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01/11/2011 14:09, Report by A Bostock, A Marshall

Cleverley misses Galati clash

Tom Cleverley's return to action has been curtailed after just two games with the news he will miss the UEFA Champions League clash with Otelul Galati.
Sir Alex Ferguson also expects to be without the young United midfielder this Saturday when Sunderland visit Old Trafford in another big Barclays Premier League game. Reds defender Chris Smalling had already been ruled out for a month with a fracture in his foot.
"Cleverley won't play tomorrow," announced Sir Alex, at his pre-match press conference. "It's not serious but it's one of those injuries where he got a little tweak on it on Saturday. We'll look at the long view and make sure he's available for a long period rather than play him again and risk it coming back to haunt us. I think he'll miss Saturday's game also.
"Rafael is back but Chris Smalling and Ashley Young are still injured. We've got a few niggling injuries about the place but hopefully they're on the mend, most of them. We'll have to make one or two changes tomorrow but hopefully we'll be strong enough."
Rio Ferdinand will be recalled to the line-up, with Smalling's injury compounded by Nemanja Vidic's suspension - for a red card against the Romanian champions a fortnight ago.
"He was a bit unfortunate with the sending off in Romania," reflected Sir Alex, "but I can understand the referee's decision because his foot was a little bit high. It's unfortunate for us that he's missing tomorrow as his performance on Saturday [against Everton] was excellent. But Rio steps in and will play tomorrow, there's no problem with that."