Rooney and Giggs set to return

Wayne Rooney and Ryan Giggs are tipped to return to Manchester United action as the leaders seek to rebound from Saturday's FA Cup defeat with a Premier League visit to Newcastle.

United have been boosted by Arsenal's dropped points against Liverpool yesterday, and they should be lifted even further by Rooney's return after a two-match ban for swearing.

He will replace Wembley flop Dimitar Berbatovm while Giggs - not even among United's subs at the semi-final - will step in for Paul Scholes as he starts a three-match ban following his dismissal against Manchester City. Jonny Evans is also available after a suspension.

Team (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Rafael, O'Shea, Brown, Ferdinand, Smalling, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Fabio, Valencia, Gibson, Anderson, Park, Carrick, Giggs, Nani, Rooney, Berbatov, Hernandez, Owen.