Manchester United defender Wes Brown has warned teammates not to be complacent going into tonight's clash with Roma. United lead 2-0 from the away leg but Wes Brown insists they will not sit back at Old Trafford.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has heaped praise on the form and commitment this season of Wayne Rooney.

"First of all he is only 21," said the United boss. "So we are waiting for the completion of his potential.

"Hopefully that will occur in the next two to three years. In Rome he sacrificed his own role to help the team and that is the sign of a great player."

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson admits Gary Neville and Mikael Silvestre could see action tonight against Roma.

Neville has been out for a year with an ankle problem while Silvestre has only just returned from a knee injury.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is delighted with the form of Paul Scholes ahead of tonight's clash with Roma.

Scholes has regained top form after a three-and-a-half-month absence with a knee injury and was influential in Rome.

Asked if the unassuming midfielder would be handed the armband, Ferguson quipped: "Paul would regard that as punishment!

Edwin van der Sar admits Manchester United are missing crocked defender Nemanja Vidic.

Van der Sar said: "Of course we miss him, he is a very important player for us.

"It is no coincidence that with Vidic absent we had some problems but the players who came in did okay."

Scans have confirmed that Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand did not break his metatarsal at Middlesbrough.

The 29-year-old centre-back, who captained England against France at the end of March, was forced off after 70 minutes of the weekend's 2-2 draw at the Riverside.

Manchester United defender Gerard Pique is ready to play if called for tomorrow night's Champions League tie with Roma.

Wes Brown says Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney deserves as much recognition as teammate Cristiano Ronaldo.

"Wayne has made an excellent contribution to the team," said Brown. "You look at his movement and the way he has set up a lot of goals for Ronny (Ronaldo).

Rio Ferdinand has given Sir Alex Ferguson another defensive headache after leaving the Riverside with his foot in a protective case following Manchester United's 2-2 draw with Middlesbrough.

United can ill afford to lose Ferdinand for long with fellow centre-back Nemanja Vidic out for three weeks and some crucial matches coming up in the Premier League and Champions League.

Crocked Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic will miss the Premiership showdown with Arsenal this month due to his knee injury.

United feared their first choice centre-back, 26, had damaged knee ligaments when he was carried off in Rome on Tuesday night. But scans showed the injury is not so serious and he will be out for up to three weeks.