Saturday morning tabloid speculation insists that David Beckham will be left out of Man Utds team today.

Argentina's favorite midfielder is becoming more accustomed to life on the sidelines having spent United's midweek Champions League match on the bench aswell.

Man U are already without Ryan Giggs who is suffering with the flu and Andy Cole is definatly out through suspension.

Taylor has problems aswell with City's leading goalscorer Muzzy Izzet out with a torn thigh muscle that he sustained last week in City's FA Cup defeat aganst Wycomb and former Man Utd player Robbie Savage looks set to spend his first weekend for a long time without being booed by opposition fans as he sits out the game after suffering a knee problem that will require a specialist touch.

Midfielder Frank Sinclair will be out for six weeks with knee ligament damage so City will have to make serveral changes from last weeks defeated team.

Damien Delaney, Matt Jones, Junior Lewis and Steph Oakes are all in the frame as possible starters with Lewis proboly more certain than others.

Delaney could also find himself chossen as not only can he occupie the left wing-back role aswell it would also be a great boost to his carrer to play against Man Utd.