Manchester United midfielder Anderson will hit the comeback
trail with an appearance in Thursday night's reserve-team derby at
Moss Lane.
The Brazilian has been out of action since United's FA Cup win
over non-league Crawley in February when he suffered a knee injury
that was suggested would sideline him for the remainder of the
season.
However, the damage was not extensive as initially feared and
Anderson has been able to make a return to training.
He was not involved at Chelsea last night but Ferguson did
confirm afterwards that the 22-year-old will feature against the
Blues this evening.
Provided Anderson suffers no reaction, he would then be in
contention for the next part of United's packed programme, which
starts with Saturday's Premier League clash with Fulham, which
precedes the Champions League return with Chelsea and an
eagerly-anticipated FA Cup semi-final against Manchester City on
April 16.
United do have an injury concern over Rafael, who limped out of
Stamford Bridge after being forced off with a knee injury.
However, John O'Shea and Wes Brown are expected to be available
for the Fulham encounter at Old Trafford, meaning Antonio Valencia
will not be pressed into service as an emergency right-back, as was
the case last night.