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Injury woes for United

20 Sep 2006 - 12:17:11

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Sheffield United's injury problems worsened when Craig Short and Alan Wright limped out of Tuesday's Carling Cup victory against Bury.

Short picked up a hamstring injury, while Wright hurt his calf, and Blades boss Neil Warnock does not expect either to be available for selection for Saturday's trip to Arsenal.

United's injured list already included Michael Tonge, Paddy Kenny, Danny Webber, Nick Montgomery, Derek Geary, Steven Kabba and Neil Shipperley.

However, there was some good news for Warnock, as summer signings Claude Davis and Li Tie were able to make their debuts in the 1-0 victory.

Both players had struggled with injury problems since joining the Blades and Warnock was relieved to finally see them in action.

He said: "I thought Claude did well in the second half, although in the first half you could see he had not played this season.

"Li also did okay, but he was treading water at the end. It was at least good he got a game under his belt. It will not have done him any harm."