Sir Alex Ferguson has declared that Wayne Rooney is 'fit' for Manchester United's Champions League tussle with AC Milan on Wednesday.

Ferguson said after Saturday's victory over Wolves, which the striker missed, that Rooney was "a big doubt" for the game after aggravating a knee injury on England duty last week.

But speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, Ferguson said: "He is fit, I am glad to say that he is fit.

"He has showed a rapid improvement since Saturday morning. He was extremely doubtful, but he is OK."

Ryan Giggs also trained on Tuesday morning, after having a plate removed from the arm he broke at Aston Villa recently.

But the Welshman was limited to a solo session and Ferguson has already declared the winger will not come into contention for the Round of 16 encounter.

United do have options, though, with Dimitar Berbatov impressing at Molineux on Saturday, while Paul Scholes scored his 100th Premier League goal.

Michael Carrick is suspended following his late dismissal in the San Siro, so Darren Fletcher is expected to return.

Anderson (knee) and John O'Shea (leg) will be missing, however, it is the sight of Rooney that will cheer United fans the most as they attempt to build on their 3-2 win in Italy.

Although the Red Devils have never been knocked out of a two-legged European tie after winning the away leg first, their chances of victory will be significantly enhanced if the 28-goal 24-year-old is around to help them.

United (from): Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Foster, De Laet, Neville, Rafael, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Fabio, Park, Valencia, Scholes, Fletcher, Gibson, Obertan, Giggs, Nani, Rooney, Berbatov, Diouf.