Wayne Rooney is understood to be winning his battle to recover from a badly bruised toe in time to face Bayern Munich on Wednesday.
The England striker picked up the injury during the 1-1 draw with Bayern on Tuesday and missed Manchester United's 4-0 win over Newcastle at the weekend.
Rooney was in Manchester doing work in the swimming pool in a bid to be fit for Wednesday's clash in the Allianz Arena.
Moyes said: 'We have worked him hard on the bike and in the swimming pool, Friday and today (Saturady) and we will give him every opportunity to be fit.'
Rooney has been United’s talisman this season and is the club’s joint leading scorer with Van Persie on 17 goals, including four in the last four games.
It is understood that he suffered the injury before a late foul by Bastian Schweinsteiger that resulted in the Bayern midfielder’s sending-off and Rooney being accused of diving.
‘I didn’t think it was in that challenge, I thought it was done prior to that,’ added Moyes.
Rooney will be desperate to play but he will also want to manage the injury carefully with the World Cup around the corner.
Four years ago he suffered an ankle injury at the Allianz Arena when United last met Bayern in the Champions League quarter-finals, and his determination to play in the second leg – eventually limping off after 55 minutes at Old Trafford – was later blamed for a poor showing at the 2010 World Cup.
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