Premiership: Ferguson ready to rotate stars

Alex Ferguson has a selection headache ahead of Manchester United's Champions League opener against Olympiakos on Wednesday.

Against Everton, the United boss made seven changes to his previous line-up.

He left out Paul Scholes and gave Ruud van Nistelrooy, David Beckham and Ryan Giggs a place on the bench yet still United won 4-1.

Ferguson knows he will switch things around again but said: "It's a manager's headache but you get that all the time.

"Unfortunately you have got to think seriously about Wednesday because it is a big match for us.

"We are going there with their record of not having lost on their own ground and it will be a difficult game.

"Their pride will come into play. There will be 72,000 there and it will make it difficult for us."

Recent signing Laurent Blanc impressed on Saturday and it looks certain the manager will stick with Wes Brown as the Frenchman's central defensive partner.

With Gary Neville re-established at right-back, the United boss has to choose between Mikael Silvestre and Phil Neville for the left-back role.

Beckham, Juan Sebastian Veron, Roy Keane and Ryan Giggs will form the midfield and, with van Nistelrooy set to return, Ferguson has to decide between Scholes, Andy Cole, Dwight Yorke and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as the Dutchman's striking partner.