Sir Alex Ferguson delivered some good news on Friday morning when he revealed that four of United’s injured players could be back in the squad to face Chelsea.
The Reds boss hopes to name Wayne Rooney, Nani, Tom Cleverley and Ashley Young in his party to face the Blues at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
Rooney and Nani have both been missing with foot injuries since the win over Arsenal, Young hasn’t played since the end of December and Cleverley has been out of action since the win at Everton in October.
“We’re a bit better in terms of injuries,” Sir Alex said at his Friday press conference. “We hope Wayne Rooney, Nani, Tom Cleverley and Ashley Young will all be in the squad.
“It’s more likely Tom will play against Chelsea Reserves on Monday, but he'll travel. Rooney and Nani have trained for the last two days.”
The news is less positive on injured goalkeeper Anders Lindegaard, though David De Gea should be fit after missing the midweek win over Stoke.
“It looks like Lindegaard will be out for at least four weeks, maybe five to six, with ankle ligament damage,” Sir Alex added.
“We don't know what his recovery from injuries is like, so we'll have to wait and see, but I would have thought at least four weeks.”
