Van Nistelrooy on the bench

Ruud van Nistelrooy is to start on the bench for Manchester United in their Premiership match against Arsenal tonight.

Man Utd v Arsenal

Man Utd: Barthez, Phil Neville, Blanc, Brown, Silvestre, Scholes, Keane, Veron, Giggs, Solskjaer, Forlan.

Subs: Carroll, O’Shea, Wallwork, van Nistelrooy, Fortune.

Arsenal: Seaman, Lauren, Keown, Campbell, Cole, Ljungberg, Parlour, Vieira, Edu, Wiltord, Kanu.

Subs: Dixon, Jeffers, Bergkamp, Wright, Stepanovs.

Referee: P Durkin (Dorset)