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Johnson may need surgery

08 Oct 2007 - 09:21:08

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Manchester City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson has admitted that Michael Johnson may be forced to have surgery on a groin injury.

The 19-year-old midfielder, who has played in all nine of City's Premier League games so far this season, could be sidelined for several weeks if he had the operation.

However, Eriksson will allow Johnson to join up with the rest of the England Under-21 squad for Tuesday's European Championship qualifier against Montenegro.

"Michael is not 100 per cent," confirmed the former England boss after Sunday's 3-1 win against Middlesbrough.

"He trains one day, then he misses one - and this has been going on for quite a long time now.

"He is going to report for duty with the England Under-21s squad on Tuesday, and we will take it from there. He might require an operation, or they might think he can recover totally.

"But I don't know that yet. To be fair, our club doctor, the England doctor and the specialist will have to decide that."