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Defender Nemanja Vidic will not be able to compete in matches due to injury for four to five weeks. The 29-year-old footballer got injured in the first English Championship match against West Bromwich last Sunday. Initially, it was expected that the Serbian would return to the field after a couple of weeks. ``Predicting recovery from shin injuries is difficult, but the treatment process will take longer than we thought," said Man Utd coach Alex Ferguson. However, there was also some good news for the team: another center-back Rio Ferdinand should recover from his calf injury by the end of August, although it was predicted that he would have to rest until October. In Monday's match against Tottenham, the center-back duo for the English champions will be Phil Jones and Jonny Evans instead of Vidic and Ferdinand.
