Brown: Injury nightmare almost over

Manchester United defender Wes Brown admits his injury came at the wrong time this season because it coincided with so many others.

At one point United were without eight senior defenders, meaning Patrice Evra was the only recognized defender in the team for the away defeat to Fulham.

“I got injured at completely the wrong moment,” he told Sky Sports.

“There were no defenders going into Fulham, just Patrice (Evra) on his own, which was a bit disappointing to say the least.

Brown believes he could have played despite the injury, but thinks he made the right decision to rest rather than risk making it worse and facing a longer spell on the sidelines.

“Maybe I could have played but I felt my hamstring a little bit and the best thing to do was to leave it.

“If I had played I could have made it a lot worse and been out for even longer.”

With Nemanja Vidic expected to be back in ten days, Jonny Evans playing against Leeds on Sunday and Rio Ferdinand hoping to be fit again soon, Brown believes the worst of the injury crisis is behind United.

“Soon we will have everyone back, so it is looking a lot more positive on the injury front, which is good news for the team,” he added.

“This season I have got back in because of injuries and I have done okay.

“We want everyone back but hopefully I can keep doing well.”

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