Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed
Cristiano Ronaldo could return ahead of schedule.
The United boss managed to keep the Portugal star away from the
clutches of Real Madrid following a summer of speculation but last
season's top Premier League scorer is unavailable as he recovers
from an ankle operation.
The surgery took place on July 7 and, although he is still some
way off a return to training, the news is good on the former
Sporting winger.
"Cristiano is doing very well," said Ferguson. "Excellent.
"He's well ahead of schedule - the specialist was surprised
actually with the condition he was in.
"So, for the next three weeks he'll go on that
rehabilitation and then the final parts of it and into endurance
work and serious running before he gets into the football side with
us."