Rio and Evra set to start

04 May 2009 17:57
Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that defenders Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra will start against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on Tuesday. Ferdinand missed the Middlesbrough win at the weekend after scans revealed he had bruised a lung in the UEFA Champions League semi-final first-leg against the Gunners at Old Trafford last week. The England international trained at Carrington on Monday with the rest of the Manchester United squad and came through unscathed. Meanwhile Patrice Evra is also expected to start despite sitting out training. The Frenchman was on the end of a number of robust challenges at the Riverside on Saturday and was withdrawn as a precaution 12 minutes from time. Wes Brown was also absent from Monday's session but he too is in contention for a place on the bench. Concern "My only concern last Wednesday was when he (Ferdinand) came off and when they spit blood you worry about that," Ferguson said. "But fortunately it wasn't serious enough so that he won't miss any more games than he did so I am pleased with that. "We are pleased they have all come through. When you are going into a game as important as tomorrow then you want everyone fit and we have got that." United take a 1-0 lead to the Emirates with a John O'Shea goal the only thing separating the two teams in the tie.

Source: SKY_Sports