Seb out for 6months

Seb Larsson has been ruled out for up to six months due to a medial ligament injury, David Moyes has confirmed.

The Sunderland manager also confirmed the Sweden international underwent surgery for the injury earlier this week.

Billy Jones, Lee Cattermole and Jan Kirchhoff will also miss Saturday’s game against Manchester City, with Moyes providing the latest injury news ahead of the Black Cats’ Premier League opener.

“We have quite a few injuries,” said Moyes. “Seb Larsson has had an operation which we believe will keep him out for 5-6 months.

“I’m very happy to put the young players out; some of them will be on the bench tomorrow and some of them will have to play, but I’m happy to do that and what I’ve seen from the young players is very good.”

He added: “I will encourage them to keep it up and when the right opportunities come up I hope they’re ready to take their chance.

“Djilobodji, Love, McNair and Januzaj will all be in the squad tomorrow.”

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Try and come to a mutual agreement and terminate his contract. He's championship standard, anyway.

No Asoro in the squad tomorrow? Surprised by that..

 

Afraid I think he's passed it and this is probably the last we've seen of him now. How long's left on his contract?

 

Runs out at the end of this coming season, mate.

 

Gone. Won't come back after an injury like that at this stage in his career.

 

Yeah, that's why I'd be looking to come to some sort of agreement with him. Don't want to be using up resources and wages on him, utterly pointless.

 

Nowt worse than an unneeded player with a long term injury in the last year of his contract.

 

Have you never caught your cock in your zip, Bri

 

No, it's laid nicely down my inside leg before the zip is pulled up.

 

Could you not tuck it and go **** yourself

 

I've tried it. It makes me look like a sumo wrestler

 

You mad ****er