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Scholes, Rooney suffer injuries
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson fears Paul Scholes could
be out for up to eight weeks with suspected medial knee ligament
damage.
The 33-year-old midfielder limped off after just 16 minutes of
United's 3-0 Champions League win over Aalborg.
"It's difficult to say how serious it is but it looks like the
medial ligament, in which case it will be six to eight weeks," said
Ferguson.
Striker Wayne Rooney was also forced off with an ankle problem.
Rooney was replaced by Carlos Tevez just before the hour mark as a
precaution after injuring his ankle and Ferguson was unsure as to
the seriousness of the injury.
"We are hoping it isn't ligament trouble," added the Scot.
"He just felt his ankle. I would imagine he would be doubtful for
the Blackburn game on Saturday."
England coach Fabio Capello will be taking a keen interest in
Rooney's injury as on Sunday he will be naming his squad for the
World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Belarus.
The loss of Scholes adds to United's worries in midfield as Michael
Carrick is out for at least another month.
The England midfielder was ruled out for six weeks after breaking a
bone in his foot in the 2-1 defeat at Liverpool on September 13.
Cristiano Ronaldo, meanwhile, has admitted it will be another three
weeks before he has fully recovered from his summer ankle operation.
The Portuguese winger, who came through his first full 90 minutes
against Aalborg, said: "It will be another two or three weeks before
I can give 100 per cent.
"I feel very good. There is good improvement there and I am very
happy to be back.
"But my ankle has still not fully recovered. I still feel it a
little bit. But the medical staff say that is normal and I feel very
confident about the future."
There were some plus points for United, notably from Dimitar
Berbatov who opened his account for the club with two second-half
goals on his Champions League debut.
The Bulgarian striker had failed to find the net in his first three
games in a United shirt after a 30.75 million pounds summer switch
from Tottenham and Ferguson was delighted with his contribution
against Aalborg.
"He got two fantastic goals. That will help his confidence," he
said.
"When you transfer for that amount of money you want to score your
first goal quickly and he has got that now."
Berbatov added: "I knew it would come sooner of later, but of course
the team winning was the most important thing and it was just
another goal."
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