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Sources said that Ferdinand had been sent for a scan after a recurrence of the groin problem he sustained at the end of last season and was ruled out of key England games against Brazil and Estonia. Officials from Manchester have declined to comment on the results of the scan or confirm whether Ferdinand had actually had one. Manchester claimed that the England defender will play against the Gunners this Saturday as they look to open up a three-point lead at the top of the table.
Although the reports in Tuesday's press claimed the Manchester defender has experienced a recurrence of an old groin injury and would miss the major premier league clash, however, the influential 28-year-old centre-back was seen training with the rest of the squad at Carrington on Tuesday, and is considered fully fit and ready to play against Arsenal.
Ferguson is pretty happy with his own team's progress, particularly the developing partnership up front between Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez, who have scored nine goals between them in the last five games. He said that everything is coming together in good time to take on Arsenal in what could be a key match in their title defence.
Arsenal won 1-0 at Old Trafford in September 2006 and 2-1 at Highbury in January, both secured by late goals from Emmanuel Adebayor and Thierry Henry respectively. Although Henry has moved on to Barcelona, fears that Arsenal would collapse without him were unfounded. Instead, Arsenal have made a flying start to the season on all fronts.
Unbeaten in the league, they are level with Manchester on 26 points, both with a goal difference of plus 15, though Manchester have played a game more. Arsenal's unbeaten run was under pressure at Anfield last week but Cesc Fabregas grabbed a late equaliser as Arsenel have yet again showed the mental strength that has seen them turn around so many lost causes.
