Argentine midfield star Juan Sebastian Veron has given Manchester United a boost ahead of a crucial two weeks for the club.
Veron has been suffering with a toe injury sustained on international duty with Argentina and there were fears he had suffered a fracture.
But he has confirmed he is fit to return to the United squad ahead of a 10-day period that sees them in action on three fronts.
"Going back a couple of years I had a similar knock on the same toe but that time I sustained a fracture. This time it's only bruising, which is great news," Veron said.
Manchester manager Alex Ferguson will be delighted to have the 27-year-old midfielder back.
United travel to Bolton in the Premiership on Saturday before flying out to face Juventus in Turin three days later. They then have the League Cup Final against Liverpool.
But there is worse news for left-back Mikael Silvestre who could miss out on all three matches after limping off with an ankle injury during the 2-1 Champions League win over Juve last night.
The Frenchman took a blow attempting to tackle Christian Zenoni early in the second half and was eventually replaced by John O'Shea.
"Mikael has an ankle injury but we will assess it over the next 24 hours," Ferguson said.
However, having already played 42 club games this season - more than any of his team-mates - Silvestre might not be risked at the weekend.