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Scholes will be out 4 weeks with a knee complaint.

Scholes facing four weeks out

Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed Paul Scholes may miss the start of the new season after the midfielder injured his knee on the pre-season tour of Asia.

Scholes has been sent home from the tour after picking up the knock in Manchester United's 4-0 win over FC Seoul on Friday and will undergo an exploratory knee operation.

The surgery could rule Scholes out for up to four weeks, putting his participation in the champions' Premier League opener against Reading on 12th August in major doubt.

"Paul fell on his knee in the last game. We've sent him home for arthroscopy to see what kind of damage there is," Ferguson told MUTV.

"We don't think it's serious but it could keep him out for three weeks or a month."

The news that Scholes would be returning home came ahead of the latest match in their tour of Asia against Shenzhen, which United won 6-0.

Nani netted his first goal for the club to go along with strikes from Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, John O'Shea and Chris Eagles.

"It was a good performance in spells and the humidity was quite high," Ferguson said. "Some of the goals were very good.

"We wanted to use as many players as we can and it was an exercise to get everyone fit. They have all had their share and it's been good for us that way.

"In our first game (of the tour) there was a bit of rustiness but in the last two games we haven't looked like conceding."
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