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Manchester United<\/a> manager Sir Alex Ferguson<\/a> has revealed that captain Nemanja Vidic<\/a> has successfully undergone knee surgery and is on course for a return next season.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Serbian was stretchered off during Manchester United\u2019s Champions League defeat at Basel on December 7, following an awkward collision with Swiss forward Marco Streller.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sir Alex\u2019s worst fears were confirmed when it was revealed his captain had suffered cruciate ligament damage, though he is remaining upbeat about the situation following successful surgery.<\/span><\/p>\n

“He had surgery on Wednesday and came through fine,” said the United manager.<\/span><\/p>\n

“They didn’t remove anything at all, everything’s clear, but it’s a cruciate so it’ll be next season [before he is fit to play again].”<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, there was further good news on the United injury front.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ferguson confirmed there are a number of players nearing a return, including Brazilian midfielder Anderson.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Anderson’s coming on great, he’s showing great progress.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe’s trained well. We’re just monitoring him because he still has to do a lot of work in the gymnasium but he’s coming along.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Fabio Da Silva’s not far away, he should be back in maybe 10 days. The centre-backs [Jonny Evans and Chris Smalling] aren’t long-term – they should be available in the next week or two.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The injury news wasn\u2019t so good, however, for Michael Owen and Tom Cleverley. The United boss believes the pair are “nowhere near” a return, and sees the loss of Cleverley as a big blow to the team.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Cleverley’s a massive loss,” he added.<\/span><\/p>\n

“He, to my mind, is probably the best midfield player in Britain, potentially. He has fantastic promise so it’s a loss to us.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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