Gabriel Heinze will not be alienated by the rest of the Manchester United squad if the 
remier League's inquiry prevents him joining Liverpool next weekend, Sir Alex Ferguson has promised.
The defender might quickly become persona non grata in Manchester if he turns up on Merseyside, but that is another story. If he stays at United, Ferguson insists, United will stand by him.
Expressing admiration for Liverpool is not normally considered a wise career move at Old Trafford and several ex-players have expressed bafflement at Heinze's motives, but Ferguson is as confident the move will be blocked as Rafa Benitez appears to be of welcoming the Argentina defender to Anfield.
We think our case is strong and Gaby definitely has a future here,' Ferguson said. 'He has another two years left on his contract and nothing that has happened needs prevent him playing for us again. He's still a very popular player in the dressing room and if this thing gets settled in our favour that should be the end of it. I would not be worried about selecting Gaby again. He's a warrior, a fighter. He won't let us down.'