Rooney had earlier revealed he knew last Wednesday that he would not start the Carling Cup final but said it was not because of the knee problem.

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Van der Sar is expected to feature in the Carling Cup final against Aston Villa at Wembley on Sunday having missed two months of the campaign following a knee injury and his wife becoming ill.

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