O'Shea starts for United against Bolton

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson made three changes against Bolton today to the side which defeated Juventus in midweek…

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson made three changes against Bolton today to the side which defeated Juventus in midweek in the Champions League.

John O'Shea and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer replaced Mikael Silvestre and Paul Scholes, who are suffering from ankle and groin injuries respectively.

Juan Sebastian Veron, who has been troubled by an ankle injury, was also back in the team after missing the European match because of suspension. Nicky Butt dropped down to the bench.

Bolton manager Sam Allardyce handed a debut to defender Florent Laville, who is on loan from Lyon until the end of the season.

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Allardyce named an attacking line-up, with Bernard Mendy told to link up with the forwards when his defensive duties allowed.

Bolton: Jaaskelainen, N'Gotty, Bergsson, Florent Laville, Florent Laville, Charlton, Okocha, Campo, Gardner, Mendy, Pedersen, Djorkaeff. Subs: Poole, Nolan, Andre, Salva, Barness.

Man Utd: Barthez, Gary Neville, Brown, Ferdinand, O'Shea, Beckham, Keane, Veron, Giggs, van Nistelrooy, Solskjaer. Subs: Phil Neville, Butt, Ricardo, Forlan, Fletcher.