Keane misses Villa trip

Roy Keane has been ruled out of Manchester United’s Barclaycard Premiership encounter at Aston Villa.

The Irish international is still not 100% fit from the hamstring injury that has seen him start only four of United’s last 14 games.

However, manager Alex Ferguson is confident the midfielder will be available for the FA Cup final against Millwall next weekend.

Ferguson has vowed to field a full-strength side against the Midlanders, who need a victory to secure a place in next season’s UEFA cup.

Provisional squad: Howard, Carroll, G Neville, P Neville, Brown, Silvestre, O’Shea, Fletcher, Butt, Scholes, Ronaldo, Djemba-Djemba, Giggs, Saha, van Nistelrooy, Kleberson, Solskjaer, Forlan, Bellion.