The English defender could be making his comeback today in the UEFA Champions League according to Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson’s media comments.
Manchester United’s recent injury woes may have cost them unnecessary goals in all competitions, but luckily for them, their defence may improve today given that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chris-c9006 Smalling is edging closer to a return.
The Red Devils has struggled without a consistent defensive partnership at the back, as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jonny-Evans-c19085 cannot be relied upon to play every other game.
Captain http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nemanja-Vidic-c27550 returned to action in August following a lengthy spell on the sidelines, but the Serbian again damaged his knee and now faces an uncertain future till Christmas.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Phil-Jones-c29903 was taken ill whilst on tour with the 19-time English champions and has been dodged by injuries in training, resulting in an extended stay on the sidelines.
Chris Smalling proved his worth to the Manchester outfit with some sensational performances last season, however he hasn’t been able to make an impact since May.
The centre-back suffered a broken metatarsal and since then has not featured for the club, leading to unwanted problems in defence.
That, however, could change as the player has recovered from his problem and has been included in United’s travelling party to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/SC-Braga-c40460.
Fergie has already reiterated that he wants qualification wrapped up so that he can rest Ferdinand and with Smalling likely to make his return, the tactician will finally be a third option in defence after weeks of struggling with fitness-related issues.
“Smalling is with the party and will be involved tomorrow. That is really good news because as we know, since the start of the season we've been operating on the borderline in terms of certain defenders having to play all the time, and also having to play
Carrick as a centre-back. They can only help us with that. Those two are outstanding young defenders and it will give us a fantastic squad to take on all our challenges."
He also added that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Darren-Fletcher-c10361 had been struggling with a flu virus for a couple of days and thus had been omitted from the team sheet for Braga.
"Fletcher had a little bit of a cold on Sunday and there is no point in taking him travelling with a cold," added the former Aberdeen boss.
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