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Manchester United are without Wayne Rooney for Saturday’s visit of Fulham to Old Trafford. (kick-off 15.00 GMT)
Rooney is beginning a two-match suspension following his much-publicised behaviour during last weekend’s 4-2 victory at West Ham, meaning either Dimitar Berbatov or Javier Hernandez will start against the Cottagers.
Also suspended for United is Jonny Evans, but Paul Scholes is available again having served a ban of his own, while John O’Shea (hamstring) and Wes Brown have recovered from their respective injuries.
Rafael da Silva will be absent with the knee injury he sustained during the midweek Champions League victory at Chelsea, and he joins Darren Fletcher (illness) and Owen Hargreaves (shoulder) on the sidelines.
Fulham have doubts over winger Damien Duff (Achilles), but Bobby Zamora looks to have shrugged off an illness and Aaron Hughes has recovered from a head injury.
Last Premier League games:
West Ham 2 MANCHESTER UNITED 4: Kuszczak, Fabio, Smalling, Vidic, Evra (Hernandez 46), Valencia, Gibson, Carrick, Park (Berbatov 64), Giggs, Rooney (Nani 87). Not Used: Amos, Owen, Anderson, Gill.
FULHAM 3 Blackpool 0: Schwarzer, Baird, Hughes, Hangeland, Salcido, Duff (Davies 81), Etuhu, Murphy (Sidwell 77), Dempsey, Zamora (Johnson 62), Dembele. Not Used: Stockdale, Kelly, Gudjohnsen, Kakuta.