Manchester United have confirmed that
goalkeeper Ben Foster has undergone thumb surgery and will be out
for two months.
The England international has again seen his season limited by
injury and he will now miss United's final two games of the
campaign.
Edwin van der Sar will be starting the UEFA Champions League
final in Rome next week, but Foster would have hoped to be on the
bench.
But Sir Alex Ferguson has now said that Foster needs surgery on
a ruptured ligament in his right thumb so will miss the European
showpiece, as well as England's internationals this summer.
"It is a big blow for Ben as not only will he miss the Champions
League final but also England's summer internationals," Ferguson
told United's official website.
"Ben has tried to continue the season with this injury but it
got so critical that an operation was the only way forward. "It is
disappointing for him but the important thing was to get this
operation done."
