The 22-goal Bulgarian did not even make it off the bench during Tuesday's Champions League triumph over Chelsea, but with Wayne Rooney suspended he seems certain to be recalled by Sir Alex Ferguson.

Jonny Evans serves the final game of a three-match ban, whilst Darren Fletcher is two weeks away from a return after a virus.

Team (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Rafael, O'Shea, Brown, Ferdinand, Smalling, Vidic, Evra, Fabio, Valencia, Gibson, Anderson, Scholes, Park, Carrick, Giggs, Nani, Berbatov, Hernandez, Owen.