Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United's best player this season, has returned to Old Trafford injured after representing Portugal but Sir Alex Ferguson is refusing to jump on the anti-internationals bandwagon.
A number of Ferguson's peers, most notably Arsenal's Arsene Wenger, have strongly criticised the fact that players are being poorly treated by their countries.
Ashley Cole hobbled his way through the closing stages of England's defeat in Croatia, presumably much to Chelsea's chagrin, and there are clamours for more compensation with Atletico Madrid hoping for a pay-out in response to Maxi Rodriguez's serious injury with Argentina.
Ronaldo played through the pain barrier in Portugal's defeat in Poland but Ferguson accepts it is a fact of footballing life.
"Ronaldo got an ankle knock in the second half," he revealed. "He's getting treatment today to give him a chance if we possibly can [of playing against Wigan]. He kept on for more than 30 minutes with the ankle injury, although maybe it's not serious, he's played with it and it's created a bit of swelling, which we have to deal with."
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