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Club forward Neil Mellor will have to miss the remainder of the season due to a serious knee injury. The 22-year-old footballer, who has problems with both Achilles tendons, is facing surgery today.
N. Mellor has become the fifth player of the team led by R. Benitez, who is struggling with a serious injury. For some time now, the "reds" have been without forwards D. Cisse and F.S. Pongolle, goalkeeper C. Kirkland, and defender X. Alonso.
This season, N. Mellor has played 16 matches, scoring five goals. His accurate strikes in the matches against [opponents] were particularly important.
