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28-03-2008, 03:26 PM
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has blamed
"futile" friendlies for the absence of midfielder Darren Fletcher
with a knee ligament injury.
Fletcher, 24, played 90 minutes for Scotland against Croatia
in midweek, but will now be out for six weeks.
"We've had a bad blow with Darren and it emphasises the
futility of playing these friendly games," said Ferguson.
"He should have played for 45 or 60 minutes at most,
but he played the full game so he's out for six weeks."
Fletcher was left out of United's squad for the 3-0 win
over Liverpool last weekend, but recovered sufficiently
to play in George Burley's first game in charge of Scotland.
"He was recovering from a bad chest cold and we rested
him last Sunday because of that," added Ferguson.
"It's a bad blow for us and it's crazy. Supporters will stop
going to these kind of games.
"They have the whole of the end of May, too. (England)
have fixtures against Trinidad and the USA and I think
every manager knows that they're a waste of time."
Fletcher has made 21 appearances for United this season,
and his absence will stretch the club's squad as the season
moves into its critical final few weeks.
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"futile" friendlies for the absence of midfielder Darren Fletcher
with a knee ligament injury.
Fletcher, 24, played 90 minutes for Scotland against Croatia
in midweek, but will now be out for six weeks.
"We've had a bad blow with Darren and it emphasises the
futility of playing these friendly games," said Ferguson.
"He should have played for 45 or 60 minutes at most,
but he played the full game so he's out for six weeks."
Fletcher was left out of United's squad for the 3-0 win
over Liverpool last weekend, but recovered sufficiently
to play in George Burley's first game in charge of Scotland.
"He was recovering from a bad chest cold and we rested
him last Sunday because of that," added Ferguson.
"It's a bad blow for us and it's crazy. Supporters will stop
going to these kind of games.
"They have the whole of the end of May, too. (England)
have fixtures against Trinidad and the USA and I think
every manager knows that they're a waste of time."
Fletcher has made 21 appearances for United this season,
and his absence will stretch the club's squad as the season
moves into its critical final few weeks.
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