Scholes damaged ligament
October 30th, 2007 at 12:52 am , filed under News.
Midfield maestro Paul Scholes will have a knee operation on Thursday and is expected to be out of action for three months. Scholes, 32-year-old reported the injury during training prior Red Devils’s Champions League win over Dynamo Kiev on last Tuesday.
United’s boss Sir Alex confirmed on Friday a first scan proved inconclusive, but a second examination on Monday has confirmed ligament damage, meaning Scholes will now be out of action until February.
It is a big blow for Scholes, and also for United, even though the return of Hargreaves in Saturday’s win over Boro and the imminent return to training of Michael Carrick - who dislocated an elbow against Roma earlier this month negate the impact slightly.
For over a decade, Scholes has been one of the mainstays of Ferguson’s side and his unerring ability to produce goals at vital times has aided many of the Red Devils trophy success down the years.
However, Ferguson will be delighted to note Scholes should be back in action and hopefully fresh and fit enough to resume United’s Champions League quest at the knockout stage towards the end of February.
