Source: Daily_Mail
Manchester United's Neville out of Far East tour after training ground injury
Gary Neville has flown home from Manchester United's Far East tour with a groinstrain.
Neville had treatment on the injury during training ahead of this afternoon'sclash with FC Seoul but the United medical staff have decided there is no pointrisking him further.
Although the injury is described as 'minor', it almost certainly means he will miss the Audi Cup tournament in Munich next week.
Speaking after his side beat FC Seoul 3-2, Sir Alex Ferguson said: 'Gary Neville tweaked his groin yesterday in training. He will probably be ready in about 10 days.
'It would have been silly to keep him here if he was not going to play so wesent him home this morning.'
It is a worrying development given Neville's injury record.
The veteran defender spent nearly two years on the sidelines with various
The injuries led to him first losing his place to Wes Brown, then Rafael Da Silva and finally John O'Shea, who was given the right-back role for the Champions League final defeat to Barcelona in May.
Surprisingly, 34-year-old Neville was included in the England squad that tackled Kazakhstan and Andorra in World Cup qualifiers last month.
But he wasn't offered the opportunity to make his first appearance under Fabio Capello and add to a caps total of 85.
Earlier this week, Sir Alex Ferguson revealed how difficult it was for his old stagers to recover from injury, while at the same time insisting they still had a major role to play.
'It took Gary a while to get back but that is what happens when you get into your 30s,' he said.
