England defender Rio Ferdinand will miss Manchester United's Premier League football match at Burnley on Thursday and is likely to be sidelined for at least another two weeks, as the champions battle to cope with an early season injury crisis.
Ferdinand went for a scan on his injured thigh after missing United's opening game against Birmingham City, which they won 1-0 at Old Trafford.
Ferdinand's injury comes at a bad time for United with his defensive partner Nemanja Vidic also out of the visit to Burnley while reserve defender Jonny Evans limped off after 74 minutes with a groin injury.
Goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar has a broken hand, veteran back Gary Neville a groin injury and rookie Rafael da Silva also sidelined with a shoulder injury.
