Ferguson faces defensive headache

LONDON: Sir Alex Ferguson admits he is struggling to field a recognisable back four in Wednesday's Champions League clash at Wolfsburg after Wes Brown and Gary Neville were forced out of Manchester United's 4-0 victory at West Ham.

Goals from Paul Scholes, Darron Gibson, Antonio Valencia and Wayne Rooney completed a comfortable victory on Saturday for the reigning champions, who are now just two points behind Chelsea following the leaders' defeat at Manchester City.

But the victory was achieved despite Ferguson having to make late changes to his plans when Nemanja Vidic withdrew from the trip to Upton Park after suffering from flu.