Fletcher back for United

Darren Fletcher will return to Manchester United’s squad for Sunday’s Premier League showdown with Arsenal.

The Scotland skipper has struggled to shake off the effects of a virus he was struck down by in March but, after coming through his second 90-minute reserve-team outing last night against Swansea, has been drafted into manager Alex Ferguson’s plans.

He has been included in the Scotland squad to face Czech Republic and Lithuania in their Euro 2012 qualifiers on September 3 and 6, the Scottish Football Association said today.

Rio Ferdinand (hamstring) and Antonio Valencia (ankle) have been training, but Nemanja Vidic (calf) and Rafael (shoulder) are definitely out.

Provisional squad: De Gea, Lindegaard, Smalling, Ferdinand, Jones, Evra, Evans, Fabio, Nani, Park, Cleverley, Anderson, Carrick, Fletcher, Giggs, Young, Rooney, Berbatov, Welbeck, Diouf, Owen, Macheda.