MANCHESTER UNITED v Stoke: Sir Alex Ferguson waits on fitness of crocked trio

03 January 2011 09:19
Sir Alex Ferguson will need to check on the fitness of Wayne Rooney, Patrice Evra and Darron Gibson before finalising his Manchester United line-up to face Stoke.[LNB]Rooney is the most obvious worry after getting a nasty kick on his ankle by Chris Brunt at West Bromwich on Saturday but Evra and Gibson also finished the game moving at less than full tilt and Ferguson will need to be reassured about their fitness before picking any of them.[LNB] Misery: Wayne Rooney was injured against West Bromwich[LNB]Nani (hip) might be available, while skipper Nemanja Vidic escaped suspension for his fifth booking of the season, which came one day after the December 31 cut-off point.[LNB]Squad: Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Rafael, Brown, Neville, O'Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Smalling, Evans, Evra, Fabio, Nani, Obertan, Carrick, Fletcher, Gibson, Anderson, Giggs, Bebe, Rooney, Berbatov, Macheda, Hernandez, Owen. [LNB] All the latest Premier League team news ahead of the midweek fixtures  Explore more:People: Wayne Rooney, Alex Ferguson, Bebe, Patrice Evra, Nemanja Vidic, Nani

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