MU get Rooney boost

Wayne Rooney is set to hand Manchester United a massive boost by returning to their squad for this weekend's dramatic finale to the Premier League title battle.
Rooney has been sidelined since suffering a recurrence of a hip injury in last month's defeat at Chelsea and there had been fears he would miss both the final day of the domestic campaign and the Champions League final against the Londoners in Moscow on May 21.
But United boss Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed Rooney is close to a full recovery and is likely to be on the bench at Wigan on Sunday with centreback Nemanja Vidic ready to return to the starting line-up.
"I'm hoping to have Wayne as a sub on Sunday but he will certainly be fit for the Champions League final," Ferguson said.
For the first time in 40 years, the top two sides in England's top flight go into the final day of the season on the same total of points.
But United's huge goal difference advantage over Chelsea means Rooney and co. will be crowned champions provided they overcome a Wigan side with only pride left to play for after securing their own Premiership status.
United go into the final round of matches with a 17-goal advantage over Chelsea in terms of goal difference.
"I've made the point over the last few seasons that to have a good goal difference gives you that extra edge on everyone and in most seasons we've had the best goal difference," Ferguson said.
"I've no fears on the fitness side, I've no fears on the confidence side, no fears on the form. We're going into it in the right form."
After displaying remarkable tenacity in clinging on to United in the last two months, Chelsea's hopes of a third title in four seasons hinge on them beating Bolton at home while hoping that Wigan put up more resistance than West Ham, who surrendered meekly at Old Trafford last weekend.
Steve Bruce's side are unbeaten in their last five matches and have conceded only once in their last seven home games. Club owner Dave Whelan vowed that Bruce's men would not roll over.
"The dressing room has been buzzing all week and the players are determined to unsettle United," Whelan said.
United however have won all five of the league meetings between the two clubs since Wigan arrived in the top flight and England midfielder Owen Hargreaves is confident there will be no shock stumble at the last hurdle.
"We've worked so hard all season," Hargreaves said. "We'll go out on the pitch on Sunday and give everything we have for 90 minutes.
"At the start of the season if somebody had offered us one game, just 90 minutes, to win the league, we would have jumped at that. We're in a good position."
Chelsea leftback Ashley Cole has warned his teammates they must not become distracted by events at the JJB Stadium.
"It would be a killer if we drop points and they only drew, it would hurt us more," Cole said. "Anything can happen in football. Wigan got a draw at our place but first we have to win our game because it won't be worth anything if we don't."
With Arsenal and Liverpool already assured of third and fourth places in the table, Everton need a point at home to Newcastle to secure fifth spot and direct entry to next season's UEFA Cup.
A defeat would give Aston Villa the opportunity to snatch that prize provided Martin O'Neill's side beat West Ham at Upton Park.
At the bottom, two teams from the trio of Fulham, Reading and Birmingham will join Derby in the Championship next season.
After back-to-back wins, Fulham are the best-placed to survive but have arguably the toughest last-day fixture, away to FA Cup finalists Portsmouth, who are expected to rest fit-again goalkeeper David James rather than risk him ahead of next week's Wembley appointment.
In contrast, Birmingham, who are at home to Blackburn, and Reading, who visit Derby, will both believe they can pull off wins that might just be enough to ensure they can do it all again next season.