CAIRO: Ahmed “Mido Hossam was poised to start on the bench when Middlesbrough take on Sheffield United in the FA Cup fifth round replay on Wednesday, according to reports in England.
Mido had an injury-plagued bout since joining Boro last year, despite a bright start with the Yorkshire club.
Furthermore, Egypt midfielder Mohamed Shawky is still nursing a hamstring injury and is set to miss the cup tie.
The English FA s rejection to Middlesbrough s appeal against Aliadiere s red card at Liverpool last weekend was met with fuming reaction from the Premiership side.
The French striker was sent off for slapping Javier Mascerano in the 3-2 defeat, but the FA deemed the appeal as frivolous and even added an extra game to the initial three-match ban.
However, the Liverpool midfielder appeared to start the incident, when he grabbed Aliadiere s face.
