SIR ALEX Ferguson has confirmed injured trio Gary Neville, Louis Saha and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will all miss Sunday's Community Shield showdown with Chelsea at Wembley.
The players were absent from United's pre-season tour - Neville with an ankle injury, Saha and Solskjaer because of knee problems.
Ferguson expressed the hope in the Far East that all three might be available this week.
However, not only will they sit out tomorrow's Old Trafford friendly with Serie A title-winners Inter Milan, they will also miss the Chelsea game and, possibly, the Premier League opener with Reading on August 12 as well.
"Those lads are still not ready," said Ferguson.
"I think we are looking at a couple of weeks for the three of them."
New signing Nani is also doubtful for tomorrow's encounter, while Ferguson expects fellow summer buys Owen Hargreaves and Anderson to feature against either Doncaster on Friday or Peterborough 24 hours later.
