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"Club captain Garry Neville will have to miss the weekend's English Football Association Cup final against London.
The 32-year-old Man Utd captain has been sidelined with a shin injury since March 17, and the club has announced that this defender will also be absent from the FA Cup final. "Garry will have to undergo surgery on his right shin, so his appearance in the final is no longer possible," the statement said. Wes Brown or John O'Shea are in contention to take G.Neville's place at right back. This news has caused concern for England's national team manager Steve McClaren, who is preparing for the European Championship qualifying matches against Estonia in June. With both G.Neville and his understudy Micah Richards recovering from injuries, it is unclear who will play at right back for England. Meanwhile, Garry Neville's injury is causing even greater headaches for Manchester United's opponents Chelsea. It is already clear that John Obi Mikel, Andriy Shevchenko, Michael Ballack, Ricardo Carvalho, and Arjen Robben will definitely not be able to help the "Blues" in these matches, and there are doubts about Ashley Cole's ability to play. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho even stated that it is unlikely that he will be able to field a sufficient squad of 16 players for the matches and mentioned the possibility of registering the third goalkeeper, Henrique Hilario, in an outfield position. The FA Cup final will take place at the renovated London "Wembley" stadium on Saturday."<\/p>
