RIO OUT

Last updated : 01 September 2006 By Ed
Rio Ferdinand will sit out tomorrow's Ingerland game because of his bruised toe. Steve McClaren expects he'll be fit for Wednesday's game however.

"We don't expect him to train, he is continuing his rehab, he's back running. In this situation with a bruised toe in the beginning there is a lot of pain and then they heal rapidly within two or three days," said McClaren at his pre-match press conference. "So we're hoping he gets over it and will be available for Wednesday. There are opportunities for Michael Dawson and Wes Brown to step into that role and we've got every confidence in them to do that."