Good afternoon, Well, tomorrow is Tuesday and Rafael appears to be our only serious injury doubt ahead of tomorrows Champions League return against Chelsea at Old Trafford. As you all know, Rafael was forced off with a knee injury during last week's first leg, which also ruled him out of Saturday's Premier League win over Fulham. Sir Alex Ferguson had stated the problem was merely bruising rather than ligament damage. If Rafael cannot participate in tomorrows game, both John O'Shea and Wes Brown are available to play at right-back.
Is that from a reliable source? SAF will be attending a conference in the next hour or so. But, from what I've heard at the moment, Rafael is a doubt for tomorrows game. Ferdinand is also recovering from a calf injury he sustained during the Chelsea game.
it is on man utd.com, he is training away from the squad and nothing was said about rio. rio is fit and training as well Wes Brown, Rio Ferdinand, John O’Shea, Anderson and Ji-sung Park have all missed games in recent weeks and all trained on Monday. http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2011/Apr/No-injury-concerns.aspx
He picks up a fair few knocks Rafael doesn't he? I suppose it's down to his hi-octane, all-action approach to every game.
That, and a little bit of naivety. Attempting a foot in challenge on a charging Drogba was always asking for trouble given how little Rafael is... Although an article on the official website on Saturday said he was fine: http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-F...spx?_id=8B9FF31DAC49442783D3C277B18FC45B&_z=z "Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed Rafael da Silva should be fit to face Chelsea on Tuesday."
He caught a bad virus and lost a load of weight (i.e. muscle). I reckon he'll need a few weeks in the gym to bulk up again before playing. He's definitely out for tomorrow: http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Features/Football-News/2011/Apr/No-injury-concerns.aspx The Reds trained at Carrington on Monday morning, with the only notable absence that of Darren Fletcher, who’s been struggling with a serious virus and hasn’t played since 6 March.
