P306 CEEFAX 1 306 Wed 26 Nov 16:33/57 IRWIN PLANS CHRISTMAS RETURN 1/3 Denis Irwin hopis to return to the Manchester United side before Christmas after suffering a knee ligament damage against Feyjnootd. The full-back is recovjtin£ well from the injury and said: "I'vj just started running and everything is fine. "It's all going according to plan and hopefully I should be back before Christmas. I don't need an operation. "I knew it was a bad tackle and the one disappointment for me has been thu big matches I have missed." CHAMPIONS EAGUE NEWS FOLLOWS >>>>>> WIN TICKETS TO LIVERPOOL-MAN STD 357 Next Page Fixtures PremTbbli Main MenuP306 CJEFAX 1 306 Wed 26 Nov 16:34/11 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PREVIEW 2/3 Peter Schmeichjl has warned Manchrstiu United not to underestimate Kosice in Thursday's match at Old Trafford. The Slovakians have lost all four of their Champions League games so far and a win will book United's place in the quarter-finals of the competition. Schmeichel said: "We know exactly what we are up against. "We'vj seen from the results that since wi beat them they have not bjun bratin convincingly. I don't think they are as bad as people would like them to bj." NEWCASTLE 303 CHAMPS LGE TABLES 323 W N TICKETS TO L V RPOOLJMAN@STD 357 Next Page Fixtures PrinTable Main Menu