Meanwhile, defender Rio Ferdinand will be fit for the game at the Emirates. Reports suggested the 28-year-old defender had undergone a scan amid fears he had suffered a recurrence of a groin problem he sustained last season. But a club statement said: "Rio Ferdinand is fit to face Arsenal.
"He trained with the rest of the squad on Tuesday, and is considered fully fit and ready to play against the Gunners." Depenging in how he performs, Neville may make the bench for next week's Champions League game against Dynamo Kiev. But the England international is aware that he will not walk back into a United side that has won 11 of their last 12 games in all competitions, with Wes Brown performing admirably in his place. "I'm seeing the lads playing well and they're getting good results and I want to be part of it," he said.
"I've made myself available but with the way Wes is playing it might be a case of easing me back in over the space of a couple of weeks." And United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is buoyed by the good news coming out of Old Trafford. He said: "We have had some incredible injury situations, but over the last few years we've been like that at early season with a lot of injuries. "I hope and pray that by the time we come to December - because the second half of the season is where it really begins - we have got a good strong squad together. "I feel that once we get that strong squad together we are capable of going and winning the league again." Ferguson also paid tribute to Carlos Tevez, who despite struggling to learn English is letting "the football language talk". Tevez is being given private tuition at home to improve his English and Ferguson said he is working hard. "What I have noticed since he has come to us, is that when he loses the ball he wants it back which is a great attribute to have as a striker," Ferguson added. "Not every striker thinks that way, so he's got a lot of great things about him and most importantly that great enthusiasm to play."
Source: BBC Sport
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