Boost for Reds as Veron set to return for crunch tie

JUAN Sebastian Veron looks set to win his fitness race and line up against Real Madrid at Old Trafford on Wednesday.

The £28.1 million Argentinian midfielder is due back from Italy today after undergoing intensive physiotherapy on the knee ligament injury he picked up against Leeds last month.

Veron has been an inspirational figure in United’s Champions League campaign this term and was badly missed during the 3-1 first leg defeat in the Bernabeu Stadium last week.