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Three months out for Park

14 Sep 2006 - 07:44:20

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Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-sung is facing three months on the sidelines after suffering ankle ligament damage.

The South Korea international picked up what was initially thought to be a minor injury in training earlier in the week, but a scan revealed the full extent of the problem.

The 25-year-old is scheduled to undergo surgery on Thursday and will then need a lengthy period of rehabilitation, ruling him out of United's Champions League group games and at least a dozen Premiership matches.

Park's injury leaves United short of cover in midfield, after Sir Alex Ferguson failed with bids for Bayern Munich's England international Owen Hargreaves and Villarreal's Spain international Marcos Senna.