Rafael suffered a concussion © EuroFootball.com

On Tuesday, during the postponed 16th round match of the English Premier League against "Blackpool", defender Rafael suffered a concussion and will miss the weekend FA Cup match away against Southampton.

During yesterday's match, as the game was approaching its end, the Brazilian collided heads with the home team striker Marlon Harewood. The 'Red Devils' player received medical attention for a long time, until he was finally taken to the hospital.

However, Rafael returned to Manchester with his teammates.

"He suffered a concussion and will miss Saturday's match," confirmed the team's head coach Sir Alex Ferguson.