Silvestre sidelined as United feel fixture strain

MIKAEL SILVESTRE faces a race against time to get fit for next week’s Worthington Cup final as Manchester United start to feel the strain of their hectic fixture programme.

The French full-back suffered an ankle injury in the Champions League win over Juventus on Wednesday and has already been ruled out of the return match in Turin next week as well as today's Premiership encounter with Bolton.

A scan on the injury on Monday will reveal how bad it is but Silvestre was probably hoping for a rest anyway.