O'Shea fit to play for United

Alex Ferguson sprang a major surprise this evening by leaving Wayne Rooney out of Manchester United’s starting line-up to face Inter Milan.

Instead, Ferguson went with Dimitar Berbatov as a lone front-man in a side containing Jonny Evans and John O’Shea, who both passed late fitness tests.

In leaving out Rooney, United were protecting their back four as they tried to find a way of overcoming Jose Mourinho for only the second time in 13 attempts.

Inter Milan: Julio Cesar, Maicon, Rivas, Chivu, Santon, Zanetti, Cambiasso, Muntari, Stankovic, Ibrahimovic, Adriano.

Subs: Toldo, Cordoba, Maxwell, Figo, Cruz, Burdisso, Balotelli.

Man Utd: Van der Sar, O’Shea, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra, Fletcher, Carrick, Giggs, Park, Berbatov, Ronaldo.

Subs: Foster, Rooney, Nani, Scholes, Fabio Da Silva, Gibson, Tevez.

Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)