Tevez and Giggs come in for United

Manager Alex Ferguson made three changes as Manchester United looked to extend their lead at the top of the table at the expense of Middlesbrough.

John O’Shea came in for the injured Nemanja Vidic while Carlos Tevez and Ryan Giggs replaced Park Ji-Sung and Anderson.

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate made two changes with Tuncay Sanli and Lee Cattermole dropping to the bench, replaced by Afonso Alves and Julio Arca.

Middlesbrough: Schwarzer, Young, Wheater, Pogatetz, Taylor, O’Neil, Boateng, Arca, Downing, Alves, Aliadiere.

Subs: Turnbull, Sanli, Cattermole, Johnson, Grounds.

Man Utd: Van der Sar, O’Shea, Ferdinand, Brown, Evra, Ronaldo, Scholes, Carrick, Giggs, Tevez, Rooney.

Subs: Kuszczak, Hargreaves, Anderson, Park, Pique.

Referee: Mike Riley (Yorkshire)