FOSTER OUT

Last updated : 07 June 2007 By Ed
Ben Foster has suffered cruciate knee ligament damage and is not expected to play for the rest of the year. He had been suffering knee problems during the latter half of last season and pulled out of the England B international with Albania to undergo tests.

In a statement, the club said: "The injury was then jointly assessed by United and England's medical staff after the goalkeeper reported for international duty at the end of May.

"While the Reds' medical staff have not put a timescale on the 24-year-old's return to action, he is likely to spend a lengthy spell on the sidelines."