Fitness test for Ferdinand

Rio Ferdinand faces a fitness test on a back injury before Alex Ferguson finalises his Manchester United squad to face Aston Villa tomorrow.

Dimitar Berbatov (hamstring) and Wes Brown (ankle) join long-term knee injury victims Paul Scholes and Owen Hargreaves on the sidelines, with Wayne Rooney expected to recover from a calf strain which kept him out of England’s midweek win in Germany.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Nani and Anderson will be assessed following their trip to Brazil on international duty, while teenage forward Danny Welbeck is also in the squad.

Team (from): Van der Sar, Foster, Kuszczak, Neville, Rafael, O’Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Ronaldo, Park, Anderson, Fletcher, Carrick, Giggs, Nani, Rooney, Tevez, Welbeck.