United trio back for Europe

Alex Ferguson is expected to restore Gabriel Heinze, Gary Neville and Cristiano Ronaldo to his 1000th Manchester United line-up.

The trio all sat out Saturday’s win over Charlton in readiness for tomorrow’s Champions League encounter with Lyon, where victory – or almost certainly a draw - will ensure United’s progression to the knockout phase.

French striker Louis Saha is the only absentee from Ferguson’s squad after being ruled out for four weeks with a knee injury.

Team (from): Carroll, Howard, Ricardo, G Neville, P Neville, Ferdinand, Silvestre, Brown, O’Shea, Heinze, Fortune, Ronaldo, Bellion, Keane, Scholes, Djemba-Djemba, Kleberson, Fletcher, Giggs, van Nistelrooy, Rooney, Smith.