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BLACKBURN Rovers manager Sam Allardyce has been given more injury concerns after losing their final pre-season friendly at Dundee United.

Andis Shala and a Zurab Khizanishvili own goal handed the Scottish Premier League outfit a comfortable win over a patched up Rovers – but injuries to Chris Sanba, Paul Gallagher and Ryan Nelsen will be the bigger worry.

The friendly at Dundee was always going to a weakened line-up for Rovers, with the midweek internationals in mind, but the last thing Allardyce needed was more injuries ahead of Saturday’s Premier League opener against Manchester City.

Substitute Johnny Russell should have doubled United’s advantage minutes after the break, but dragged his shot wide after being put through by Scott Robertson.

Aaron Doran’s goal-bound shot was blocked on 52 minutes while Stephen Warnock headed wide a minute later but a patched up Rovers never really looked like getting back in the game.

ROVERS: Paul Robinson (Jason Brown 46), Phil Jones, Martin Olsson, Chris Samba (David Hoilett 35), Ryan Nelsen (Zurab Khizanishvili 17), Stephen Warnock (Jonathan Flynn 69), Elrio Van Heerden (Marcus Marshall 78), Paul Gallagher (Aaron Doran 17), Franco Di Santo (Nick Blackman 72), El-Hadji Diouf (Jason Lowe 78), Benni McCarthy (Jason Roberts 80)

DUNDEE UNITED: Nicky Weaver, Andy Webster (Johnny Russell 46), Darren Dods, Scott Robertson (Ryan McCord 80), Danny Swanson (David Robertson 69), Prince Buaben, Morgaro Gomis (Craig Conway 63), Mihael Kovacevic, Andis Shala (Jennison Myrie-Williams 74), Paul Dixon (Sean Dillon 63), David Goodwillie (Garry Kenneth 46) SUBS: Stevie Banks