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Fergie upbeat on injured trio

18 Jul 2007 - 14:09:17

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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson hopes that injured trio Gary Neville, Louis Saha and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will all be able to return to training next month.

Neville has been sidelined since mid-March will an ankle problem, while Saha and Solskjaer are recovering from knee surgery.

"Gary Neville will be joining in training with us when we get back (from the Far East tour), I am confident about that," Ferguson told United's official website.

"It's the same with Ole, if not, definitely the week afterwards.

"Louis Saha is looking at the middle of August, so the situation isn't so bad.

"We've got quite a hectic spell when we return to the UK, but those later matches will be great for the likes of Gary, Ole, and possibly Louis who will all need games. That period will be of great benefit for us.

"The big disappointments are Ji-sung Park (who is sidelined until December or January) and Ben Foster, who is out until March.

"His injury was a surprising one - he did his cruciate in his last game for Watford. But hopefully with the squad we have this season we'll be able to cope.

"We've brought the new players in and the young lads who went out on loan last season are back with us as well.

"We're pleased about that because they all did very well during their spells away. That all adds to the strength of the group."