Owen Hargreaves is expected to play against Dunfermline

United will also send a side to Northern Ireland to play Glentoran the same evening.

But summer signing Owen Hargreaves will be joined by Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Scotland midfielder Darren Fletcher as United head to Fife.

Carlos Tevez will also play should he complete his move from West Ham.

Tevez is expected to end his protracted transfer by signing for the Reds early this week.

It comes after the Premier League accepted a proposal on Friday that will see the player's representatives pay West Ham a fee in the region of �2m.

Wes Brown and Michael Silvestre are other top Old Trafford names set to feature against Dunfermline - manager Ferguson's former club.

Sir Alex had always threatened to come back and give us a beating Dunfermline chairman John Yorkston

The 35-year-old Thomson joined Dunfermline from Raith Rovers in 1998.

And Pars chairman John Yorkston believes he could be seeing one of the last testimonial games at East End Park.

"Getting Manchester United is a real coup for Scott and the stadium is heading for a sell-out of around 11,500," he said.

"It's a great boost for him and he thoroughly deserves it.

"Andy Tod had a testimonial last season, although that was for two separate spells at the club.

"But, generally speaking, it is unusual these days for players to qualify for testimonials.

"The way things are going with transfers, you see fewer players staying at one club for a long time.

"Scott has done a great job for us. He's an Aberdeen boy, but he has settled in to the club well and he has become a great ambassador for Dunfermline."

Ferguson joined Dunfermline from St Johnstone at the start of the 1964-65 season and was transferred to Rangers in the summer of 1967 for �60,000 - then a record fee between two Scottish clubs.

The United boss still ranks fifth in all-time scorers for Dunfermline, with 91 goals for the Pars including six in Europe.

"Sir Alex is friendly with a number of people in the Dunfermline area and they approached him to bring a team up here for Scott's game," explained Yorkston.