Giggs back in business

Ryan Giggs returns to the Manchester United squad for tomorrow’s Barclays Premiership clash with Portsmouth.

The Welsh winger has missed nine games since fracturing his cheekbone against Lille in October and, with the crucial Champions League trip to Benfica looming, his return could not be better timed.

Ruud van Nistelrooy, Wayne Rooney, Alan Smith and Edwin van der Sar are all set for recalls after sitting out Wednesday’s triumph over West Brom and even Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is nearing a return to match action a Alex Ferguson finally gets to select from strength again.

Provisional squad: Van der Sar, Howard, Neville, Ferdinand, Silvestre, Brown, O’Shea, Richardson, Fletcher, Scholes, Smith, Ronaldo, Giggs, Park, Van Nistelrooy, Rooney, Saha, Rossi.