Soccer: Ryan Giggs returns to the Manchester United squad for Sunday's Premier League showdown with Liverpool at Old Trafford, while Tottenham's Jermaine Defoe is ruled out for a "few weeks"..
Giggs has missed seven games since breaking his arm at Aston Villa last month but has returned to training without a problem and is expected to start against Rafael Benitez’s men.
Nemanja Vidic will be hoping to stay on the pitch after being sent off the last three times he has faced Liverpool, but United need to arrest a similarly length losing run if they are to retain top spot.
England striker Defoe has been ruled out for a “few weeks” after suffering a grade-two tear to one of his hamstrings, Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp confirmed.
Defoe is Spurs’ leading scorer this season with 23 goals in all competitions.
He joins an already lengthy injury list at White Hart Lane with Redknapp currently without Tom Huddlestone, David Bentley, Aaron Lennon, Ledley King and Jonathan Woodgate.
Manchester United team (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Neville, Rafael, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Fabio Park, Valencia, Carrick, Scholes, Fletcher, Gibson, Obertan, Giggs, Nani, Rooney, Berbatov, Diouf.