10/08/2012 14:34, Report by A Marshall, L Kane
Date, time and coverage: Saturday 11 August 2012,
20:20 local (19:20 BST) kick-off. Live on MUTV and MUTV
Online (UK and Ireland only). Match report & reaction on
ManUtd.com.
State of play: United's final game of the DHL 2012 pre-season
tour promises to be a tough examination against
well-drilled Bundesliga outfit Hannover. With goals at a
premium of late, the Reds will aim to start hitting the net
and pick up the Chevrolet Cup. Hannover are fresh from
easing past St Patrick's Athletic in the Europa League
preliminaries on Thursday and have looked sharp in attack
during their pre-season with 9-0 and 12-0 wins among their
results.
Ins and outs: Phil Jones' back problem will be
asssessed while Chris Smalling and Jonny Evans are still
sidelined. Olympians Tom Cleverley and Ryan Giggs could be
available again but Rafael is still involved in the
tournament's final. The hosts at the AWD-Arena will be
without Mame Biram Diouf through injury but another former
Red, Ron-Robert Zieler, should keep goal.
Last game: This is the first time that the two teams have
met competitively.
Opposition boss: Mirko Slomka took over the reins at
die Roten in early 2010 and guided the team to
fourth in the Bundesliga the following year. The 5-0
aggregate win against St Patrick's moves the club
closer to another season of Europa League football after
reaching the quarter-finals last term.