Kuyt sidelined for four weeks

07 September 2010 11:13
iverpool have confirmed Dirk Kuyt will be sidelined for the next four weeks with a shoulder injury sustained on international duty.[LNB] Kuyt suffered the injury during training with Holland ahead of their Euro 2012 qualifier against Finland, and returned to England yesterday for tests at Liverpool's Melwood training base.[LNB]Club doctor Peter Brukner said: "Dirk has damaged his shoulder at the A-C joint, which is between the collar bone and the shoulder. He is likely to be out for four weeks."[LNB]The injury will see the 30-year-old miss games against Birmingham, Steaua Bucharest, Manchester United, Northampton, Sunderland as well as the Europa League trip to his former club FC Utrecht.[LNB]Kuyt opened the scoring in Holland's 5-0 thrashing of San Marino on Friday night.[LNB]The £9million signing from Feyenoord in 2006 also has one goal for Liverpool this season, getting the late winner in their 2-1 Europa League qualifier second leg against Trabzonspor.[LNB]

Source: Team_Talk