Van Nistelrooy back for Man Utd

Ruud van Nistelrooy returns to the Manchester United line-up against West Brom tomorrow after recovering from the ankle injury that has kept him out of the Red Devils’ last two games.

The prolific Dutchman has endured a difficult campaign and has not scored in the Premiership since United beat the Baggies earlier this season.

Fellow striker Louis Saha is likely to be on the bench following his recent calf strain. Gabriel Heinze (ankle) is definitely out, while Gary Neville serves the final game of his three match suspension.

Provisional squad: Howard, Carroll, P Neville, Ferdinand, Brown, Silvestre, O’Shea, Fletcher, Fortune, Ronaldo, Kleberson, Keane, Scholes, Giggs, Miller, van Nistelrooy, Smith, Rooney, Saha, Bellion.