Moyes waits on decisive duo

David Moyes will assess the fitness of striking duo
Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie before
finalising his starting line-up for the Capital One
Cup semi-final clash with Sunderland at Old
Trafford.

Rooney (groin) and Van Persie (thigh) have missed
four and 10 matches respectively, but were due
to return to training on Monday, leaving Moyes to
decide whether to involve either player as United
looked to emulate their achievements of 2009 and
2010 by overcoming a 2-1 first-leg deficit.
Skipper Nemanja Vidic starts a three-match ban,
which is expected to see either Chris Smalling or
Phil Jones line up alongside Jonny Evans in central
defence.
Argentina internationals Santiago Vergini and
Oscar Ustari go straight into the Sunderland
squad for the trip to Old Trafford.
Defender Vergini and goalkeeper Ustari, who only
completed his move to the Black Cats on Tuesday
afternoon, will both travel to Old Trafford with
the latter almost certain to be on the bench.
Striker Steven Fletcher has suffered no adverse
reaction to the Achilles problem which prevented
him from starting against Southampton on
Saturday, but defender Carlos Cuellar (hip) and
keeper Keiren Westwood (shoulder surgery) are
still out.
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