Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic has been ruled out for up to five weeks, but Rio Ferdinand will recover quicker than anticipated from a hamstring problem.
Both defenders were substituted during the opening game of the season against West Brom and it was initially thought that Ferdinand would be sidelined for around six weeks.
He could now face Arsenal on August 28 but United have been deprived of their captain, Vidic, for an extended period.
France international Patrice Evra is fit again while Javier Hernandez is recovering well from concussion suffered during pre-season.
"Last week we thought Rio's hamstring would have him out for six weeks and with Vidic, we thought it was just a nerve problem. That's reversed itself," Ferguson said.
"Vidic has got a calf muscle injury, which means he'll be four to five weeks. It's longer than we thought. Meanwhile, Rio's injury isn't as bad as we thought and he could be ready for our game against Arsenal. I don't think he'll be ready for Monday. It's amazing how circumstances can change in a few days.
"Rafael has had an operation [on his shoulder] this week and will be out for 10 weeks. It was a freak injury really. He won a tackle [in training], stumbled and fell on his shoulder.
"Patrice is back which gives us experience. Chicharito is back training and doing very well as is Valencia who will play in the reserves next week. When will we bring Chicharito back? It depends. From a medical point of view, considering he had a concussion before, we have to decide when is the best time to bring him back.
"Darren Fletcher had a game the other night, so he's back and doing well. He'll play maybe one more game in the reserves and then should be ready for the first team. So there are a few there, but they're all on the mend, we hope." source : uk.eurosport.yahoo.com
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