Rio out of Hammers clash
Rio Ferdinand has lost the race to be fit to face former club West Ham at Old Trafford tomorrow as he has not recovered from a thigh strain.
David Beckham and French veteran Laurent Blanc are in contention but could find themselves destined for the substitutes’ bench.
Beckham made his comeback in the Champions League on Wednesday, after being sidelined with a fractured rib since mid-November and is likely to fulfil the same role tomorrow.
Provisional squad: Barthez, G Neville, Brown, Silvestre, O’Shea, Solskjaer, Veron, P Neville, Giggs, Scholes, van Nistelrooy, Beckham, Blanc, Forlan, Stewart, Richardson, Ricardo.
