No risks with Hernandez

Sir Alex Ferguson says he will take no risks over the fitness of Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez.

The Mexico frontman spent Tuesday night in hospital after complaining of headaches during a meal after training.

Medical staff gave Hernandez the all–clear, but Ferguson has already ruled out the 22–year–old for a fortnight and he was driven down to Washington from New York yesterday rather than making the 220–mile journey by air.

Ferguson downplayed the impact of neurological problems in Hernandez's youth, which were revealed in Mexico yesterday.

But, ahead of his side's encounter with Barcelona tomorrow, the United boss insists he will adopt a cautious approach with the player, giving him time to heal from concussion worries.

There is better news about Antonio Valencia, who suffered an ankle injury during the opening match of Ecuador's woeful Copa America campaign which was first feared to be a repeat of the injury that forced him out for six months last term.

Those worries were quickly allayed, but Ferguson still sent him back to Carrington for extensive rehabilitation work, which seems to have paid off.