Jari Litmanen is back in training with Fulham ahead of Saturday's home clash with Manchester United after the veteran Finn had returned home amid reports of a heart scare.

Litmanen, who was 37 last Wednesday and has won 112 caps for Finland, reportedly collapsed during training a few days after scoring for his country in a 2-1 friendly defeat by European champions Greece in Nicosia.

At the weekend Fulham's former Finland manager Roy Hodgson - who signed Litmanen at Craven Cottage last month on a contract until the end of the season - said Litmanen, a European Cup winner with Dutch giants Ajax in 1995, had gone home "needing some rest".

But now a Fulham spokesperson has confirmed Litmanen is back in action.

The spokesperson admitted: "He did have some minor palpitations and I suppose you can call that a heart scare but he had everything checked out, there was nothing serious and he went back to Finland for a few days. He is back again now - out there training."