Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand hopeful for quick return to action after treatment in Germany – report

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Manchester United centre-back Rio Ferdinand is aiming to return to action from his calf injury before the end of the season, according to The Guardian.

The England man, who is set to miss this Saturday’s Euro 2012 qualifier against Wales in Cardiff, was recently relinquished of his international captaincy duties by Fabio Capello, and replaced by former captain John Terry.

The 32-year-old’s has faced numerous injuries in the past two seasons, a factor which may have lead to his removal as England captain, having missed 10 games of his 14-match tenure.

Ferdinand has now been sent to see Hans-Wilhelm Mueller-Wohlfahrt, Bayern Munich’s club doctor, who has previously treated Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard and Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt.

The former West Ham and Leeds United man is believed to have received an injection in his back on Monday in order to solve his calf troubles, and is hopeful he will be back in time for his side’s Champions League fixture against Chelsea.

Speaking to reporters earlier this month in regards to Ferdinand’s calf injury, Ferguson said: “It’s just not responding. Sometimes calf injuries can be troublesome. We experienced this with Bryan Robson in 1990.

“He was out for four months with a calf injury. Rio has been out for six weeks now; it’s going on two months.

“We are not looking short term. He’s hardly training yet and it looks to me like we’ll be lucky to get him back fit for some part of the season.”