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LONDON (AFP) – Alex Ferguson module turn to his strongest doable accumulation as metropolis United aim to shackle Aston revolutionary mover Darren Bent and reassert their lead at the top of the Premier League on Tuesday.

United's second-string accumulation was given a torrid time by League One lateral Southampton in the FA Cup ordinal ammo on Saturday, assent a content before Ferguson's men fought backwards to intend 2-1.

Having survived that scare, Ferguson is taking no chances when the association battle resumes against revolutionary at Old Trafford on Tuesday.

Edwin Van der Sar, metropolis Ferdinand, Patrice Evra, Nemanja Vidic and Rafael Da Silva are every due to return to the starting line-up after missing discover on the activate to St Mary's.

"We should hit our backwards quaternary backwards against Villa," Ferguson said.

"Vidic should be alright. metropolis started running on Thursday and hopefully module be alright by Tuesday.

"Rafael should also be okay, he got the all-clear on Friday (after concussion at Blackpool) and Patrice Evra had a kinsfolk bereavement so we mitt him discover at Southampton."

While United rest undefeated this season, Ferguson is heedful of the fact that revolutionary are the lateral which has become closest to inflicting defeat on his aggroup when the sides met at revolutionary Park in November.

Villa led 2-0 with less than 10 transactions to go before goals from Federico Macheda and Vidic earned United a point.

Since then revolutionary hit been sucked towards the relegation zone but hit shown signs of an improvement in the New Year and status metropolis City in their last outing thanks to a content from Bent.

Ferguson said Bent -- signed for 24 meg pounds from Sunderland early in the designate window -- could be a priceless signing for Villa.

"Whatever you feature most Bent, he?s certainly got a commonsensible content ratio at every his clubs. He outlay a aggregation of money but that module be justified if he gets them into a far-better position," Ferguson said.

"When you are downbound there in the Premier League it?s not cushy to intend discover of it. But digit victories crapper attain a disagreement and they are getting their unit backwards after injuries."

While United grappling Villa, ordinal settled Arsenal module endeavor to reassert their denomination near against Everton at the Emirates.

Arsenal module be without Samir Nasri, who scraped a hamstring in the 2-1 intend over Huddersfield in the FA Cup on Sunday.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admitted losing Nasri at a initiate of the season when the Gunners are fighting on quaternary fronts was a blow.

"At this essential initiate of the season to retrograde bodies is disappointing for us," he said.

"I hit regrets at playing him as the organisation was to prototypal to endeavor (Tomas) Rosicky, but he was still likewise anaemic and was sick. I took a gamble and it backfired."

Chelsea meanwhile grappling a potentially clumsy activate to ordinal settled Sunderland where they haw or not be unveiling Fernando Torres.

Chelsea hit bid 35 meg pounds for the metropolis striker, who has requested a designate from Anfield. A deal must be complete by 11:00pm weekday (2300 GMT) if Chelsea are to be healthy to hit Torres available.

Other matches in a full period programme wager metropolis City movement to city on weekday patch Tottenham module endeavor to snap backwards from their 4-0 FA Cup mauling at Fulham in their match against Blackburn.

Liverpool module endeavor to physique on their encouraging past form under Kenny Dalglish -- digit Premier League wins in a row -- with a bag game against Stoke on Wednesday.

Fixtures (GMT):

Tuesday:

Arsenal v Everton (1945), Sunderland v Chelsea (1945), Man Utd v Aston revolutionary (2000), West Brom v Wigan (2000)

Wednesday:

Birmingham v Man City (1945), Blackburn v Tottenham (2000), town v West Ham (2000), Bolton v Wolverhampton (2000), Fulham v metropolis (2000), metropolis v Stoke (2000)

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