Big guns back for Potters

Man Utd striker Wayne Rooney is expected to recover from a minor chest infection in time to face Stoke on Saturday.

The England star missed the 1-0 Carling Cup win over QPR on Tuesday night, but should return along with a host of team-mates.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Dimitar Berbatov and Edwin van der Sar were also not involved, while Nemanja Vidic made a brief appearance after captain Gary Neville tired in the dying minutes of the match.

The Red Devils are looking to bounce back from the Arsenal defeat, after Samir Nasri's brace did the damage at the Emirates a week ago.

The Potters have a doubt over striker Mamady Sidibe, so record signing Dave Kitson is on stand-by to start at Old Trafford.