Fergie:
"I'm hopeful we'll have him available for the AC Milan match, but I'm not 100 per cent sure or totally confident.''Even if he hasn't played a game before then I wouldn't be too worried about playing him if he was passed fit.''
"I spoke to Ruud on Thursday and he is running with no pain. He is doing well and is very pleased.
''It was a good idea to send him over there (Holland) for his rehab to be near his friends and family.
"It's tough for foreign players when they have long-term injuries so I am pleased we sent him home.
"Robert Swire, our physio, went over last week and spent a day with him and was very pleased. The guy he's seeing over in Holland is known to Rob and he's very good.
''They communicate every day and Ruud's progress is logged into a computer and sent to us. It's fantastic."