At the Double: different players could be picked 22 by Fergie over two games Alex Livesey Sir Alex Ferguson is defined to play two entirely different sides in the space of 48 hours to preserve Manchester Unitedas Double drive. United get on Sunderland in the Premier League on Saturday, then experience Chelsea in a FA Cup quarter-final replay at lunch on Easter Monday. With a strong 15-point lead in the title race, Ferguson is defined to rest most of his key people for the trip to the Stadium of Light a and pay to fly many of them home independently from midweek internationals. Rio Ferdinand, Michael Carrick, Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney are the type of poised to miss the game against Sunderland. But all will undoubtedly be restored to the Old Trafford leaders' starting line-up for the Chelsea expertise, with Ferguson anxious to add a sixth FA Cup to his gleaming CV. United last won the FA Cup in 2004 and with Ferdinand, Carrick and Rooney having maybe not raised it, there's a massive motivation among the squad to get completely this season. Although Ferguson has insisted there can be no let-up in Unitedas quest for a 20th subject, the proximity of the Chelsea sport has forced a rethink. Ferguson knows it is impossible for his players to create their best twice in 48 hours with so little sleep amount of time in between. That is why the United chef is considering wholesale change for both games and utilising his team to the maximum to cope with the fitting pile-up. aFreshness is the title of the game now as we come towards the end of the season and the strength of important games coming in fast succession,a said the Scot. aMy role becomes a lot more important in choosing the right groups, with taste the quality. Itas not necessarily putting out your absolute best team, itas choosing the latest. aThis is a real problem once the players return at the end of the international split after playing two games involving long flights, especially with Chicharito in Mexico [to play USA] and Shinji Kagawa with Japan [ who've a Global Cup qualifier in Jordan on Tuesday]. Jet was hired by ain fact, weare making arrangements for some players to fly home by privately after their suits, to make sure they get home as quickly and smoothly as you are able to. Air craft: United want to get Chicharito back ASAP from Mexico Getty aTiredness is a good leveller but we is going to do our utmost to ensure the freshest possible teams are fielded by us. Private planes are getting to cost the team a great deal of money, but it is something we feel we've to complete. aThe players who've missed the global visits, like Ryan Giggs, Anderson, Nemanja Vidic, Alexander Buttner and Rafael, will be key players in the run-in. John Scholes is back training and will play a role to keep us fresh.a Ferguson is desperate to prevent a repeat of the physical and psychological fatigue that found United blow a lead against Chelsea within their FA Cup tie at Old Trafford, with the Blues very nearly snatching success at the finish after a stirring return. aYou could see the signs of mental weakness in the first-half against Chelsea, with just how we were providing the ball away in situations when we were not under particular pressure,a he explained. aIn the second-half, some of our participants were just plain knackered and, against a great group like Chelsea, you get punished for negligence. Amazement got out of prison and now we have a second chance, for which we can hopefully maintain a better state.a By Mark McDonnell v Sunderland (A), Saturday, 12.45pm, Premier League Lindegaard; Smalling, Jones, Evans, Buttner, Anderson, Giggs, Valencia, Kagawa, Nani, Hernandez v Chelsea (A), Monday, 12.30pm, FA Cup quarter-final replay De Gea; Rafael, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Carrick, Cleverley, Welbeck, Rooney, Small, van Persie
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