Soccer:Wayne Rooney has been cleared to play in Manchester United's crucial Premier League showdown with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge this evening.
Rooney has escaped further punishment after catching Wigan's James McCarthy in the head with his elbow at the DW Stadium at the weekend.
Ryan Giggs is battling to overcome a hamstring strain but Alex Ferguson said on Saturday that none of his other walking wounded will be available for the Premier League leaders.
Carlo Ancelotti has refused to confirm whether Fernando Torres, Didier Drogba or both will lead the Chelsea attack.
Ancelotti must decide whether to recall Drogba after the striker once again started on the bench in last week's Champions League win at FC Copenhagen.
Ashley Cole will definitely start despite being punished for accidentally shooting a student with an air gun.
David Luiz returns to the squad after being ineligible for the last two matches but Alex (knee) and Yossi Benayoun (Achilles) are still sidelined.
Teams:
Chelsea (from):Cech, Bosingwa, Ferreira, Terry, Luiz, Ivanovic, Zhirkov, Cole, Mikel, Essien, Lampard, Ramires, McEachran, Kalou, Malouda, Anelka, Torres, Drogba, Turnbull.
Manchester United (from):Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Lindegaard, O'Shea, Rafael, Smalling, Vidic, Brown, Evra, Fabio, Nani, Carrick, Fletcher, Scholes, Gibson, Giggs, Rooney, Berbatov, Hernandez, Bebe, Obertan.
