Wes Brown is confident that Manchester United can reclaim the Premier League from Chelsea. "Like we say every year, the Premier League and the Champions League are the ones we really want to win, so we've got to come back better and stronger this season," said Wes Brown.

"We were close last season but it was never really in our hands. We've got to make sure it is this season.

"You do think about your disappointments, especially when the season's finished, but now it's completely new and we've got to put that behind us. We've got some new players and we can start again."

Manchester United defender Wes Brown has revealed his disappointment at missing out on England's World Cup squad.

Brown had been a regular member of Fabio Capello's squads, but injuries have cost him his place on the plane for South Africa.

The 30-year-old missed the last two months of the season with a broken foot and Capello has decided not to pick Brown in his provisional 30-man squad.

"I was disappointed to be omitted from the squad," Brown told the Sunday Mirror.

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The Manchester United defense will gain a big boost on Saturday as Wes Brown is expected to return for their crucial clash with Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford.

Brown has been out of action since he broke his metatarsal against Wolverhampton on March 6, but he is looking likely to start against Spurs.

Paul Scholes scored a dramatic injury time winner at the City of Manchester Stadium to pull United to within a point of Chelsea, who were defeated by Tottenham last weekend.

Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted injuries could wreck Manchester United’s push for an unprecedented fourth successive and record-breaking 19th domestic title.

First-choice defenders Nemanja Vidic, Jonny Evans, John O’Shea, Gary Neville, Rio Ferdinand and Wes Brown were all missing for the 3-0 defeat at Fulham on Saturday, forcing Ferguson to play with an unfamiliar three-man defence consisting of midfielders Michael Carrick and Darren Fletcher, as well as rookie Ritchie de Laet.

Wes Brown insists Manchester United will not be distracted from their relentless hunt for silverware despite the emergence of Manchester City as wealthy new challengers.

According to one club president in Europe, United are a club in "financial crisis", a concept that would position United as the paupers to City's princes. But Brown believes United's intention to challenge for titles year after year won't be derailed by increased competition from their bitter rivals.

Wes Brown and Nemanja Vidic will take up the central defensive positions with Patrice Evra, left back and Darren Fletcher on the right back leading the back four for Manchester United against Aston Villa.

Ryan Giggs, Antonio Valencia and Wayne Rooney are also in the starting line up, with Rooney replacing Michael Owen from last week’s Champions League game in Germany, as the lone striker.

Tomasz Kuszczak has again taken up his spot in the goal, following some excellent run in both the Premier League and in Europe in the last couple of weeks.