Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has no fresh injury worries.
But defender Gary Neville has suffered a new setback in his bid to return from the broken ankle that has kept him on the sidelines since March.
Derby defender Claude Davis and winger Gary Teale have been laid low by flu and are rated doubtful despite being able to train on Thursday.
Defender Marc Edworthy is struggling to shake off a calf injury, while Andy Todd (back) is a long-term absentee.
Man Utd (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Brown, Pique, Simpson, O'Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Ronaldo, Hargreaves, Carrick, Anderson, Giggs, Nani, Tevez, Rooney, Saha.
Derby (from): Bywater, Mears, Davis, Moore, McEveley, Griffin, Leacock, Barnes, Oakley, Pearson, Lewis, Fagan, Howard, Miller, Teale, Earnshaw, Feilhaber, Jones, Price.