an away win over Hearts, but the Bhoys are having a lot of problems in the Champions League. All that’s left for them is to fight for the third place with Danish side Aalborg. Manchester had a lot of problems against Hull at the weekend and they will have to improve the finishing, if they want to take all three points from Celtic Park and stay top of the group.

Manchester United returned to winning ways by beating West Ham at home, thanks to a brace from Ronaldo. The champions will be eager to take another three points and continue the title race. Hull’s magnificent run came to an end on Wednesday, as they were beaten by Chelsea but the Tigers are determined not to lose the game at Old Trafford.

After the great run of results Manchester suffered a setback in the last round, as they were held to a draw by Everton. United wants to return on the right track and to do that, they need all three points from this match. West Ham produced very good performance against Arsenal but they were punished for the missed chances late into the game.

Everton is in real problems this season and nothing is going as planned. Moyes constantly has problems with injured players and it looks that he didn’t have enough time to work with the full squad. The Toffees need one good result and this is a great opportunity as they will face Manchester United. The champions have rediscovered their form and they are very convincing lately. They want to win this game and move closer to the leaders Chelsea and Liverpool.

Manchester United is going from strength to strength at the moment and they are expected to continue their excellent form and take all three points from the match with Celtic. Celtic has to take at least a point from this match if they are to stand any chances of progressing to the knockout stages. Considering their poor away form, this is easier said than done.

Manchester is slowly reaching their form and starting to play their usual game. The team won their last four games in all the competitions entered and they shouldn’t have too much problems in this match. West Brom won their last two games and they are now comfortable in the middle of the table. The Baggies have nothing to lose at Old Trafford and we expect a very interesting match.

Blackburn enters this game in high spirits after three consecutive wins in all the competitions entered. Rovers took advantage of Newcastle’s bad form and won the game at St James Park. Manchester United also won their last three games, but the good atmosphere has been impaired by injuries to Scholes and Rooney.

Aalborg surprised Celtic in the first group game, and the Danes took a deserved point. Even though they produced a very good performance in that game, they will need something special to avoid defeat from defending champions Manchester United. United started the season slowly, but the return of Ronaldo took their game to a different level, and they are expected to return to winning ways very soon.