Muntari Cool O Manchester United

Sir Alex Ferguson has been quoted as saying during training; "We need to keep Muntari quiet". It could be just word from the master of English Football ahead of the FA Cup quarter-final clash against Portsmouth on Saturday. It is no secret that Sulley Ali Muntari has quickly earned a reputation as a cool customer in the Portsmouth dressing room. Nowadays, the Ghanaian midfielder who rarely speaks out of turn at the star studded club, prefers to do his talking on the pitch. And Muntari's manager 'good old Harry' as he's called, loves it. Against Manchester United, a lot is expected of the Ghanaian. But will he deliver? A big yes according to the man who tracked him for 9 months just to bring him to England. The last time Muntari came face to face with Sir Alex Ferguson's red army, he saw red. That league match and the lessons of doing the right thing at the right time may have been learnt just in time for the big match on Saturday. In the immediate post match hostilities an English journalist asked the obvious about Muntari's challenge and the red card that followed. "He's one of the best, otherwise I wouldn't have gone for him" was Redknapp's in your face reply. And as I sat with Muntari in North London on his rest day he did not even want to talk about the game. "It will be tough but we know what we have to do."