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Mon 04 Apr 2007United showing signs of anxietySOCCER/Portsmouth 2 Manchester Utd 1: Beneath the roar of battle there is a rustling noise. It is the sound of pages being turned as managers glance at the Premiership table and then have another obsessive stare at the fixture list.Even Alex Ferguson's hands may tremble ever so slightly, and his side's anxiety was also apparent on the Fratton Park pitch