As reported earlier, Paul Scholes has been sent home from United’s tour of Asia and it has now been revealed he’ll undergo exploratory knee surgery to assess the damage on his injured knee. Sir Alex has commented that, at this stage, the injury does not look serious, however, he admitted that Scholes would be absent for up to a month. Scholes will therefore miss the season kick-off on August 11.

Of course, the surgery could reveal a more serious injury any long-term injury which would open the door for new signing Anderson, which could possibly push him up your Fantasy reckoning, depending on his value in your game.