Vidic ruled out for two months after surgery
442 Staff - Tuesday 25 September 2012, 15:21
Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic will be out of action for two
months after undergoing knee surgery, the Premier League club said on
Tuesday.
The Serbian
defender missed six months of last season with knee ligament damage
before returning to the first team at the start of the current campaign.
"Nemanja
Vidic has had a meniscus operation on his right knee and will be out
for around eight weeks," United said in a statement on their website.
"Sir Alex [Ferguson], as a precautionary measure, rested Vidic at the weekend,
after he complained of tightness in his knee, however, further medical
investigation revealed the underlying problem.
"The central defender was operated on this week and will be sidelined for about eight weeks."
The
loss of the 30-year-old Vidic is a further blow for Ferguson who was
already without defenders Phil Jones and Chris Smalling through injury.
United
have won four of the first five Premier League games of the season but
have looked vulnerable defensively, with Rio Ferdinand and Jonny Evans
now the only experienced centre backs who are fit.