Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that Gary Neville's ankle surgery was successful, and is hopeful the defender will be back in action for Manchester United at the start of next season. Neville underwent an operation earlier this week after aggravating the problem that has kept him out since the middle of March. Ferguson admits he was desperate for his captain to lead the side out against Chelsea in the FA Cup final on Saturday, but has now had to admit defeat. "We gave him every chance to be ready to play in the final out of respect for the service he's given us and being our captain, but it just wasn't working," Ferguson told Sky Sports News. "Strangely his sprinting wasn't a problem, it was with his jogging that the problem seemed to surface again. "It came to the point that he wasn't going to be ready for Saturday so we therefore wanted to get him fit for the start of the season. "We operated immediately, and it's been successful. We've cleaned it up and he should be there for the start of the season." Neville, who is set to travel to Wembley to watch his team-mates, was only expected to be out for a few weeks when he first sustained the injury. Ferguson said: "It is a blow. When it happened we didn't think it would be particularly serious. "It was ligament damage and we thought in five or six weeks he'd be back, but it just didn't get any better. "We're confident he'll be back for the start of the season." Louis Saha will also miss the final due to a knee problem but Ferguson was relieved to see the rest of his squad come through unscathed following the 1-0 defeat to West Ham at the weekend. Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand, who have both had injuries in recent weeks, were rested for that game as a precaution but will return at Wembley. "Those two are out, but we have no injuries from Sunday's game, which is good news," Ferguson confirmed. "All the squad from then, plus Ferdinand and Vidic, will be available for the final." * V! ?. C. Q0 zwww.imanutd.com $ R7 y |) E0 S6 o0 r7 P. h, r
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Neville underwent an operation earlier this week after aggravating the problem that has kept him out since the middle of March. Ferguson admits he was desperate for his captain to lead the side out against Chelsea in the FA Cup final on Saturday, but has now had to admit defeat. "We gave him every chance to be ready to play in the final out of respect for the service he's given us and being our captain, but it just wasn't working," Ferguson told Sky Sports News. "Strangely his sprinting wasn't a problem, it was with his jogging that the problem seemed to surface again. "It came to the point that he wasn't going to be ready for Saturday so we therefore wanted to get him fit for the start of the season. "We operated immediately, and it's been successful. We've cleaned it up and he should be there for the start of the season." Neville, who is set to travel to Wembley to watch his team-mates, was only expected to be out for a few weeks when he first sustained the injury. Ferguson said: "It is a blow. When it happened we didn't think it would be particularly serious. "It was ligament damage and we thought in five or six weeks he'd be back, but it just didn't get any better. "We're confident he'll be back for the start of the season." Louis Saha will also miss the final due to a knee problem but Ferguson was relieved to see the rest of his squad come through unscathed following the 1-0 defeat to West Ham at the weekend. Nemanja Vidic and Rio Ferdinand, who have both had injuries in recent weeks, were rested for that game as a precaution but will return at Wembley. "Those two are out, but we have no injuries from Sunday's game, which is good news," Ferguson confirmed. "All the squad from then, plus Ferdinand and Vidic, will be available for the final." 
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发表于 2007-5-20 21:24
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