Source: Eurosport
Big Guns Back For United
Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney are among the big names who will return for Manchester United against Portsmouth on Wednesday night.
Edwin van der Sar, John O'Shea and Darren Fletcher also stayed at home as United bowed out of the FA Cup to Everton on Sunday, while Michael Carrick is attempting to shrug off a minor knock.
Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Dimitar Berbatov and Patrice Evra are all expected to return in a starting line-up containing only Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic from the semi-final team.
Niko Kranjcar is out for Portsmouth after damaging an ankle in the win over Bolton on Saturday.
Defender Younes Kaboul is also likely to miss out with torn fibres in a thigh muscle which could mean England right- back Glen Johnson reverting to his more familiar role and Jermaine Pennant recalled in midfield.
Kanu and Nadir Belhadj were match-winning late substitutes against Bolton but with Sean Davis still fit despite reopening a wound in his knee, manager Paul Hart could bring back Richard Hughes or Angelos Basinas in a tight central midfield trio also featuring Hayden Mullins, and stick with David Nugent on the left.
Teams
Man Utd (from): Van der Sar, Foster, Kuszczak, Neville, O'Shea, Rafael, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Ronaldo, Nani, Fletcher, Carrick, Scholes, Anderson, Giggs, Park, Berbatov, Rooney, Tevez.
Portsmouth (from): James; Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Pennant, Mullins, Hughes, Davis, Nugent, Crouch, Kanu, Basinas, Kaboul, Utaka, Pamarot, Belhadj, Gekas, Traore, Begovic.
