Vidic still a doubt for United

Nemanja Vidic remains doubtful for Manchester United’s Premier League match against Portsmouth tomorrow at Old Trafford because of a virus.

The Serbia centre-back was forced to miss the FA Cup victory over Tottenham on Sunday after being taken ill.

Paul Scholes is pushing for a place in the starting line-up after a 25-minute appearance in the fourth round tie, three months after a knee operation.

Louis Saha (knee) and Gary Neville (ankle) remain sidelined through injury as United aim to cement their place at the top.

Provisional squad: Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Brown, O’Shea, Simpson, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Fletcher, Nani, Park, Scholes, Ronaldo, Anderson, Carrick, Hargreaves, Giggs, Rooney, Tevez.