| Sir Alex Ferguson will freshen up his team for Saturday's Vodacom Challenge final against the Kaizer Chiefs in the hope his side can end their trip to South Africa with some silverware.
The Reds lost the corresponding match during their visit in 2006 on penalties and Sir Alex is aiming for a different result this time round.
"We’ll play a very competitive team and one I expect to get a good result for us," he declared at his pre-match press conference on Friday. "We hope to take the big trophy home, which we didn’t do last time."
With two games in two days to come against the Chiefs in South Africa and Portsmouth in Nigeria, the United boss will make full use of his squad, with the likes of Rodrigo Possebon, Tom Cleverley and Craig Cathcart, who flew out to South Africa on Thursday, set to be given a run-out.
"I’ll be playing one team on Saturday and there’ll be a lot of changes for the game on Sunday because it’s only 24 hours later," he explained. "The nucleus of the side will play on Saturday – there might be an issue with the heat and altitude but we’ll monitor how the players are progressing during the game.
"Making changes is the nature of the business at the moment. We want to give everyone enough time on the field to make sure the fitness and tempo of their game is improving. Hopefully by this time next week we’ll be really ready for the season."
The Reds played out a 1-1 draw with the Chiefs last weekend in a somewhat feisty encounter. And having watched them overcome local rivals Orlando Pirates on Thursday evening, Sir Alex is expecting another tough test in Tshwane on Saturday.
"We’ve seen the Kaizer Chiefs’ ability and we saw the game last night [against Orlando Pirates] and it was a very, very aggressive game," he said.
"I think it’s important we see a good game on Saturday. The referee has a responsibility and a role to play in making sure it’s a good game. There’ll be plenty of good footballers on the field and that’s why spectators are here. I’m sure if we do get a good referee then it will be a fantastic game."
The game, which kicks off at 14:30 BST, will be shown live on MUTV and MUTV Online. | 
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