Manchester United’s disappointment at losing Park Ji Sung for four weeks through injury was partially offset by the news yesterday that another winger, Antonio Valencia, has returned to training with the reserves after five months out with a broken ankle.
Park suffered a hamstring injury at the end of training on Friday and is expected to miss United’s next six matches, including both legs of the Champions League round of 16 tie against Marseilles and the Barclays Premier League matches away to Chelsea and Liverpool.
The South Korea winger had returned to training with United only last week after six weeks away at the Asian Cup in Qatar, which resulted in him missing 11 matches given that he was not deemed ready to feature in