Park may return for Man Utd

Park Ji-sung could make his long-awaited return to the Manchester United squad for the Boxing Day trip to Sunderland.

The South Korean has been missing since March following major knee surgery but Sir Alex Ferguson may be tempted to hand the midfielder a bench spot as he rotates his squad over the Festive period.

Veteran wide-man Ryan Giggs is among the most likely players to be rested. Edwin van der Sar (groin) is definitely out, while Rio Ferdinand (foot) and Owen Hargreaves (back) should be fit after missing yesterday’s win over Everton.

Team (from): Kuszczak, Heaton, Brown, O’Shea, Simpson, Ferdinand, Vidic, Pique, Evans, Evra, Fletcher, Ronaldo, Nani, Eagles, Carrick, Hargreaves, Anderson, Giggs, Park, Tevez, Rooney, Saha.