United wait on English trio

Alex Ferguson is hopeful of having Paul Scholes (migraine), Alan Smith (chest infection) and Wes Brown (groin) available for tomorrow’s trip to Arsenal.

The trio missed Manchester United’s New Year’s Eve win over Bolton, although only Scholes can be certain of retaining his place if fit.

Ruud van Nistelrooy should return in place of Louis Saha, but after one of his side’s best performances of the season, Ferguson may prefer to keep changes to a minimum.

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