Carrick sidelined by broken elbow

Discussion in 'Manchester United FC' started by Colonel Ronan, Oct 4, 2007.

  1. Colonel Ronan

    Colonel Ronan Continue...?

    Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick will be out of action for up to six weeks with a fractured right elbow. </p>

    The injury also means the 26-year-old will miss England's crucial upcoming Euro 2008 qualifying games against Estonia and Russia.</p>

    He suffered the injury during the latter stages of United's Champions League victory over Roma on Tuesday.</p>

    Carrick appeared fine immediately after the game, but X-rays have revealed the full extent of the problem.</p>
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    He will probably be missing until the trip to Bolton on 24 November, which means he is likely to miss five Premier League matches as well as United's two Champions League ties against Dynamo Kiev.</p>

    The injury leaves United boss Sir Alex Ferguson facing a selection headache for Saturday's encounter with Wigan, with Owen Hargreaves already ruled out.</p>

    Midfielder Hargreaves will be out of action for up to four weeks with a knee injury.</p>

    With Darren Fletcher also sidelined with a knee injury it leaves only Paul Scholes as the only fit recognised central midfielder.</p>

    Brazilian Anderson is capable of playing in central midfield but a more likely alternative could be John O'Shea, who himself is only just back playing following a knee injury.</p>

    As well as the Estonia and Russia games, Carrick is almost certainly out of England's friendly in Austria on 16 November and the final Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia five days later.</p>
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t...utd/7027484.stm</div>
     
  2. CelticKing

    CelticKing The Green Monster

    They won't miss him that much. Glad it's nothing serious though.</p>
     
  3. man_u_barmy_army

    man_u_barmy_army DYC Legend +Young Prodigy

    <font face="Arial" size="2">yea true they won't miss him much but who will replace him for club and international</font></p>
     
  4. C.Ronaldo

    C.Ronaldo Key Squad player

    Shame this is, he was just picking up last years form. Now giggsy wiggsy will have to join scholesy in the middle or give Anderson or Pique a chance.</p>
     
  5. bbwMax

    bbwMax Member

    Why when you have an identicle player in Hargreaves or is he injured as well</p>
     
  6. man_u_barmy_army

    man_u_barmy_army DYC Legend +Young Prodigy

    <font face="Arial" size="2">yea and that reminds memost of Uniteds new players seem to be fit enough to play at the moment strange</font></p>
     

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