No Vidic for United

Alex Ferguson has included Shinji Kagawa and Danny Welbeck but not Nemanja Vidic in Manchester United’s starting line-up to face Real Madrid at the Bernabeu Stadium tonight.

Phil Jones has also been included in midfield, with the expectation he would be tasked with the job of subduing the threat posed by former United star Cristiano Ronaldo.

Xabi Alonso is in the Real side despite fears of a groin injury, whilst Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie carry the burden of goalscoring responsibility for the Red Devils.

Real Madrid: Diego Lopez, Arbeloa, Sergio Ramos, Varane, Fabio Coentrao, Khedira, Alonso, Di Maria, Ozil, Ronaldo, Benzema.

Subs: Adan, Pepe, Kaka, Carvalho, Essien, Modric, Higuain.

Man Utd: De Gea, Da Silva, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra, Welbeck, Carrick, Jones, Kagawa, Rooney, van Persie.

Subs: Lindegaard, Valencia, Anderson, Giggs, Smalling, Hernandez, Cleverley.

Referee: Felix Brych (Germany).