Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand give Manchester United injury worries
Posted in News, Syndicated News on Friday October 30th, 2009 12:03pm
• Central defensive pair have calf problems
• Ryan Giggs also a doubt for Blackburn match
The Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is facing defensive problems ahead of the Premier League match against Blackburn at Old Trafford tomorrow.
Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand are both doubtful with calf problems and Gary Neville is suspended. Ryan Giggs also has a knock and Danny Welbeck, who scored in the Carling Cup victory against Barnsley in midweek, is sidelined with a knee injury.
"We have some doubts for tomorrow," Ferguson admitted. "Ryan Giggs is a doubt but we hope he'll be OK. Ferdinand and Vidic are both doubts – we'll see what they're like today. Gary Neville is suspended of course. Hopefully we can get one or two fit for tomorrow but we're facing an uphill fight.
"Vidic has had a calf problem for a few weeks now. We've seen a specialist about it so we'll see what he's like today. Rio and Vida both want to play after the disappointment of last Sunday [the 0-2 defeat at Liverpool]."
Ferguson added that Park Ji-sung's knee injury is a cause for concern, after the midfielder developed some swelling during a recent flight back from Korea. "We think he'll be out for a couple of weeks yet," said the manager.
Darren Fletcher, however, is back in training, having been out since the 2-2 draw with Sunderland at the start of the month. "[He] started training yesterday," said Ferguson. "He won't be fit for tomorrow but hopefully we'll get him ready for the Chelsea game. He'll get 10 days' training before that."
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