UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUARTER-FINAL FIRST LEG PREVIEW
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has sprung a surprise by including Louis Saha and Darren Fletcher in his squad to face Roma.
The pair have been out for five weeks with hamstring and ankle injuries respectively and were expected to play for the reserves on Thursday.
However, they have both travelled to Italy for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final.
Park Ji-Sung has been left behind because of an unspecified injury.
Defenders Gary Neville, Patrice Evra, Mikael Silvestre and Nemanja Vidic are all out of the tie, while Roma will be without midfielder David Pizarro, who is serving a one-match ban.
Man Utd (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Heaton, O'Shea, Brown, Ferdinand, Heinze, Ronaldo, Scholes, Carrick, Fletcher, Eagles, Giggs, Richardson, Rooney, Saha, Solskjaer, Smith, Dong.
BIG MATCH STATS
Head-to-heads
AS Roma and Manchester United have never met before in European competition.
Roma have hosted English clubs on 12 occasions, winning six, drawing four and losing twice (to Liverpool and Arsenal). Manchester United's only wins in Italy have been achieved against Juventus (2-3 in 1999 and 0-3 in 2003). United have lost eight of their 11 matches in Italy.
European history
AS Roma are playing in their 30th season of European competition, and their fourth in the Champions League. The best performance came in their second season, when they won the 1960-61 Fairs Cup, beating Birmingham City 4-2 on aggregate in the final.
Manchester United are playing in their 31st season of European competition and their 12th in the Champions League. They've won all three European finals they have reached, in the 1968 Champions Cup, the 1991 Cup Winners' Cup and the 1999 Champions League.
Current European form
AS Roma are unbeaten in their last nine home matches in European competition. Real Madrid were the last club to have beaten Roma in Rome (0-3) in December 2004.
The Italians have kept a clean sheet in their last three Champions League matches, and are one of only two clubs to reach this year's quarter finals having not won their group. Manchester United have won their last three Champions League matches and kept a clean sheet in the last two.
Player and disciplinary info
Roma's David Pizarro is suspended for this match. Eight players are one yellow card away from a suspension - Daniele De Rossi, Philippe Mexes, Simone Perrotta, Francesco Totti, Max Tonetto (all AS Roma) and Cristiano Ronaldo, Patrice Evra, Paul Scholes (Manchester United).
Roma's Daniele De Rossi, Simone Perrotta and Doni have played all eight of their CL matches so far this season. Doni is the only one of the trio to have played every minute. Edwin van der Sar, Paul Scholes, Michael Carrick and Wayne Rooney have played in all eight of United's CL games. Only Van der Sar is yet to miss a minute.
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has sprung a surprise by including Louis Saha and Darren Fletcher in his squad to face Roma.
The pair have been out for five weeks with hamstring and ankle injuries respectively and were expected to play for the reserves on Thursday.
However, they have both travelled to Italy for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final.
Park Ji-Sung has been left behind because of an unspecified injury.
Defenders Gary Neville, Patrice Evra, Mikael Silvestre and Nemanja Vidic are all out of the tie, while Roma will be without midfielder David Pizarro, who is serving a one-match ban.
Man Utd (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Heaton, O'Shea, Brown, Ferdinand, Heinze, Ronaldo, Scholes, Carrick, Fletcher, Eagles, Giggs, Richardson, Rooney, Saha, Solskjaer, Smith, Dong.
BIG MATCH STATS
Head-to-heads
AS Roma and Manchester United have never met before in European competition.
Roma have hosted English clubs on 12 occasions, winning six, drawing four and losing twice (to Liverpool and Arsenal). Manchester United's only wins in Italy have been achieved against Juventus (2-3 in 1999 and 0-3 in 2003). United have lost eight of their 11 matches in Italy.
European history
AS Roma are playing in their 30th season of European competition, and their fourth in the Champions League. The best performance came in their second season, when they won the 1960-61 Fairs Cup, beating Birmingham City 4-2 on aggregate in the final.
Manchester United are playing in their 31st season of European competition and their 12th in the Champions League. They've won all three European finals they have reached, in the 1968 Champions Cup, the 1991 Cup Winners' Cup and the 1999 Champions League.
Current European form
AS Roma are unbeaten in their last nine home matches in European competition. Real Madrid were the last club to have beaten Roma in Rome (0-3) in December 2004.
The Italians have kept a clean sheet in their last three Champions League matches, and are one of only two clubs to reach this year's quarter finals having not won their group. Manchester United have won their last three Champions League matches and kept a clean sheet in the last two.
Player and disciplinary info
Roma's David Pizarro is suspended for this match. Eight players are one yellow card away from a suspension - Daniele De Rossi, Philippe Mexes, Simone Perrotta, Francesco Totti, Max Tonetto (all AS Roma) and Cristiano Ronaldo, Patrice Evra, Paul Scholes (Manchester United).
Roma's Daniele De Rossi, Simone Perrotta and Doni have played all eight of their CL matches so far this season. Doni is the only one of the trio to have played every minute. Edwin van der Sar, Paul Scholes, Michael Carrick and Wayne Rooney have played in all eight of United's CL games. Only Van der Sar is yet to miss a minute.