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Keane out for three weeks
Keane out for three weeks
Manchester United captain Roy Keane will be out of action for at least three weeks after fracturing two ribs.
United manager Alex Ferguson revealed that his captain had suffered the injury in the 1-0 defeat by Chelsea on the opening weekend of the Premiership campaign and had played with it in Saturday's win over Norwich.
"He has been playing with a bit of pain and it was just too much after Saturday," Ferguson said. "He hasn't trained since Saturday and he's going to be out for three weeks which is a bit of a blow."
The Irish midfielder, who was missing from the United line-up for the second leg of their Champions League final qualifier against Dynamo Bucharest on Wednesday, was advised that he risked puncturing a lung if he did not give the injury time to heal.
His lay-off means he will miss Monday's Premiership clash with Everton, Ireland's opening World Cup qualifiers against Cyprus and Switzerland on September 4 and 8.
The earliest he is likely to be back in a United shirt is when United begin their campaign in the Champions League proper on September 14 or 15.
Keane joins Ruud van Nistelrooy and Wes Brown on United's injury list with Sir Alex Ferguson's early season problems compounded by the absence of Rio Ferdinand, who does not return from suspension until September 20, and new signing Gabriel Heinze, who is on Olympic duty with Argentina.
One bright spot for Ferguson is that Louis Saha is nearing full fitness. The French striker was on the bench on Wednesday night and should line-up alongside Alan Smith against Everton on Monday. |
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