Manchester United have confirmed that Rio Ferdinand will be in contention to face Chelsea on Sunday.
There had been fears that the England international would miss the crunch clash at old Trafford after suffering a recurrence of a back injury.
The commanding centre-half has been forced to sit out United's last four games as a result of the problem, unable to feature in Premier League, FA Cup and Carling Cup fixtures.
However, he does appear to have shaken off the problem and will be in Sir Alex Ferguson's plans for Sunday's encounter with Luiz Felipe Scolari's Blues.
"Rio's fit to play," said Ferguson.
"He's missed the last few games, and that's given us time to get things settled down.
"He's one of the best centre-backs in the world and he does make a difference because he's got the presence to play in these big games."
Ferdinand will form part of a virtually full strength United squad this weekend, with only long-term absentees Wes Brown and Owen Hargreaves still on the treatment table.
"We had 24 players training this morning (Friday)," added Ferguson.
"We've everyone fit for Sunday except Wes and Owen, which is a really good position to be in."
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