United Updates

Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic will be out for "four to five" weeks with his calf injury, manager Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed. When Vidic, 29, was injured against West Brom on Sunday it was originally thought he would be out for two weeks. "It is difficult to say with calves but it is longer than we thought," admitted Ferguson. But there was better news about Rio Ferdinand, who could return from a hamstring injury by the end of August.

Manchester United have suffered a triple injury blow with defenders Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic and Rafael da Silva set for spells on the sidelines. Ferdinand will be out for six weeks after being substituted with a hamstring injury during Sunday's 2-1 Premier League win over West Brom. Vidic, who like Ferdinand was replaced during the game, is set to miss the next fortnight with a calf injury. Rafael faces about 10 weeks out with a dislocated shoulder. He appeared as a substitute in the 3-2 Community Shield win over Manchester City last weekend but sustained the injury in training. Ferdinand's problem means he will be sidelined until the start of October and will miss England's upcoming Euro 2012 qualifiers against Bulgaria and Wales.

Amid fresh rumours that Manchester United captain, Nemanja Vidic could be off to Spain or Italy, Vidic's agent has stated that Vidic will be going nowhere. According to his agent, Silvano Martina, “Vidic is a player that everyone wants.” “I talked to him about a hypothetical transfer and he said ‘I am the captain of Manchester United, I’ve won almost everything. ‘Why should I go to Italy right now that Italian football is going through such a turbulent moment?’. This response removes any doubt about his future – he stays where he is.”