Leicester boss Nigel Pearson has been named Championship Manager of the Month for January.
The 49-year-old led the Foxes to four league wins out of four during the first month of the year, including a 6-1 home win over Huddersfield and a 4-0 victory at Bristol City.
They also triumphed over Middlesbrough and Wolves to lift themselves up to second in the table behind leaders Cardiff.
Pearson beat off competition from Burnley's Sean Dyche and Brighton & Hove Albion boss Gus Poyet to the award, which he won for the first time with the Foxes back in February 2010.
Walsall's Dean Smith is the League One manager of the month after four wins in five games lifted the club from 16th to 11th in the table.
Gillingham boss Martin Allen claimed the League Two award as three wins and a draw from their five games kept up the club's push for promotion.
Former Charlton and West Ham boss Alan Curbishley, who is a member of the voting panel for the awards, was full of praise for Championship winner Pearson.
"It's been a fantastic month for Nigel Pearson with Leicester City winning all of their games while also scoring freely in the npower Championship," said Curbishley. "The Foxes are now in a great position as we approach the business end of the season."
The United veteran has been struggling with the problem and sat out the midweek trip to Real Madrid.
And Ferguson revealed Scholes will not be available for Monday's FA Cup tie with Reading.
"It is a knee injury, which has been bothering him a bit," said Ferguson.
"We have tried another treatment during the week.
"He will probably be back in another couple of weeks."
Ferguson confirmed his squad had come through their midweek exertions without a problem, but that there would be changes to his starting line-up against Brian McDermott's progressive team.
"I will make some," he said.
"We want to get to the quarter-finals and we do expect to qualify."
Ferguson also had words of praise for David de Gea, who produced possibly his best performance for United in the 1-1 Bernabeu draw with a string of fine saves.
"He is maturing," said Ferguson. "Very few goalkeepers go into the first team at 20. Gianluigi Buffon and Petr Cech are two examples of those who did but it is not always the case.
"Peter Schmeichel didn't join us until he was 27, and he gave us eight great years."
