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Back injury sidelines Ferdinand again

16:05 GMT, Sun 11 Jan 2009
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Manchester United's Darren Fletcher (R) celebrates scoring against Newcastle United with Rio Ferdinand during their English premier league soccer match at Old Trafford in Manchester, August 17, 2008. REUTERS/Nigel Roddis  (BRITAIN).  NO ONLINE/INTERNET USAGE WITHOUT A LICENCE FROM THE FOOTBALL DATA CO LTD. FOR LICENCE ENQUIRIES PLEASE TELEPHONE ++44 (0) 207 864 9000.

LONDON, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand will visit a specialist on Monday after he was ruled out of his side's home Premier League clash with Chelsea on Sunday because of a recurring back injury.

The England international had been declared fit in the buildup to the game but manager Alex Ferguson said he had suffered a muscle spasm.

"Rio trained all week without a problem but woke up this morning with another spasm so we're going to send him to another specialist tomorrow because it's becoming a problem for us," Ferguson told Sky Sports.

Ferdinand has missed United's last four matches. (Reporting by Martyn Herman; Editing by John Mehaffey)

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