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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said he will range a robust team over against relegation-threatened Blackpool on Sunday.
Blackpool have the hardest task of the five relegation candidates, with a trip to the Premier League champions.
Ferguson has one eye on next week's Champions League final but said he will not pick inexperienced players.
"Edwin van der Sar, Darren Fletcher, Patrice Evra, Paul Scholes, Anderson, Dimitar Berbatov will play," he said.
Blackpool are locked during a 5-method battle with Blackburn, Wolves, Birmingham and Wigan to avoid the ultimate 2 transference slots nearness West Ham.
"I do not suppose this will be his last game. I have encouraged him to stay on for an additional year"
Sir Alex Ferguson on Paul Scholes
A win at Old Trafford would significantly improve Ian Holloway's aspect's prospects of high-flight soccer for next season - however no team has beaten Manchester United in the Premier League at home all season.
However, with United getting ready to play Spanish champions Barcelona within the Champions League final at Wembley next Saturday, Ferguson might are tempted to rest key players.
Holloway said Ferguson would be offended by suggestions that he did not want to win his side's final home game of the season.
And also the Scot said he desires to end United's domestic season with victory to relinquish Dutch keeper Van der Sar the perfect send-off before he retires.
"You should be criticised if you lose a game that affects other groups," said Ferguson.
"I bear in mind we tend to played Hull a couple of years ago and played a heap of young players however we have a tendency to won the sport 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 tend to battered them, thus it absolutely was a bit unfair."
Ferguson additionally confirmed he can play a number of his 1st-alternative players in Gary Neville's testimonial match against Juventus on Tuesday.
"We have a tendency to have to consider that game as a result of Gary has been an amazing servant to the present club," added the sixty nine-year-old.
"I hope he gets the crowd he deserves."
"Ours could be a winner-takes-all game. One folks could get a heavy slapping and therefore the others might draw to place us in bother"
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While Sunday can be Van der Sar's final appearance at Previous Trafford, the house fans are uncertain whether or not it will be their last likelihood to work out Paul Scholes during a United shirt.
The 36-year-previous has however to commit on his future when he was offered a 1-year contract.
However Ferguson is confident the midfielder can still be a United player next season.
"I don't think this will be his last game," he added. "We have a tendency to have mentioned it and I even have encouraged him to remain on for another year."