Source: Daily_Mail
Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel sidelined for three weeks with knee injury
John Obi Mikel has suffered a slight knee tear and the injured Chelsea midfielder has been ruled out for three weeks, missing the club's crucial end-of-season title run-in.[LNB]Out: John Obi Mikel is sidelined for three weeks[LNB]The Nigeria international picked up the knock during the Blues' 2-1 defeat to Tottenham last weekend and scans showed he suffered a torn meniscus when he was replaced after just half an hour.[LNB]While the midfielder looks certain to miss title chasing Chelsea's crunch Barclays Premier League fixtures against Stoke, Liverpool and Wigan on the final day of the season, he could return in time for the FA Cup Final against Portsmouth with surgery not required.[LNB]'It's a little tear in the knee meniscus,' Mikel told kickoffnigeria.com, allaying fears he would miss this summer's World Cup on his home Continent in South Africa.[LNB]'I won't play this weekend, and the doctors say it will take about three weeks to heal, although there will be no surgery.'[LNB] Hope: The Nigerian midfielder (L) hopes to return in time for the FA Cup Final[LNB]The news will come as a bitter disappointment to Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti in his bid to maintain the Blues' slender one-point title advantage over Manchester United.[LNB] Lampard insists: We must forget Spurs defeat and go on to clinch titleAguero hints at Chelsea move to learn from Drogba and LampardCOMPETITION: Win a pair of VIP tickets for Chelsea v Stoke on April 25CHELSEA FC
