Sir Alex Ferguson, the Manchester United manager, has dismissed fears that Wayne Rooney could miss the Champions League final through injury, by insisting the England international could even come into contention for Saturday's Premier League match with West Ham United.

A persistent hip injury kept Rooney out of United's 1-0 victory over Barcelona last night, however, despite fears that the forward was struggling to overcome the problem, Ferguson says he is recovering well.

"He may have a chance for Saturday," he said. "We just cancelled him out yesterday, he was in a lot of pain. It was his hip joint, he was never close to playing. It was out of the question. He will be a lot better in a few days and involved on Saturday somewhere along the line."

Patrice Evra, who was carried off following a clash of heads last night, is expected to recover but Nemanja Vidic remains doubtful with concussion. Vidic also missed the game against Barcelona after a collision with Didier Drogba in the defeat by Chelsea at the weekend.

Fergusonadded: "Vidic is under the control of the doctor. He got a bit of concussion, so we have to be careful of that. He may have a chance for Saturday."