Nani a doubt for Inter
Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed Nani may miss Wednesday night's
friendly against Inter Milan due to an ankle injury.
However, fellow new signings Anderson and Owen Hargreaves should
make their non-competitive United bows in the coming days, and Gary
Neville, Louis Saha and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer are racing to be fit
for the start of the new season.
Portuguese winger Nani, who scored twice in as many appearances on
United's Asia Tour, has been hampered in pre-season with an ankle
injury he sustained in the European U21 Championships. An ankle
injury in training this week is likely to rule the 20-year-old
signing from Sporting Lisbon out of the match.
"Nani got a little injury in his ankle in training on Monday," said
the boss. "He's a bit of a doubt for Wednesday's game."
The good news is that Hargreaves and Anderson, whose first day was
on Monday, are both now in full training and could be involved in
the match against Peterborough on Saturday. Brazilian teenager
Anderson, who missed the Asia Tour due to his involvement in the
Copa America, could also feature in Friday's trip to Doncaster
Rovers.
As for Neville, Saha and Solskjaer, who all underwent surgery over
the summer will be "roughly a couple of weeks for the three of
them," according to the boss, which means they may not be fully
match fit to start the season. Sir Alex also added that Paul
Scholes is contuining his recovery from knee surgery, but gave no
indication as to a return date.
