The Manchester United manager says that the club are aiming to have their captain back in training by the pre-season period of the 2012-2013 Premier League period. He also reveals that Vidic might not even go on pre-season
tour with the Red Devils...
Sir Alex has come out and poured cold water on theories that were linking http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nemanja-Vidic-c27550 to an early return to action for the Red Devils. Some of the rumours suggested that the Serbian centre back would be back in action for Manchester
United even before the end of the current season but Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson has stated otherwise.
The veteran tactician confirmed that United were not rushing back their captain from his knee injury which was sustained earlier on in the season against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Basel-c39079 in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League. Sir Alex’s team
have done well without their talisman at the back as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jonny-Evans-c19085 has been given Vidic’s place in the back line.
The young defender has made some mistakes in his time at United but Evans has thus far repaid his manager’s faith by putting in good performances for the Premier League champions. With Smalling, Jones and Ferdinand as his other
options for a centre back pairing; Sir Alex isn’t fretting too much on Vidic’s long term absence.
Sir Alex said, “I think he's on schedule really. It'll be the beginning of the season. It won't be any sooner - I can assure you of that. There's no point trying to rush him for the end of the season, it's just not possible. So
it means we'll have him at the beginning of next season, giving him a full recovery, as that will be something like eight months. I'm not sure about [going on] the tour. It may be possible. That will be a target, I suppose, but we want him in training when
we start [pre-season] training."
Manchester United won their latest league tie against Tottenham Hotspur by three goals to one but now they must prepare to take on Athletic Bilbao in the Europa League round of sixteen stages. Sir Alex will hope that his team maintain
their current run of form in the Europa League as well.
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