Blackburn v Manchester United

The Reds need only a point at Blackburn to clinch the Barclays Premier League title..

Form guideWhile United have been incredible at Old Trafford and peerless away from home in the Champions League, the domestic record on our travels is not as impressive. Since the turn of February, the Reds have lost four times in the seven away Premier League fixtures and have gone three domestic games away from the Theatre of Dreams without a goal. Rovers have won only once in their last 13 outings and scored only three times in their previous six matches.

Ins and outsSir Alex Ferguson is mulling over his team selection with Barcelona looming large on the horizon. But with the title needing to be secured, it's likely he'll field a strong side. Darren Fletcher is coming into contention after his recovery from a virus while Edwin van der Sar may be rested. Mame Biram Diouf is ineligible for Rovers due to his loan from United but Michel Salgado, David Dunn and Phil Jones are all expected to return from injury. Ruben Rochina, who scored twice for the reserves against Warren Joyce's Reds at Old Trafford on Thursday, dislocated his shoulder in the match.

Last meetingThe Reds ran riot to inflict a 7-1 thrashing at Old Trafford on November 27 with Dimitar Berbatov helping himself to five of the goals. Nani and Ji-sung Park were also on the scoresheet with Chris Samba pulling back the scantest of consolations late on.

Top man
Chris Samba has simply been immense for Steve Kean's side with his courageous performance at West Ham last weekend one of the outstanding defensive displays of the season. "He's like a magnet to the ball when it bounces to the opposition,"said his manager and it's easy to see why Arsenal were interested in signing him in January, as he revealed recently.

Quote/unquote
"While I wouldn’t relish the opportunity of stopping them winning the title, I would relish the opportunity of beating Manchester United." - Blackburn striker Jason Roberts.

Any sub-plots?Obviously the Reds know a draw would be enough to win league championship number 19, more than any other club. Blackburn have their own worries as they are only three points clear of 18th-placed Blackpool with two games to play. Defeat on Saturday would set up a nervous final day trip to fellow strugglers Wolves.

Whistle-blowerPhil Dowd is the man in the middle. He has taken charge of the victories over Wolves and Sunderland, the draw with Bolton and defeat at Liverpool, when Jamie Carragher escaped with a yellow card for an X-rated challenge on Nani.

Did you know?United have had 20 different goalscorers this season but only one own goal in 2010/2011.

Rivals watch
Chelsea are at home to Newcastle on Sunday while Champions League opponents Barcelona entertain Deportivo La Coruna later that evening.