The 32-year-old was a surprise inclusion on the bench for yesterday's 1-1 draw at Sunderland after just one day's training on his return from a long-standing knee injury, although he was unused.

Manager still David Moyes awaits the impending returns of Sylvain Distin and Joseph Yobo.

Provisional squad: Howard, Hibbert, Neill, Heitinga, Baines, Neville, Pienaar, Osman, Cahill, Bilyaletdinov, Fellaini, Saha, Vaughan, Yakubu, Nash, Baxter, Coleman, Duffy, Agard.