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Fergie eyes Silvestre return

25 Sep 2007 - 10:27:46

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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson remains hopeful that versatile defender Mikael Silvestre will return to action this season after his knee injury.

The 30-year-old Frenchman had to be stretchered off during the 1-0 win at Everton just over a week ago, with a subsequent scan confirming cruciate ligament damage.

However, Silvestre has now undergone surgery in his homeland to correct the problem and Ferguson is more upbeat about the prognosis.

He told the club's official website: "I'm sure Mikael will be back in March.

"We had him operated on in France last week and it all went well. It was pleasing to see there was no further damage other than the cruciate ligament.

"That's a big bonus because sometimes there can be cartilage problems that also come along."