Duo fit for Red Devils

England pair fit to face Sporting

By James Pearson   Last updated: 17th September 2007   Subscribe to RSS Feed

Duo fit for Red Devils

Rooney: Fit to return

They'll both be okay for Wednesday.

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Manchester United have been boosted by the availability of Wayne Rooney and Owen Hargreaves for their clash with Sporting Lisbon on Wednesday.

The pair both missed England's recent Euro 2008 qualifiers but are now fit for the start of the Red Devils' UEFA Champions League campaign.

Hargreaves has been absent with a knee injury while Rooney has not featured since fracturing his foot against Reading on the opening weekend of the season.

However, the pair have returned to training and Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed they will both be in his squad that travels to Portugal.

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"They'll both be okay for Wednesday," Ferguson told MUTV.

"We took medical advice on Wayne and as he had only started training on Monday, we felt that five days' training was maybe a bit short.

"But he trained on Saturday morning, Sunday and he'll train right through until Wednesday. By that point he will definitely be available for the match against Sporting."