Ben Foster will start in goal for United at the Britannia Stadium after being given a public vote of confidence by Sir Alex Ferguson.
Tomasz Kuszczak had been hoping to get the nod after keeping a clean sheet against Wolves in midweek but Foster will return as deputy for Edwin van der Sar (broken fingers), who is out for another three weeks.
Plenty of changes are anticipated from midweek, with Rooney, Vidic, Ferdinand and Evra among those certain to be recalled.
United (from): Foster, Kuszczak, Neville, O'Shea, Brown, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Fabio, Valencia, Anderson, Carrick, Fletcher, Gibson, Giggs, Nani, Rooney, Berbatov, Owen.
