Source: SKY_Sports
Rio knock concerns Fergie
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted that Rio Ferdinand faces a race against time if he is to face Manchester City on Sunday.[LNB] The Manchester United centre-half has seen his season disrupted so far by a niggling thigh injury he picked up while away on international duty.[LNB]He missed United's opening four games of the campaign as a result of the problem, while he was also forced to sit out England's crushing 5-1 victory over Croatia which booked their passage to next year's World Cup.[LNB]Ferdinand has been dogged by injury issues over the past 12 months, with a back complaint ruling him out for six weeks at the turn of the year.[LNB]The 30-year-old also came close to missing last season's UEFA Champions League final against Barcelona after picking up a calf injury in a semi-final success over Arsenal.[LNB]PessimisticIt appeared his injury issues had been laid rest when he returned to action against Tottenham last weekend, but picked up a groin problem during training this week and could now be missing for the eagerly-anticipated derby date with City at Old Trafford.[LNB]"It is a concern for us and something we could have done without," said Ferguson.[LNB]"He has one game back and picks up another injury when he really needs some games to get back to his maximum.[LNB]"We don't need to make a decision right away but he really has to do something positive in training to give himself a chance.[LNB]"We hope he is there though. We want all our big players for this particular game."[LNB]
