The pair, who both scored in Sunday's Premier League victory over Liverpool, picked up slight leg injuries against Rafael Benitez's side and have been allowed to stay in Manchester.
Wayne Rooney, who was also limping during the latter stages of the 3-0 victory, has linked up with England for their friendly against France, and trained with club-mates Wes Brown, Rio Ferdinand and Owen Hargreaves on Monday.
Patrice Evra could well line up against his United colleagues for Les Bleus at the Stade de France, but Louis Saha withdrew from Raymond Domenech's squad last week.
For the other home nations, Darren Fletcher is in George Burley's first Scotland squad, as they host Croatia, while Jonny Evans is in Northern Ireland's squad to face Georgia at Windsor Park.
Kaka has withdrawn from Brazil's squad to face Sweden, and has been replaced by Anderson. The 19-year-old will only have to make a short trip, as the match is taking place at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium.Nemanja Vidic is in Serbia's squad to face Ukraine in Germany, while Tomasz Kuszczak is in Poland's party as they host the USA in Krakow.
Poland's U21s line up against England at Molineux on Tuesday evening, with the Reds' Tom Heaton and Fraizer Campbell in line to make appearances for Stuart Pearce's side.
Gerard Pique is also in U21 action for Spain, as they look to edge a step closer to the European U21 Championships with victory over Kazakhstan on Tuesday.
Reds in action
Tuesday, 25 MarchEngland U21 v Poland U21 (19:00)
Spain U21 v Kazakhstan U21 (20:45)
Wednesday, 26 March
Ukraine v Serbia (17:00)
Poland v USA (19:30)
Northern Ireland v Georgia (19:45)
Sweden v Brazil (19:45)
Scotland v Croatia (20:00)
France v England (20:00)
All kick-off times are GMT.
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