Evra out for United

Manchester United defender Patrice Evra will sit out the Barclays Premier League match against Stoke on Friday.

Evra starts a four-match suspension and is likely to be replaced by John O’Shea at the Britannia Stadium.

Manager Sir Alex Ferguson has a number of options to ponder after reporting a clean bill of health among the squad after they defeated LDU Quito to lift the Club World Cup in Japan on Sunday.

Ferguson said: “The players looked quite fresh in training this morning and I was pleased with that.”

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