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The team received grim news - three defenders had to drop out of the lineup due to injuries.
Central defender Rio Ferdinand got injured in Sunday's English championship match against West Bromwich and will be unable to play for about six weeks.
The same match did not end well for his partner Nemanja Vidic. The Serbian will miss a couple of weeks due to ankle problems.
Meanwhile, fullback Rafael da Silva will have to rest for up to ten weeks due to a dislocated shoulder.
Defender Patrice Evra, right-back Antonio Valencia, and strikers Michael Owen and Javier Hernandez missed the first games of the season due to injuries.
