I fear for Rio: Sir Alex admits injured Ferdinand is still feeling the pain

Published: 26 Dec 2009 - 12:48:53

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I fear for Rio: Sir Alex admits injured Ferdinand is still feeling the pain

Sir Alex Ferguson has added to growing concern that Rio Ferdinand's World Cup place may be in doubt by admitting that the Manchester United defender is not winning his battle against a back problem. Ferdinand has not played any football for two months and recently had an injection in his back to try to speed up his return to training. The United manager, preparing for Sunday's trip to Hull, admitted that there was no sign of an imminent comeback for the 31-year-old England defender. Losing battle: Rio Ferdinand is seriously struggling to overcome his back problem Ferguson, emphasising that the fitness outlook remained gloomy, said: 'There's no light there. He gets his core work done in the gymnasium and we gave him an injection just over two weeks ago, so we had to let that settle for a week. 'He did nothing for a week and then got back into the gym work and we are just hoping the pain goes away.' Mancini is a huge gamble: I'll see of 20 City bosses, blasts Sir AlexFerdinand and Hargreaves set for Man United return by end of JanuaryFergie rules out January spree for new defenders despite recent woesRyan Giggs laments the state of football after Mark Hughes' sacking at Manchester City MANCHESTER UNITED FC