Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand set for injury comeback against Hull City
Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand will make his long-awaited return from injury against Hull City in Saturday's Barclays Premier League clash at Old Trafford.
The England international has been sidelined since the 2-0 defeat against Liverpool on October 25 with a back complaint.
But United manager Sir Alex Ferguson revealed on Friday that the 30-year-old is ready for his comeback.
To Hull and back: Ferdinand will return from injury against the Tigers on Saturday
Ferguson said: 'Rio has been training very well in the last few weeks. He will
play tomorrow.'
'This is the time to bring him back. We have gone through the whole situation with him in terms of enough training and endurance work.'
Two weeks: Vidic close to a return
Ferguson has endured a defensive crisis at Old Trafford this season with a number of first-team defenders sidelined through injury. At one stage midfielders Michael Carrick and Darren Fletcher were deployed as emergency defenders to fill the void.
'It is a big boost because the defence has been the weakest part of our game
this season,' Ferguson said of Ferdinand's return.
'At various times we have lost Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Edwin van der Sar, John O'Shea.
'It has been a rough time, so to get them back can only be good for us.'
However, it wasn't all good news for the United boss, who revealed Nemanja Vidic is still two weeks away from a return, while John O'Shea could miss the remainder of the season after suffering a blood clot in his leg.
But Ferguson was at least able to confirm Dimitar Berbatov will be available tomorrow after recovering from a dead leg as United attempt to leapfrog Chelsea and Arsenal to reclaim top spot.
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