O’Shea hoping United avoid injury nightmare

JOHN O’SHEA is hoping to steer clear of an injury nightmare next season as Manchester United attempt to regain their Premier League title from Chelsea.

O’Shea reflected on a dark December which saw the club lose two of their six league games.

United went down 1-0 at home to Aston Villa and then suffered a 3-0 defeat to Fulham at Craven Cottage. Those setbacks came during a spell which saw manager Alex Ferguson suffer major disruption as he was without seven injured defenders.