Beckham, Barthez passed fit for Highbury

David Beckham and Fabien Barthez will be fit for the Barclaycard Premiership clash with Arsenal at Highbury tomorrow.

David Beckham and Fabien Barthez will be fit for the Barclaycard Premiership clash with Arsenal at Highbury tomorrow.

Beckham missed the weekend hammering of Newcastle with a hamstring injury; Barthez damaged a toe late in the 6-2 win.

Both have recovered and should start against the Gunners, who go into the match three points behind the visitors but with a game in hand.

However, Alex Ferguson has concerns over John O'Shea (knee) and Ryan Giggs (hamstring).

Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira should be fit for the game, but Ray Parlour is a slight doubt due to a hamstring injury.

"Basically, we have no injuries," manager Arsene Wenger said after training today.

Vieira suffered a recurrence of his knee injury in Sunday's 1-0 FA Cup semi-final victory over Sheffield United.

Wenger will include Robert Pires in his squad. The French winger has missed the last two games with an ankle injury.

Team (from): Barthez, Carroll, Ricardo, G Neville, Brown, Ferdinand, Blanc, Silvestre, O'Shea, Beckham, Scholes, Butt, Keane, Giggs, Van Nistelrooy, Solskjaer, Forlan, Fortune, P Neville, Pugh, Fletcher.

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