Silvestre suffers cruciate blow
Mikael Silvestre is likely to miss the rest of the season after
scans confirmed that he suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury
against Everton on Saturday.
The Reds left-back, who was playing his first match since the
opening day of the season against Reading, got his studs caught in
the Goodison Park turf and fell awkwardly, twisting his knee.
Silvestre is the third United player to suffer a serious knee
injury this year, after similar fates befell Korean midfielder
Ji-sung Park and goalkeeper Ben Foster.
The trio are joined on the Reds' injury list by Darren Fletcher and
John O'Shea, who are expected to be out for a number of weeks at
least.
Silvestre's enforced absence, coupled with the summer sale of
Gabriel Heinze, means Patrice Evra is Sir Alex Ferguson's sole
recognised left-back.
However, United's squad has been suitably reinforced over the
summer by the return of burgeoning talents such as Gerard Pique,
Jonny Evans, Danny Simpson and Phil Bardsley.
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