Sport 30-11-1999 Manchester United In Japan who: Manchester United what: Arrive for match against Palmeiras where: Tokyo when: Yesterday snippet: Manchester United have arrived in Tokyo where they will face Brazilians Palmeiras in the Inter Continental Cup. But, says Lee Clayton in The Star, Alex Ferguson "feels his team have lost their way as they suffer a hangover from the glorious Treblewinning conquests of last season." And Palmeiras are "known as one of the dirtiest sides in football" says The Sun`s Neil Custis, who reports that coach Luiz Felipe Scolari doesn`t care how he wins this game: "I will tell my players to make fouls to stop the opposition from playing," Scolari is reported to have said. "If I win by playing ugly football I don`t care." As if that wasn`t enough to contend with, Andy Cole and Henning Berg have been left at home to rest while Nicky Butt looks likely to miss the match following a wrist injury in training. The BBC predict an exciting match: "It will be interesting to see how far Ferguson is prepared to push his players against Palmeiras` tough tackling, with important games against Everton and Valencia looming large on the horizon." [... more]

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