Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand appears to have recovered in time from a calf injury to represent his team in Wednesday’s Champions League final with FC Barcelona.
“The injury is fine,” Ferdinand said. “I have been training and feel good. I am glad to be back.”
The 30-year-old stresses that he would never jeopardize his team’s chances by pushing himself to play when not completely fit: “There is no way I will play if my fitness was detrimental to the team. Tomorrow is more about the team winning than me playing in a cup final. In any case, I have been working hard with the medical staff and training well. There are no problems. I am fine.”
Had Ferdinand not recovered in time, he would most probably have been replaced with Jonny Evans.
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