Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed Nani may miss Wednesday night's friendly against Inter Milan due to an ankle injury.
However, fellow new signings Anderson and Owen Hargreaves should make their non-competitive United bows in the coming days, and Gary Neville, Louis Saha and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer are racing to be fit for the start of the new season.
Portuguese winger Nani, who scored twice in as many appearances on United's Asia Tour, has been hampered in pre-season with an ankle injury he sustained in the European U21 Championships. An ankle injury in training this week is likely to rule the 20-year-old signing from Sporting Lisbon out of the match.
"Nani got a little injury in his ankle in training on Monday," said the boss. "He's a bit of a doubt for Wednesday's game."
The good news is that Hargreaves and Anderson, whose first day was on Monday, are both now in full training and could be involved in the match against Peterborough on Saturday. Brazilian teenager Anderson, who missed the Asia Tour due to his involvement in the Copa America, could also feature in Friday's trip to Doncaster Rovers.
As for Neville, Saha and Solskjaer, who all underwent surgery over the summer will be "roughly a couple of weeks for the three of them," according to the boss, which means they may not be fully match fit to start the season. Sir Alex also added that Paul Scholes is contuining his recovery from knee surgery, but gave no indication as to a return date.
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This is good news. It seemed like Gazza has been injured for as long as Saha. Hopefully he can get his fitness back very soon.
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Neville eyes Wembley return
Manchester United defender Gary Neville is hopeful of being fit for this weekend's Community Shield against Chelsea.
The England international full-back missed much of the second half of last season due to an ankle ligament injury.
Neville is desperate to avoid missing any more football and believes featuring in the Wembley showpiece will prove his fitness ahead of the new season.
"I've done quite a bit of rehabilitation work over the summer and started pre-season with the team," he told TheFA.com.
"I'm starting to run out on the field and I'm hoping to be fit for the Community Shield.
"It will be fantastic for me to be able to get in for the game and get ready for the start of the season.
"I don't want to miss any more football, I'm desperate to play with this team; I think it's such an exciting time." Here
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