Marouane Fellaini facing two months out with knee injury as Manchester United suffer latest setback
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Marouane Fellaini is facing up to two months out with ligament damage following his ill-fated brief substitute appearance for Manchester United.
Fellaini had been on the pitch for seven minutes during United’s 2-0 defeat to Tottenham at Wembley on Wednesday when he was forced off with a recurring injury.
United boss Jose Mourinho confirmed Fellaini had suffered knee ligament damage and the prognosis is for a six to eight-week lay-off for the Belgium midfielder.
Fellaini was due to undergo a scan on the affected area yesterday and is facing another lengthy lay-off if Mourinho and his medical staff’s worst fears are confirmed.
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The 30-year first suffered the injury on international duty with Belgium at the start of November, sidelining him for month.
He returned for three weeks, but was then ruled out for a further six weeks with a recurrence of the problem on the same knee.
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This latest injury setback – a third in four months – could see Fellaini have to undergo surgery to address the ongoing problem that has restricted his appearances for United this season.
Fellaini is out of contract this summer and although Mourinho has said there is a willingness from both United and the player’s side to agree a contract extension, another lengthy spell out could ultimately change that.