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The England captain has been out of action since June after suffering a knee ligament injury that ruled him out of the World Cup.
"Ferdinand is nowhere near fitness. He’s doing little bits of jogging and things like that. He’s at least a month away," Ferguson said ahead of Monday's game with Newcastle.
Ferdinand is now set to miss England's opening EURO 2012 qualifiers against Bulgaria and Switzerland next month.