By Football Talk.
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand is likely to miss the start of the new season despite making good progress in his recovery from the knee injury he pick-up while on international duty with England just before the World Cup.
Ferdinand was due to captain his country in South Africa before suffering ligament damage to his left knee in a training accident with Emile Heskey and was subsequently ruled out of the entire tournament. The 31-year-old was initially expected to miss around 6 weeks but United revised the timescale to a more realistic 10-week absence.
Sir Alex Ferguson has already ruled the defender out of their pre-season tour of the United States and the Community Shield clash with Chelsea, and with the 2010-11 season due to start in 6 weeks Ferdinand is facing the prospect of missing United’s opener against Newcastle at Old Trafford.
