Soccer:Wayne Rooney is expected to return for Manchester United at Newcastle tomorrow after being disciplined by Sir Alex Ferguson last week. Rooney and midfielder Darron Gibson both missed the New Year's Eve defeat to Blackburn after angering their manager in terms of their performance at training following a night out on St Stephen's Day.

Chris Smalling (tonsillitis) and Rio Ferdinand (back) may return on Tyneside to bolster United’s injury-ravaged squad as they look to keep pace with leaders Manchester City.

Man Utd squad:De Gea, Lindegaard, Amos, Rafael, Ferdinand, Smalling, Evra, Jones, Fryers, Cole, Carrick, Valencia, Park, Gibson, Anderson, Nani, Giggs, Rooney, Welbeck, Berbatov, Hernandez, Diouf, Keane.