Rooney doubtful for Liverpool clash

Wayne Rooney remains a doubt for Manchester United’s Barclays Premier League trip to Liverpool on Sunday.

The United striker has been out with a calf injury since England’s World Cup qualifier in Ukraine a fortnight ago.

Manager Alex Ferguson is hopeful the former Everton star will be fit to feature on Merseyside but admits it is far from certain.

Veteran Ryan Giggs is poised to return after suffering a knock in last week’s defeat of Bolton and Patrice Evra has overcome a heel problem.

Darren Fletcher (groin) is another doubt while Park Ji-Sung (knee) is set for a couple of weeks on the sidelines.

Provisional squad: Van der Sar, Foster, Kuszczak, Neville, O’Shea, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, J Evans, Evra, Valencia, Carrick, Scholes, Anderson, Giggs, Berbatov, Owen, Welbeck, Macheda, Nani, Fabio, Rafael, Fletcher, Rooney.