Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson is ready to welcome Nemanja Vidic back to his starting line-up and would be satisfied if the Serbian was the only man available to ease his injury-ravaged defence.

West Ham will be without England pair Carlton Cole and Matthew Upson for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League home match against Manchester United at Upton Park.

Local rivals Manchester City and Manchester United will meet in the semi-finals of the Carling Cup after being drawn together in the last four.

Nemanja Vidic is back in contention as Manchester United look to reclaim the Premier League’s top spot by beating crisis club Portsmouth at Old Trafford.

Arsene Wenger admits Arsenal’s Barclays Premier League title dreams are once again hanging by a thread following defeat to leaders Chelsea, but is not ready to throw in the towel just yet.

Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani will be assessed before a decision is taken on whether he can rejoin the squad for Sunday’s Barclays Premier League trip to Manchester United.

Ryan Giggs returns to the Manchester United squad for Sunday’s Premier League clash with Liverpool at Old Trafford.

Birmingham defender Stephen Carr will return after suspension for the home Premier League clash with Manchester United tomorrow evening.

Rio Ferdinand returns to the Manchester United line-up for tomorrow night’s Champions League last-16 tie with AC Milan.

Darren Fletcher believes it is vital Manchester United win their remaining games if they are to close Chelsea out in the race for the Barclays Premier League title.

Celebrity Manchester United fan Fred Done has backed the Red Knights’ takeover bid – but insists he is not part of the consortium aiming to oust the Glazer family from Old Trafford.

Darren Fletcher will miss Manchester United’s Barclays Premier League encounter with Burnley at Old Trafford tomorrow.

Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher has spoken of his frustration at his sending off at Birmingham.

Alex Ferguson has apologised to referee Alan Wiley for any embarrassment caused by his sustained attack on the official’s fitness after last week’s encounter between Manchester United and Sunderland at Old Trafford.

Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves believes his injury nightmare is almost at an end as he targets a return to action in the near future.

Arsenal have leading scorer Robin van Persie back in the squad for tomorrow’s Champions League semi-final second leg against Manchester United at Emirates Stadium having recovered from a groin problem.

Ryan Giggs has called on Manchester United to repeat their first-half super show against Arsenal on Tuesday in order to complete their passage to the Champions League final.

Dimitar Berbatov returned to the Manchester United starting line-up at Sunderland as Cristiano Ronaldo was left sitting on the bench.

Sunderland boss Ricky Sbragia could be without captain Dean Whitehead for tomorrow’s clash with Premier League leaders Manchester United.

Manuel Almunia maintains Arsenal are still very much in their Champions League semi-final against Manchester United after the goalkeeper’s heroics helped his side leave Old Trafford trailing by just one goal.