Giggs ready to return

Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs has recovered from a calf strain and could face Portsmouth in the FA Cup at Old Trafford tomorrow.

The club’s longest-serving player has been forced to miss the last three matches because of the injury.

Manager Sir Alex Ferguson has a full strength squad to call on other than Gary Neville, Mikael Silvestre and goalkeeper Ben Foster, who are building up their fitness after long-term injuries.

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