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Inter midfielder Sulley Alley Muntari has followed in coach Jose Mourinho's footsteps by continuing the mind games ahead of their Champions League battle with Manchester United.
The Nerazzurri travel to Old Trafford on February 24 and the plan is to come away with a good aggregate lead from the two-legged tie. Mourinho has already fired the first warning shots and Muntari is not low on ammunition either.
"We are also very strong and they [United] are scared of us. We are not a team who are easy to beat and we have learned from our mistakes in the first phase. I am sure we will play two great games," Muntari told La Gazzetta Dello Sport.
The former Portsmouth man joined Inter in the summer after their move for Chelsea's Frank Lampard failed. Muntari insists he was prepared to be second choice had the Englishman joined the Nerazzurri.
"When I was in England, Mourinho called me and he told me that Lampard was first choice. I told him I was ready and I went there," added Muntari. "I like everything about Mourinho. He knows how to manage his players and every training session is different.
"He just has to look at you in the dressing room and you are motivated, he doesn't even need to speak to get the message across."
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Rio Ferdinand Set For Manchester United Return Against Chelsea
Manchester United have been boosted by the news that their star centre-back, Rio Ferdinand, could be available to face Chelsea on Sunday.
The 30-year-old hasn't played in the Premier League since the December 13 clash with Tottenham Hotspur, as he has been laid up with a back problem.
It was thought he'd remain sidelined for a few weeks yet, but The Sun and The Daily Mail both report that Ferdinand has returned to training and is a real chance to make the starting line-up against the Pensioners.
That is great news for Sir Alex Ferguson's side, who currently sit four points shy of Chelsea in the standings, and seven behind leaders Liverpool.
United will also welcome back Patrice Evra, after the completion of a four-match ban for his involvement in a post-game brawl at Stamford Bridge last season.
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United have confirmed the arrival of defender Ritchie De Laet on loan from Stoke City.
The 20 year-old Belgian will stay until the end of the 2008/09 season and will play for the Reserves.
De Laet joined Stoke from Royal Antwerp in August 2007 but to date he has not featured for the first team, only being named as a substitute on several occasions.He spent the early part of the current season on loan at non-league Wrexham, where he made three appearances in the Blue Square Premier before heading back to Stoke for surgery on a double hernia.
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Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo Survives Car Crash
Reports have surfaced today indicating that Portuguese international Cristiano Ronaldo was involved in a car crash at around 10:00 GMT this morning.

Police in Manchester have stated that his Ferrari smashed into a roadside barrier near Manchester Airport. Constables spoke to Ronaldo at the scene, and investigations are ongoing.
The 23-year old is said to have escaped unscathed, and Sky Sports have reported that the player has even returned to training today.
There were no other vehicles involved in the accident.There have been many incidents this season involving footballers behind the wheel. In December, rival for the individual accolades Kaka was involved in a car crash at a traffic light.
He was reportedly making a sightseeing video for a website in Brazil when a lapse in concentration led to him rear-ending the driver in front who just happened to be a Rossoneri fan:
"You’re Kaka! You are great. Thank you so much," the driver was reported to have said.
Edited by Dead_Man_Inc 08 Jan `09, 9:10PM
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JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Four rockets struck northern Israel from Lebanon on Thursday, wounding two people, Israeli police and emergency medical services said.
The Lebanese Army issued a statement, saying the rockets were launched by "an unknown group" and that the Israeli retaliatory fire inflicted no casualties.
The rockets hit near the city of Nahariya, located about six miles from the Lebanese border, police said. The Israeli military said it returned fire toward the source of the rockets after the attack.
Schools and kindergartens were closed in Nahariya and the nearby town of Shlomi, the Israel Defense Forces reported.
The Israeli military warned civilians in the western Galilee region to stay close to shelters in the aftermath of Thursday's attack.
The report comes as Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, aimed at halting rocket fire from the Hamas-ruled Palestinian territory to the south, entered a 13th day.
Israelfought a similar campaign against the Lebanese Shiite Muslim militia Hezbollah in 2006, during which Hezbollah rained rockets on cities in Israeli's north for a month before a cease-fire was reached.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for Thursday's attack.
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The Lebanese Army's statement also said its troops and the U.N. peacekeeping mission that patrols the border "have taken all necessary measures to protect the population and control the situation."
Hezbollah has kept a tight rein on its forces in southern Lebanon since the cease-fire, however, and a number of Palestinian factions operate in southern Lebanon as well.
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/08/israel.rockets/index.html
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Speculation is rife over Carlos Tevez's long-term future at Manchester United. He is yet to be offered a permanent contract - his two-year loan expires at season's end - and clubs across Europe are lining up for his signature.
Real Madrid are thought to be at the head of the queue. They enquired about the Argentine forward before he joined the Red Devils from West Ham United in the summer of 2007, and have been keeping tabs on him ever since.
And the admiration is mutual, as the 24-year-old has confessed that he would be overjoyed to don the famous white strip of the Bernabeu giants.
"Who wouldn’t want to play for Real Madrid?" The Sun quoted Tevez as having said in 'a Spanish magazine'.
"Like Manchester, they are one of the best clubs in the world — and it would be a pleasure to play for them."
These alleged comments come less than 24 hours after the former Corinthians star declared that he would strongly consider any and all offers that might come his way.
Thus, it appears United will have to work fast if they wish to tie down Tevez, although they still seem reluctant to meet the pre-agree €34 million fee.
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