Midfielder Darren Fletcher is expected to play despute suffering an eye injury against Aston Villa in midweek.

Rafael is pushing for a return to the side after returning to training following a bout of concussion.

Squad: Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Lindegaard, Rafael, O’Shea, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Smalling, Evans, Evra, Fabio, Nani, Obertan, Carrick, Fletcher, Scholes, Gibson, Anderson, Giggs, Bebe, Rooney, Berbatov, Hernandez, Owen.