Neville making progress
Sir Alex Ferguson says he expects Gary Neville to be fit and ready
to play for United after the international break.
The Reds' skipper, who has not featured for the first team since
March, missed United's 4-0 Champions League win over Dynamo Kyiv
with a minor calf strain picked up in training last Sunday.
The United boss revealed that the injury is not as bad as first
feared and believes Neville will be in contention to make his
comeback during the Reds' 24 November trip to Bolton, ironically
the team he suffered his initial against nearly eight months
ago.
"Gary will be okay next week," insisted Sir Alex. "He felt a bit of
a strain in his calf, so panic immediately sets in with everybody
because he has had such a hard time.
"But the projection is that it is more precautionary than treatment
requiring, so he will be back in the game after Blackburn."
The manager also confirmed that Edwin van der Sar was withdrawn
from the action at the break because of a toe complaint, but should
be fit for Sunday's clash with Blackburn.
And Sir Alex insisted his decision to rest a handful of his senior
players against the Ukraines was merely a precautionary
measure.
"The plan with Owen Hargreaves was always to give him a rest after
the Arsenal game," he said. "Rio Ferdinand has played every game
this season and it was a good opportunity to give Ryan Giggs a
break as well."
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