Ferguson: Vidic on course for August return
Reuters - Sunday 13 May 2012, 11:32
Manchester United captain Nemanja
Vidic should be fit to make his long-awaited return from injury
in time for the new season in August, manager Sir Alex Ferguson said
on Sunday.
Central defender Vidic has been absent since December when
the Serbian ruptured his cruciate knee ligament during a
Champions League match against Basel.
"Vida won't be ready for going on the tour but hopefully
he'll be ready for the start of the season," Ferguson told the
club's website.
United have planned a lengthy tour ahead of the 2012/13
season which starts on the weekend of August 18/19.
"We sent him to a complex in Spain last week and he enjoyed
it. It gave him a break mentally as it's not easy," added the
Scot.
"He's been the only one in the gymnasium in the last couple
of months or so as we've been reasonably injury-free. He's not
running, he's just been in the gym."