Wayne Rooney expected to face Benfica

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that Wayne Rooney is likely to start tomorrow's Champions League match against Benfica.

The 26-year-old was forced to miss training this morning, but Ferguson has described Rooney's problem as just a "knock".

Looking ahead to the Benfica clash, Ferguson has described it as a "big game".

"It's a big game, a game that we recognise as a real European game with the history between us," said the Scot.

"We lost our last encounter over there 2-1. Our performance in the first game was good."

Ferguson also confirmed that Jonny Evans should be fit after a hamstring complaint.