Source: Eurosport
Fletcher set to soldier on
Darren Fletcher is hoping a pain-easing injection will delay the need for ankle surgery until next summer. [LNB] The Manchester United midfielder returned to action after a month on the sidelines in Tuesday's six-goal thriller with CSKA Moscow. It should mean Fletcher will face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, when United attempt to depose the current Premier League leaders. [LNB] "A bit of bone has broken off the back of my ankle and stuck out about an inch," he revealed. "Every time I bend it is causing a bit of pain so I have had an injection to clear it up for a while. It should be okay to the end of the season but the plan is to get me through to the summer and then do something then." [LNB] Scotland's failure to qualify for next year's World Cup Finals in South Africa provides the perfect gap for Fletcher to have the operation. [LNB] "I have had it for a couple of years now and the build-up of fluid and other medical things the doctors know more about than me has been constantly aggravating it," he said. [LNB] "Striking a ball or bending the ankle in a flexed position or pushing off it hurts. [LNB] "It got to the point where it was too sore to train and play. Something had to be done and I had the injection."
