Ferguson: Rooney to get Sporting chance

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The England forward was not risked against his former club when United beat Everton 1-0 at Goodison Park with a late goal from Nemanja Vidic.

But Ferguson said: "He will be fit for Wednesday, we have taken medical advice and he only started training on Monday. And after only five days he is a bit short of fitness, he trained (on Saturday) and will train again on Sunday and through until Wednesday."

And on the last-ditch win, Fergie said: "It was a great result, there was some quality showing through. We all know we have not got our strongest side out at the moment due to injuries, but there is a good togetherness in the squad and it was a strong team effort.

"We defended right, they had one chance at 1-0. Edwin van der Sar made a terrific save, and Rio Ferdinand made a fantastic block from the rebound. When we get our forward players back from injury we will be all right."

The United chief was furious with referee Alan Wiley for the yellow card on Paul Scholes and the caution for Cristiano Ronaldo for diving.

Ferguson said: "The crowd got Scholes that yellow card, the referee's view was blocked but he heard the crowd and showed him a card.

"And on the Ronaldo incident, Carlos Queiroz (assistant manager) has watched the video, and it was outside the box but he was definitely caught by the Everton player.

"To get a yellow card for that was ridiculous. The referee thought he might have to give a penalty kick, so he booked Ronaldo instead, it was a bad decision."

Ferguson confirmed that defender Mikael Silvestre has been taken to hospital for a scan on the knee injury that forced him to be carried off in the second-half.