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Sir Alex Ferguson has derided international friendly matches as "a waste of time'' and "futile''.
The Manchester United manager is angry at losing Darren Fletcher for six weeks, starting with the home match against Aston Villa, after he sustained a knee ligament injury in midweek in Scotland's 1-1 draw with Croatia.
It was George Burley's first match in charge, but Ferguson took issue with the former Southampton manager at the length of game time Fletcher had.
"Darren should have played only 45 minutes, 60 minutes at most. But instead he was heading for a full game before he got injured,'' said the United boss.
"He had gone up to Scotland with a bad chest cold, which caused him to miss our last game (the 3-0 victory against Liverpool on Sunday).
"It is a bad blow losing Darren and again shows the futility of playing friendly games. It is crazy.
"Supporters will stop going anyway, given the kind of money they are paying and the kind of travelling they have to do.
"Every manager knows deep down these games are a waste of time.''
Rio Ferdinand will again marshal the back line at Old Trafford as United head into an important week at home and abroad.
They follow the Villa match by facing Roma in Italy on Tuesday in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.
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