The English defender is set to miss at least a month of training after undergoing surgery on a broken metatarsal.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson’s keen eye for starlets.
Signed as a youngster from Fulham in 2010, he has gone onto cement his place in the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 National Team and is seen as the future of the country in defence.
However, last season for him wasn’t as joyful for him as expected; even though http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nemanja-Vidic-c27550 sat out most of the campaign with a knee injury, as Smalling didn’t get a lot of game time to prove his credentials to the manager.
Instead it was http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Phil-Jones-c29903 played as a right-back.
Competition at the helm is strong and it’s unlikely to go down anytime soon and thus the latest blow to the former Maidstone man will be a devastating one, as he will be forced to miss the opening fixtures of the new season.
Following an operation on his broken metatarsal, the centre-back has been told to take off from training for at least a month, before he can rejoin the squad.
“It is a bad blow for the boy. He is only 22, he is young. Hopefully he gets over it," Sir Alex Ferguson said about the player.
Meanwhile, United continue their global pre-season tour and have landed in Shanghai, where they are expected to conduct training sessions before finally playing a game against Shenhua, where incidentally http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nicolas-Anelka-c27786 now ply their trade.
Ferguson has took a host of young players with him and so far the likes Blackett, Lingard and Brady have given him food for thought, as he looks to bring back the Premier League trophy from the Etihad.
The Scot will particular pleased with the return of his Serbian skipper, but can also look forward to seeing new arrivals http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Shinji-Kagawa-c33364 and Nick Powell take on the rigours of the English top flight, with the first game starting in August.
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