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Nani & Jones back in contention for Utd

ESPN staff
March 22, 2012
Phil Jones could face Fulham © PA Photos
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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed both Nani and Phil Jones will be available for Monday's Premier League game against Fulham.

The Portuguese winger has returned to training after being sidelined for three games with an ankle injury, while Jones has fought off a bout of flu to return to contention for Ferguson's side after missing the hammering of Wolves at the weekend.

Chris Smalling is also under consideration, after shaking off the after-effects of a head injury he picked up while on England duty.

"There are no problems with injuries," Ferguson told the club's official website. "It's much better now.

"There was Jones getting that bout of 'flu but he's back. Jones was actually back on Friday but we didn't risk him on Sunday. He'll be available [for the Fulham game].

"So they're all training apart from Nani, who should not be far away and might start training this week, while Anderson and Michael Owen are the only other ones out.

"Nemanja Vidic and Darren Fletcher are obviously still long term."

United could be second in the table by the time their game against the Cottagers kicks off - with Manchester City given the chance to erase the current one-point gap between the two sides when they face Stoke City on Saturday evening.

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