Ferguson ready to axe Evra and hand debut to untested Buttner against Wigan

Sir Alex Ferguson looks set to drop French left back Patrice Evra for Saturday's game with Wigan and hand a debut to Alexander Buttner.

Evra has been first choice at Old Trafford since he signed in 2006, but he has looked edgy in the opening games of the season.

And now Ferguson looks set turn to his £3.9million signing from Vitesse Arnhem.

Shaky start: Patrice Evra faces being dropped for the Wigan game

Ferguson bought Buttner - even though United rated him as only the third- or fourth-best left-back in Holland - to put pressure on the 31-year-old Frenchman, who has remained unchallenged in the left-back slot for the past six seasons.

But the United boss has yet to make a decision over his goalkeepers.

David de Gea was dropped for the Southampton game after making a blunder in United’s hard-fought 3-2 defeat of Fulham.

Chance: Alexander Buttne could be handed his Manchester United debut