Injury boost for United

Evra, Rooney and Vidic set to face Hammers, live on Sky Sports 1

Last updated: 30th April 2008

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Evra: Expected to be fit

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Manchester United trio Wayne Rooney, Nemanja Vidic and Patrice Evra should be fit to play West Ham United at the weekend.

Rooney and Vidic sat out Tuesday's game against Barcelona, while Evra took a bang to the head in injury time of the 1-0 win over Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals.

Vidic was ruled out after being caught in the face by Didier Drogba's knee against Chelsea last Saturday, while Rooney aggravated a hip injury in the 2-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge.

But United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is optimistic that the three players will be fit to feature in this Saturday's Premier League game with West Ham, live on Sky Sports 1.

"Patrice got a real bang on the head, but I'm sure he'll be all right for Saturday," Ferguson told MUTV.

"Vidic may be OK too, but that's in the doctor's hands."

Big chance

Ferguson admitted he did not want to gamble on selecting Rooney against Barcelona, but the striker should return against the Hammers.

"After getting the knock against Chelsea on Saturday, Wayne was in real pain on Monday," added Ferguson.

"I made the decision not to risk him because if I had to then substitute him early in the match it could really have affected us. So I went with a front two of Ronaldo and Tevez.

"Wayne has got a big chance [of facing West Ham]. He'll be all right for Saturday."