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BECKHAM COMEBACK CONFIRMED David Beckham will return to the Manchester United squad for Wednesday's Champions League game against Deportivo La Coruna at Old Trafford but will probably start on the bench. The England captain has been sidelined with a rib injury and last played against Bayer Leverkusen on November 13. Rio Ferdinand is still out with a thigh injury but could be back for Saturday`s Premiership showdown with bottom club West Ham. Sir Alex Ferguson has hinted he is likely to stick with the starting line-up which beat Arsenal on Saturday, even though Beckham is available again. Leading scorer Ruud van Nistelrooy is likely to start as a lone striker with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer making up a five-man midfield. At the other end, pace could be the key for United. Roy Makaay has already scored eight goals in the Champions League this season and offers plenty of speed up front for Deportivo. As a result, Ferguson is expected to stick with the centre-half combination of Wes Brown and Mikael Silvestre that coped with the pace of Thierry Henry and Sylvain Wiltord against Arsenal on Saturday. Phil Neville will continue in central midfield following a man-of-the-match performance against the Gunners, and he will once again have a tough job on his hands against one of the most creative midfields in Spain. Deportivo see midfielder Juan Carlos Valeron return from the broken leg he sustained in the first round of the competition in September. He was brought on for a short spell during Saturday's 1-1 draw at Recreativo Huelva and came through with no problems. The Spaniard's creativity has been sorely missed by Deportivo, and his comeback coincides with the returns of midfielder Sergio and full-back Enrique Romero, who were both rested at the weekend. One bright spot for United fans is the news that Argentine midfielder Aldo Duscher has been left out of the squad by coach Javier Irureta. Duscher, the man responsible for inflicting the foot injury that nearly kept David Beckham out of the World Cup last season, said: "It is a shame to miss such a big game. "I would have liked to have talked with him and swappped shirts after the game." Manchester United (probable): 1-Fabien Barthez; 2-Gary Neville, 24-Wes Brown, 27-Mikael Silvestre, 22-John O'Shea; 3-Phil Neville, 4-Juan Sebastian Veron, 11-Ryan Giggs, 18-Paul Scholes, 20-Ole Gunnar Solskjaer; 10-Ruud van Nistelrooy. Deportivo Coruna (probable): 25-Juanmi; 12-Lionel Scaloni, 5-Cesar, 20-Donato, 3-Enrique Romero; 6-Mauro Silva, 16-Sergio, 10-Fran, 21-Juan Carlos Valeron; 7-Roy Makaay, 9-Diego Tristan. Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway). msn.skysports.com http://www.red11.org/news Subscription info WWW http://red11.org/list Reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] = subscribe to the list. [EMAIL PROTECTED] = unsubscribe from the list. Post message [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
