The Manchester United striker was expected to be
sidelined by a groin injury for around three weeks, after pulling
up lame in the 2-1 win over Wolfsburg in midweek.
But boss Ferguson has received some better news since,
with the England striker due to be fit for the clash with Bolton on
October 17.
He said: "We expect him to be available for the next
game, it certainly won't be three weeks.
"We are quite pleased. Obviously it is understandable
we wanted to take precautions given his past history but we are
quite comfortable with the situation.
"He did miss training earlier this week so maybe we
should have left him out. But he wanted to play and I wanted him to
play.
"Thankfully it is not a big problem for us."