David Moyes is considering gambling on the fitness of Nani and Ryan Giggs as he prepares to go for broke against Olympiacos this evening in a bid to salvage the club’s miserable season.

Nani has not featured since December 7 because of a serious hamstring injury and Giggs has played only 81 minutes of football in the past 2½ months, but the embattled Manchester United manager may start with both players as he puts the accent firmly on attack with his team trailing 2-0 from the first leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tie.

With Juan Mata ineligible, having already played for Chelsea in the competition this season, Moyes is thought to be willing to take a chance on Nani, given what is at stake