Man Utd v Bolton preview

Man Utd v Bolton preview

Published Jan. 14, 2012 12:15 a.m. ET

Sir Alex Ferguson will take a check on a trio of minor knocks before finalising his line-up.

Chris Smalling and Phil Jones have taken time to get over problems they sustained in a collision during last Sunday's FA Cup win over Manchester City, while Anderson took a blow in training this week.

Ferguson must also decide whether Paul Scholes is fit enough to take a starting berth after his shock retirement U-turn last weekend.

Bolton manager Owen Coyle is ready to play Gary Cahill after his proposed move to Chelsea was not completed in time.

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Zat Knight will be on the bench as Cahill returns to the side and partners David Wheater in central defence.

Coyle will make a late check on goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen, who is nearing full fitness after a thigh strain.

Man Utd (from): De Gea, Lindegaard, Amos, Rafael, Ferdinand, Evra, Jones, Smalling, Fryers, Cole, Carrick, Valencia, Park, Scholes, Anderson, Nani, Giggs, Rooney, Welbeck, Berbatov, Hernandez, Diouf, Keane.

Bolton (from): Jaaskelainen, Bogdan, Wheater, Cahill, Boyata, Knight, Eagles, Robinson, Muamba, Petrov, K Davies, Klasnic, Tuncay, M Davies, Pratley, Ngog, Blake, Reo-Coker, Steinsson, Ricketts, Riley, O'Halloran, Lynch.

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