Injured Christiano Ronaldo out of Liverpool clash

Manchester United chief Alex Ferguson will bring back Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs for today’s Premiership match against Liverpool, with Wes Brown and Ronaldo – who has missed two days of training with a hamstring injury – dropping to the bench.

Paul Scholes will play his 500th game for the Old Trafford club, with Wayne Rooney reaching 100.For Liverpool, skipper Steven Gerrard reaches the 350 mark.

Anfield boss Rafael Benitez makes three changes from the side that won in Bordeaux on Wednesday, recalling Gerrard, Mohamed Sissoko and Dirk Kuyt.

Craig Bellamy misses out with an ankle injury, Peter Crouch is on the bench and Bolo Zenden was left out of the squad, with Luis Garcia given an attacking midfield role in a five-man midfield.

Man Utd: Van der Sar, Neville, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Fletcher, Carrick, Scholes, Giggs, Rooney, Saha. Subs: Kuszczak, Brown, Ronaldo, Solskjaer, O’Shea.

Liverpool: Reina, Finnan, Hyypia, Carragher, Riise, Gerrard, Sissoko, Alonso, Gonzalez, Luis Garcia, Kuyt. Subs: Dudek, Crouch, Pennant, Warnock, Paletta.

Referee: G Poll (Hertfordshire).