Man United freshens up for Schalke as Chelsea looms

Fergie has to balance his side to prepare for Sunday's potential title decider with Blues

MANCHESTER, England - Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson faces a delicate balancing act of picking a strong enough side to reach the Champions League final while resting the players he needs for this week's domestic showdown.

After securing a comfortable 2-0 at Schalke 04 in its semifinal first leg last week, Ferguson was already talking about making changes for Wednesday's return leg at Old Trafford and the need has since become even greater.