The talented duo could be making their comeback from injury in the near future according to Sir Alex Ferguson after taking part in training recently.
Manchester United’s defensive woes this season have threatened to curtail the club’s quest for silverware, as the majority of their first-team defenders have not taken part in the 2012/13 campaign.
Captain http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nemanja-Vidic-c27550 was included in the squad initially, but the Serbian was unable to continue with an extended run and was soon sidelined once more after suffering a knee problem.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chris-c9006 Smalling has also been out with similar circumstances, spending the majority of the last six months on the treatment table with a broken
foot.
Meanwhile, on the pitch, things have been far from perfect for Fergie’s troops, with slack defending and unnecessary goals coming to haunt them in abundance.
That was the case against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 on Sunday, the same very opponents which United now face today in the Capital One Cup.
Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michael-c25261 Keane in the starting eleven for this one
Speaking to reporters, the long-serving boss claimed that he would mix and match his line-up, keeping in mind the game with the Gunners on the weekend.
"Obviously, we'll make changes for Wednesday. The squad that played against Newcastle will be in place again. I think I will make some changes there but not a lot as we don't want to lose down there anyway."
"Chris has been doing training with us back on the football side of it and we'll try and push him on quickly," added Sir Alex. "But I don't think he'll make the midweek game at Chelsea, although I'm sure he'll be ready for the following week. Phil Jones
maybe needs another week on the physical part before he can train with us but the good news is he's not far away."
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