The tactician claimed that the Ecuadorian’s ankle problem is not as severe as initially feared and was hopeful of welcoming back Chris Smalling in the next few weeks.
Manchester United’s injury crisis has worsened since last weekend, with influential skipper http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809.
The Serbian missed most of last season with a similar injury and the Old Trafford faithful feared the worst when he wasn’t named in the squad that travelled to Anfield.
If that wasn’t enough, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Antonio-Valencia-c6345, who was the club’s top player in the 2011/12 campaign, limped off in the closing stages of the weekend game and was later seen on crutches with a supposed ankle problem returning to haunt him.
Further compounding the entire situation is the upcoming visit of Tottenham Hotspur to the Theatre of Dreams, with Ferguson without his captain and first-choice winger.
Speaking to reporters, the Scot claimed that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 had been ruled out for the immediate future and was only likely to return for the UEFA Champions League at the earliest.
"Antonio is doubtful. He got a knock, first of all, when he went into the tackle with Agger and Johnson before he broke clear and got brought down. He got an ankle injury. If he's not okay for tomorrow, he should be okay for Tuesday.”
Continuing, he added that Vidic’s absence was going to be a big loss for the club, but with the likes of Chris Smalling returning in the near future, the situation could be removed to some extent.
"We had bad news earlier in the week about Nemanja. It's a blow. We're having a terrible time with defenders at the moment. Hopefully, we get through the next three games and the international break comes along. By that time, we should have http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chris-c9006 Smalling
back. It was interesting on Wednesday, we played two young boys and they did very well.”
Nonetheless, the long-serving manager will have http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Darren-Fletcher-c10361 returning from long spells on the sideline and should name them in the squad, with Rooney likely to start.
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