Champions League - Ferdinand fitness boost for United

Eurosport - Mon, 04 May 11:38:00 2009

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand could return for the Champions League semi-final second leg at Arsenal after tests revealed he has not cracked a rib.

FOOTBALL 2008-09 Champions League Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand celebrates John O'Shea's goal against Arsenal - 0

England centre-back Ferdinand was substituted in the second-half of the first leg at Old Trafford - which United won 1-0 - after colliding with goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar in the closing stages of the game.

However, tests by club medics have revealed that the damage was not as bad as first feared.

Manager Alex Ferguson told the club's official website: "Rio's scan revealed no crack or break to his ribs.

"There was some bruising to his lung, which is why he coughed up blood on night.

"He is definitely out of Saturday's game against Boro, but we're hopeful for Tuesday against Arsenal.

"Of course when you see it at the time you fear the worst but now it is just a case of getting him back training, hopefully on Sunday, and getting him ready for Tuesday."

United will travel to the Emirates on Tuesday aiming to reach back-to-back European Cup finals for the first time.

Should he play, the clash in North London will be the 30-year-old's 41st appearance of the season.

Tony Mabert / Eurosport

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  1. 101...when the last time barca meet man united?did they­ win?nop....so if u good enuff beat chelsea 1st...then u­ can talk about man united...idiot

    From Addy N, on Mon 4 May 12:54PM
  2. here's an idea,Juande ramos is fine as long as he­­ doen't have to play barca and some say that barca­­ is the best team in europe,while others say that EPL­ is­ the best league in the world...well then,let's­ move­ barca to the epl for a year and MAN U to La Liga­ and­ see if both still finish on top,fifa certainly­ has­ enough money to arrange that, surely millions­ would­ love to see it happen and suddenly,more british­ would­ watch la liga and more spaniards the Premier­ league

    From coolworld, on Sun 3 May 3:28PM
  3. #94

    if arsnal beat us 3-2 we still go throw on away­ goals rule... so yer all we need to do is score 1 goal­ then arsnal need to put 3 past us.

    From zackyletroy, on Sun 3 May 1:11PM
  4. For all you ManSHITster fagssssssssss, let's clear­ something out. Barca too won the double in 2006, and­ they ended up dominating their opponents in Champions­ League and La Liga, unlike ManSHITster, who hardly won­ CL against chelsea in penalties, and hardly won­ PremierSHIT on the last game. So don't go talking­ trash about Barca. And for you that say Barcas defence­ is bad, check the records, because Barca has conceded­ 12 goals in CL and scoring 29 goals, ManSHITster has­ conceded 5 goals, but only scored 15, and Chelsea, they­ conceded 12 goals, just as much as Barca, but only­ scored 19. So the facts show that Barca has conceded­ just as much as Chlsea, but has scored almost double of­ what chelsea and manSHITster has score, so quit talking­ about Barcas defence, because they have an attacking­ that makes up for everything. Henry Eto'o Messi,­ have scored 69 goals in La Liga, and 90 goals total in­ all competitions, More than manSHITster and chelsea as­ a­ team!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!For all you ManSHITster­ fagssssssssss, let's clear something out. Barca too­ won the double in 2006, and they ended up dominating­ their opponents in Champions League and La Liga, unlike­ ManSHITster, who hardly won CL against chelsea in­ penalties, and hardly won PremierSHIT on the last game.­ So don't go talking trash about Barca. And for you­ that say Barcas defence is bad, check the records,­ because Barca has conceded 12 goals in CL and scoring­ 29 goals, ManSHITster has conceded 5 goals, but only­ scored 15, and Chelsea, they conceded 12 goals, just as­ much as Barca, but only scored 19. So the facts show­ that Barca has conceded just as much as Chlsea, but has­ scored almost double of what chelsea and manSHITster­ has score, so quit talking about Barcas defence,­ because they have an attacking that makes up for­ everythin

    From barca_nr_1, on Sun 3 May 4:00AM
  5. man.utd the best in the world he wen in The Emirates .

    From aymansaad m, on Sat 2 May 2:56PM
  6. You haven't beaten us at Fortress Ashburton Grove­ known to the The Emirates since it's construction.­ You only scored one goal against us. The Experts said,­ Man. U. Wasted chances and it's going to cost them.­ Van Persie didn't play against you, and Arsenal was­ playing in front of a very hostile Manchester crowd.­ The Tables have turned, Clichy is Back, Van Persie is­ back, bring on United to our house. Get ready for an­ @#$% whooping.

    From Neo, on Sat 2 May 8:20AM
  7. man.utd bezzz...heart still with­ ronaldo.....!!!!fan's of ronaldo n­ rooney......!!!!!!!!!!

    From aisya wahida, on Sat 2 May 8:15AM
  8. Fu.Cking bas.Tards

    From Uzoigwe, on Sat 2 May 7:47AM
  9. I dont tink tezes should live m united and i expect­ united should win goners by tuesday

    From philip.manga, on Sat 2 May 2:34AM
  10. xxjohnxpxx - yeah, mate! the ONLY reason the arse-nal­ beat us earlier is because you started strong and we­ started badly Now we are on stride and will beat yuos­ easily! Just like on wednesday. Lucky gooners­ weren't knocked out by now!

    From pegez, on Sat 2 May 12:46AM
  11. MANU R GOING OUT OF THE ECL,ARSENAL R MORE THAN CAPABLE­ OF BEATING MANU(like earlier in the season) BY 2,3­ GOALS AT THE EMIRATES,GO ON U GOONERS LET EM AV IT,COME­ ON BORO U BEAT THE BEST CLUB TEAM IN THE WORLD(LFC)­ EARLIER IN THE SEASON,PLAY THAT WAY AGAINST MANU,COME­ ON BORO U CAN DO IT.

    From xxjohnxpxx, on Sat 2 May 12:40AM
  12. sex ya up my @#$% baby ya i love it up my @#$% hole my­ @#$% smlls like fish

    From Keith, on Sat 2 May 12:37AM
  13. My message 2 all those who r against united- "JUST­ SHUT UP !" united won fair and square against­ arsenal and that's the end of that story! As for­ refereeing.. Plz check your facts and then write.. That­ was definitely a penalty against spurs.. Gomes­ didn't get the ball.. And also the referee did not­ score the other 4 goals , so give credit where its due!­ I've read enough about utd bieng cheaters n sir­ Alex bieng dumb n all the rubbish.. Its a limit 2­ everything! That was a master stroke by sir Alex 2­ nullify the midfield of arsenal by playin Rooney­ alongside evra... So hats off 2 him! Utd play superb­ football.. They not only. entrtain but also win..were­ much Better than chelski who choked the game at nou­ camp! A blot on the face of football! They defended­ like hell..I'm sure they'll regret the fact­ that they did so n did not get an away goal.. Barca­ will make them PAY So 2 all the losers (chelski,­ loserpool n gooners)- "worst of luck next­ time!!"

    From dhruvrastogi_rooney, on Sat 2 May 12:18AM
  14. well in chris cunningham!

    From James L, on Sat 2 May 12:17AM
  15. agree plastic fans, but dont forget they leave early­ because they all have long trips home.

    From ALAN, on Sat 2 May 12:14AM
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    Champions of Britain, Champions of Europe, Champions of­ the World; GGMU!

    From Colonel K, on Sat 2 May 12:02AM
  17. to 185

    united had to beat chelsea, barcelona, roma,­ lyon, in chapions league. not mentioning, liverpool­ twice, arsenal, and chelsea again, in last season­ premir league.

    for the world cup championchip, it was­ the best possible, so shut up please

    From Mohammad C, on Fri 1 May 10:57PM
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    185, united had to beat lyon roma barca chelsea and­ finally ldc quito to become world champions. not just­ ldc quito, now go bak to ur council house, dirty scouse

    From rgmartin91, on Fri 1 May 10:47PM
  19. I never truly appreciated the animosity between­ Liverpool and Manchester United fans until I started­ reading the comments on YAHOO. It seems that whatever­ the headline or topic of an article ultimately it bears­ little if any relation to the eventual dialogue between­ the two sets of fans and the comments often degenerate­ into.... After a while it all becomes rather tedious. I­ expect my views may prompt the response 'if you­ don't like it then don't read it. I think­ I'll take this advice!

    From chriscunningham92, on Fri 1 May 10:46PM
  20. 77,000 84. @#$%!

    From Jordan Martin, on Fri 1 May 10:30PM
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