Manchester United quartet could return from injury for Sunday's clash with Chelsea

By James Coldwell

Sir Alex Ferguson could welcome back four key players ahead of Manchester United’s clash with Chelsea on Sunday.

Wayne Rooney, Nani, Tom Cleverley and Ashley Young may all be recalled to the squad for the trip to Stamford Bridge.

At a press conference on Friday, Sir Alex said: "We hope Wayne Rooney, Nani, Tom Cleverley and Ashley Young will all be in the squad.

"It’s more likely Tom will play against Chelsea reserves on Monday, but he'll travel. Rooney and Nani have trained for the last two days."

This good news has been a little tarnished however, with confirmation that goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard will miss the tie after being ruled out for a number of weeks with an ankle injury.

David De Gea should be fit to return to the side after missing the midweek win over Stoke through illness.

"It looks like Lindegaard will be out for at least four weeks, maybe five to six, with ankle ligament damage," said Sir Alex.

"We don't know what his recovery from injuries is like, so we'll have to wait and see, but I would have thought at least four weeks."

Andre Villas-Boas has confirmed that former England captain John Terry will miss the match due to a knee injury while a decision on Frank Lampard’s involvement will be made over the weekend, as he tries to recover from a calf tear.

With Ashley Cole suspended and John Mikel Obi not due to resume full training until Monday the Chelsea boss has been left with a selection headache ahead of what could be described as a must win for the Blues, if they have any hope of remaining title contenders.