Evra misses United training

Patrice Evra appears to be a major doubt for Manchester United’s Champions League return with Lille at Old Trafford tomorrow.

The French full-back, who has been in such fine form this season, was a notable absentee as the Red Devils went through their final training session ahead of the Champions League knockout clash.

Evra played in Saturday’s Barclays Premiership win at Liverpool but if the former Monaco star is not available tomorrow, his place will almost certainly go to Gabriel Heinze.

With the exceptions of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Darren Fletcher (both knee) who had already been ruled out, all of Alex Ferguson’s first team squad were put through their paces at United’s Carrington training HQ this morning.

Their number included Wayne Rooney, who had been a doubt after suffering a gashed knee at Anfield but whom Ferguson has confirmed will be fit to play.

United boast a one-goal advantage from the first leg courtesy of Ryan Giggs’ controversial late free-kick, which has already been the subject of two unsuccessful appeals to UEFA by Lille.

The French outfit are still seething at the goal and have not yet ruled out a further appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Team (from) Van der Sar, Kuczszak, Neville, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, O’Shea, Silvestre, Evra, Heinze, Ronaldo, Park, Scholes, Carrick, Giggs, Richardson, Larsson, Saha, Rooney, Smith.