Rooney is due to face former club Everton after a difficult week following the allegations about his private life.

Rio Ferdinand could make his first appearance of the season after recovering from a knee injury, while the fitness of Javier Hernandez and Antonio Valencia will need to be assessed after their late return from international duty.

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