Liverpool's Lucas out for season

01 December 2011 15:46

Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury, the English Premier League club said on Thursday.

The Brazil international had a scan on Thursday that confirmed an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.

A statement on Liverpool's website said Lucas "will undergo surgery and unfortunately be ruled out for the remainder of the current campaign".

Source: AFP