Wayne Rooney and Patrice Evra were not risked for United’s 1-0 win over West Ham as Sir Alex wasn't prepared to chance their fitness.

Rooney has struggled with a hamstring injury since hobbling off against Wigan on 14 January, while Evra injured his ankle against Chelsea three days previously.

Ryan Giggs and his Manchester United team-mates may still believe they can win teh quadruple!

United are still in it to win it in the FA Cup and Champions league, whilst they top the Premier League adn are in the final of the Carling Cup!

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will have been frustrated by his side's wastefulness, with Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo guilty of throwing away obvious openings.

Manchester United Brazilian Anderson will be lining up against his club team mate Cristiano Ronaldo when Brazil face Portugal in a November friendly.

Anderson made the Brazil squad, with Ronaldinho failing to make the cut!

Squad:
Keepers: Julio Cesar (Inter Milan/ITA), Doni (AS Roma/ITA)

Manchester United winger Nani says he is happy with his start to the new season, and hopes to build on his recent good form and enjoy an even better campaign than his debut year in England.

Manchester United’s Carlos Tevez has insisted he is happy to stay at Old Trafford despite his lack of first team opportunities this season.

Sir Alex Ferguson is confident Rio Ferdinand will see out the prime of his career at Manchester United and says he could well make captain in the near future.

The defender, who was recently named in the FIFPro team of the year, has been at the heart of United's defence since signing for the club from Leeds for £29.1million fee in the summer of 2002.

Striker Louis Saha believes he is beginning to show Everton signs of the form he is capable of.

The 30-year-old French international scored his first goal for Everton in their 1-0 win against Fulham at Goodison Park on Saturday.

"I'm doing a bit better, it's a bit slower then I expected but I'm still happy," Saha told BBC Radio Merseyside.

Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick is hopeful that his injury woes are finally behind him after starting and scoring in the Red Devils' narrow 4-3 win over Hull City on Saturday.

PATRICE Evra is set to make his 100th start for United against Celtic.

He has gone 67 matches without a goal. His senior career has not been blessed with strikes having scored just once in 36 matches for Nice and once in 136 for Monaco.