Wing men come to the rescue
Nani and Antonio Valencia could both play a key part in Uniteds Champions League second leg last 16 tie against Marseille at Old Trafford on Tuesday, while Michael Carrick and Nemanja Vidic should both be fit to play.
There is a need to attack and score goals with the tie locked at 0-0 at the halfway point, and so the creative talents of Nani and Valencia could be a major boost to Sir Alex Ferguson. Nani was forced off in the defeat to Liverpool at Anfield with a deep gash on his shin following a terrible tackle from Jamie Carragher.
The Portuguese missed Saturdays 2-0 FA Cup quarter-final win over Arsenal, but Valencia made his comeback in the match as a second-half substitute, six months after suffering a broken ankle and ligament damage against Rangers in the Champions League.
Theres a good chance Nani will be involved, Sir Alex said. He trained on Sunday along with Carrick. Thats a better situation than we had at the weekend. Both will be involved on Tuesday night.
It was a fantastic bonus for us to get 45 minutes out of Valencia against Arsenal too. It was a great step forward considering he has been out for such a long time. The question is whether I can play him from the start or continue as I did on Saturday with him as a substitute. Its a great dilemma, a real selection poser for me - but it's a good one to have.
Vidic missed training on Monday morning while he underwent treatment on a knock sustained against the Gunners, but the Reds captain is expected to start alongside Chris Smalling in defence against Didier Deschamps' side. "He got a knock and was receiving treatment today. Hopefully he'll be OK, he's