As winners of the 2007-08 UEFA Champions League, Manchester United earned the right to compete in the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup, alongside the champions from each of FIFA's five other continental confederations [REF].
Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov was ruled out of the semi-final match with a viral infection the day before the game, but Sir Alex Ferguson was able to name his veteran trio of Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Gary Neville in the starting XI.