07 March, 2008
Veteran duo back for Cup clash
 Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs are both likely starters for United's FA Cup quarter-final clash with Portsmouth on Saturday lunchtime. Despite a sublime display in the Reds' win at Fulham last weekend, Scholes found himself on the bench for the Champions League victory over Lyon. Sir Alex admitted it was a tough decision to leave out the midfielder and insisted he will be back in action for the Cup clash. Giggs is fit again after a calf injury ruled him out of United's last two matches and looks set to return to the starting eleven against Pompey. “Everyone is fit for Saturday, and I have a difficult choice to make," said Sir Alex. "That seems to be the norm at the moment. But that is something I relish and am happy to do. Without that squad we wouldn’t be in the position we are in now. "Scholesy will play against Portsmouth," he added. "His performance against Fulham was vintage. It wasn't easy to leave him out against Lyon." Meanwhile, Gary Neville and Mikael Silvestre are both continuing to make good progress with their recovery from long term ankle and knee injuries respectively. "Gary and Mikael are on a good programme now," said the boss. "I am pretty positive about them. Gary has been much better and it’s a matter now of sticking to that framework of what we’re doing with them. We want to make sure he doesn’t have any niggling recurrences of the small injuries that have been holding him back." |
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