Ferdinand injury worry for United and England: Rio out for two weeks

England and Manchester United are sweating on the fitness of Rio Ferdinand after he missed the win over Birmingham with a thigh injury. He is expected to be out for at least two weeks. United have important Barclays Premier League games against Burnley, Wigan and Arsenal in that time and England have a home World Cup qualifier against Croatia on September 9. United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said on his defensive crisis: 'Jonny Evans is injured again, Gary Neville has only just started training, and Rafael da Silva is still missing with his dislocated shoulder. 'But Nemanja Vidic is back in training and should be back on Saturday.'

Source: Daily_Mail