Manucho will not be making his Manchester United first-team
debut imminently because he is recovering from a foot injury, Alex
Ferguson has revealed.
Angola international Manucho spent the second half of last
season on loan to the Greek side Panathinaikos, with a work permit
issue preventing him from playing in England.
However, that problem has now been cleared up and the
25-year-old is free to play for United.
But that won’t happen until his metatarsal injury heals fully.
The injury forced him to miss United’s pre-season trip to South
Africa and Nigeria.
"He is still recovering from a metatarsal injury and has done bits
of training," said Ferguson.
"It is quite promising in terms of recovery from the injury. But he
is still well short of a competitive match."