Jagielka suffers injury setback

08 November 2009 10:58
Everton defender Phil Jagielka has undergone a second knee operation and may not play again until after Christmas.[LNB] Jagielka, 27, has been sidelined since damaging knee ligaments in April and had been hoping to return to action before the end of November, but a problem - described by Everton as 'a small cartilage tear' - means the England international's comeback will be delayed.[LNB] Moyes said: "Jagielka had an operation on a tear in his meniscus, which is the cartilage in his knee. We think [it has set him back] four to six weeks. He was down initially but he's on the road to recovery now."[LNB] Moyes told club's official website that striker Victor Anichebe has also suffered a complication in his recovery from a knee injury.[LNB] Anichebe has not played since February and the 21-year-old appears some way off a return to the first team.[LNB] Moyes said: "Victor's not in a good way either. He had the pin taken out four to six weeks ago which had been catching on the side of his knee.[LNB] "Now what has happened (is that) he has a massive growth of bone and has a really big knee at the moment. We don't know how long it will be."

Source: Eurosport