Ferdinand back for United

Rio Ferdinand returns to the Manchester United line-up for tomorrow night’s Champions League last-16 tie with AC Milan.

Ferdinand is three games into a four-match domestic ban but is available for the resumption of United’s quest to reach a third successive final and will partner either Wes Brown or Jonny Evans in central defence.

Nemanja Vidic (leg) and Ryan Giggs (broken arm) are both out, while Wayne Rooney is still to score in the competition this season.

Team (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Foster, Neville, Brown, Rafael, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra, Fabio, Park, Nani, Valencia, Carrick, Scholes, Fletcher, Gibson, Rooney, Owen, Berbatov, Diouf.