Post by Sky Sports 1 on Jul 6, 2006 12:37:08 GMT
Sir Alex Ferguson wants his players to reach peak fitness ahead of the new season as the Reds prepare to travel to South Africa on a pre-season tour.
A squad of players not including those who took part in the World Cup will take on Kaiser Chiefs and Orlando Pirates between 15-22 July.
The likes of Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer all resumed training on Monday and will be among the big names on the pre-season tour of South Africa.
"We are taking a good nucleus of the experienced players over including Wes Brown, John O'Shea, Patrice Evra, Darren Fletcher, Kieran Richardson, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and some of our young players.
"In most cases [the players involved in the World Cup] have got a three week holiday. The ones who’ll be reporting on 24 July after the knock-out stages are Gary Neville, Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand, Gabriel Heinze, Edwin Van Der Sar and Ruud van Nistelrooy. Ji-Sung Park will be reporting back on 18 July."
Louis Saha and Mikael Silvestre, who could be involved in the final as France take on Italy, are scheduled to return on 31 July, while Cristiano Ronaldo, who exited the tournament at the semi final stage at the hands of France, should be back on 28 July.
Sir Alex also gave an update on the progress of Alan Smith, who is returning from a the broken leg and dislocated ankle he suffered against Liverpool at Anfield in February. Sir Alex says the Yorkshireman's rehabilitation is going well.
"Alan is doing very well and we’re very pleased with the progress, but when he was injured in February we said he wouldn’t play for six or seven months so he won’t be back until the end of August, or early September."
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Yay experienced players such as Fletcher will be on tour
A squad of players not including those who took part in the World Cup will take on Kaiser Chiefs and Orlando Pirates between 15-22 July.
The likes of Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs, and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer all resumed training on Monday and will be among the big names on the pre-season tour of South Africa.
"We are taking a good nucleus of the experienced players over including Wes Brown, John O'Shea, Patrice Evra, Darren Fletcher, Kieran Richardson, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and some of our young players.
"In most cases [the players involved in the World Cup] have got a three week holiday. The ones who’ll be reporting on 24 July after the knock-out stages are Gary Neville, Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand, Gabriel Heinze, Edwin Van Der Sar and Ruud van Nistelrooy. Ji-Sung Park will be reporting back on 18 July."
Louis Saha and Mikael Silvestre, who could be involved in the final as France take on Italy, are scheduled to return on 31 July, while Cristiano Ronaldo, who exited the tournament at the semi final stage at the hands of France, should be back on 28 July.
Sir Alex also gave an update on the progress of Alan Smith, who is returning from a the broken leg and dislocated ankle he suffered against Liverpool at Anfield in February. Sir Alex says the Yorkshireman's rehabilitation is going well.
"Alan is doing very well and we’re very pleased with the progress, but when he was injured in February we said he wouldn’t play for six or seven months so he won’t be back until the end of August, or early September."
- www.manutd.com/news/fullstory.sps?iNewsid=344117&itype=466&icategoryid=120
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Yay experienced players such as Fletcher will be on tour
