Man Utd v Bolton: Preview
Goalkeeper Ben Foster is on course to keep his place in the Manchester United team when Bolton visit Old Trafford tomorrow.
Edwin van der Sar's groin problem is likely to keep him out again and although Tomasz Kuszczak is available after serving a one-match ban Foster's excellent performance on his debut against Derby should persuade Sir Alex Ferguson to keep faith with the 24-year-old.
Meanwhile, Ferguson insists the Easter Sunday clash against Liverpool will not deflect his side from their immediate task of seeing off Bolton's challenge on Wednesday.
Ferguson said: "There are big games coming up and Liverpool is one of them, especially when you consider Chelsea are playing Arsenal on the same day.
"But when you see what happened at Derby on Saturday, not taking our chances, you realise you can't take anything for granted. Sure, there are big weekends ahead, but the other matches are just as important.
"If we perform well and take our chances then we'll win the match against Bolton. But it's important we respect our opponents.
"Some of our football recently has been terrific and there's good penetration in the team. It's encouraging that we're making so many chances - perhaps the forwards just need to relax a little in front of goal. Then the goals will come.''
United are level on points with Arsenal, with superior goal difference, and the Bolton match is their game in hand on the Gunners, so slip-ups at this stage of the season will be immensely costly.
Bolton are also one of the few teams to have beaten United this season, courtesy of a Nicolas Anelka goal at the Reebok in November.
Ferguson said the Wanderers would miss Anelka's goals now he is at Chelsea but the fact they have been dragged back into the battle against relegation means United will face an even stiffer test.
"They are fighting for survival and any team fighting for survival have to fight. That's the name of the game,'' said the United manager.
"I thought they had got themselves clear of trouble but in this league if you lose a couple of games you are back in the mix.
"Everyone expects Derby to go down, Fulham are the next one and then it is a scramble. You've got a lot of teams down there. "Obviously they are missing Nicolas Anelka's goals but they have Kevin Davies up front and he will do everything he possibly can to unsettle us.
"He's a physical lad and we have to deal with that but I think Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand have the height and ability to do that.''
Bolton manager Gary Megson has two significant injury concerns for the daunting trip to face Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Kevin Nolan faces a late test on a sore back while Gary Cahill is battling to be fit after suffering a bruised foot in Sunday's defeat by Wigan.
With goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen out of contract this summer he may have played his last game for the club after being ruled out for the remainder of the season with a back injury.
The Finn has already turned down a new contract offer and is set to end his 11-year spell at the club. But Megson said: "Jussi is finished for the season. But hopefully his Bolton career is not finished.''
Ali Al Habsi will continue to deputise when Megson's men seek to erase the memory of Sunday's dismal defeat to Wigan in a daunting trip to Old Trafford.
Megson was furious with his side's lack of effort at the JJB Stadium which paved the way for a precious win for the 10-man Latics and plunged the Trotters back into the relegation zone.
Megson said: "We let ourselves down badly and we've got to get a response from everybody we've got to go there and do what we were doing before the Wigan game, which is always giving it our best shot.
"It was a poor performance and a shocking result for us at Wigan, but we were masters of our own downfall.
"I can accept it if at times we don't pass it well or dribble well or whatever. But we just didn't get up for the game, which is something I hope never to see again.''