United pair to miss Wolves clash

United pair to miss Wolves clash

Published Nov. 3, 2010 1:15 p.m. ET

The pair both picked up injuries during Tuesday's 3-0 win over Bursaspor in Turkey. And whilst it is hoped the damage is not too serious, it is enough to keep two of Ferguson's most important players out of a key domestic encounter. "Unfortunately, Nani has a groin injury and is out for Saturday," confirmed Ferguson. "I think Darren will be out as well, so that part has been disappointing. "It is disappointing but these things happen in football. We may have Darron Gibson back after a bout of flu but Anderson has had a virus as well and I don't think he will be ready." Should Ferguson only be without two of his main men on Saturday, he will not regard it as too much of a price to pay. However, with Manchester City to face at Eastlands next Wednesday, absences for any greater length of time would cause the Red Devils a huge problem. Not that Ferguson has much to complain about this evening given Nani's fellow wingers, Gabriel Obertan and Bebe both found the net after Fletcher had broken the deadlock with a well-struck shot early in the second-half of his 50th Champions League appearance. "Gabriel has been derailed quite a bit by injury," said Ferguson, of Obertan, who was scoring his first goal for the club. "It has been a problem for the lad. He had two or three last season and then picked up another in Texas this pre-season that kept him out for five or six weeks. "But he is back now and as he showed tonight, he has fantastic talent." As for Bebe, signed from Vitoria Guimaraes in the summer even though he had never played a competitive game for the club and Ferguson had not seen him in action, the Scot is convinced there is untapped potential to be fulfilled. "He is a good, young player who still has a lot to learn," he said. "He still needs a lot of coaching but the raw talent is there. He is brave and quick, and for such a young player he is a good decision maker. "The chances of him being able to realise his potential are very good." United now require just a point from their trip to Rangers in three weeks to cement a place in the knockout phase. For Bursaspor, it was another harsh lesson about European life. The Turkish champions are still without a point after four games, leaving coach Ertugrul Saglam to reflect on the injustice of it all. "The game could have been totally different if they hadn't scored so early in the second-half," he said.

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