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The head coach of the English Premier League leader club, Sir Alex Ferguson, confirmed that the French national team striker has suffered a groin injury and will not be able to help the team for the next two weeks.
The 28-year-old player suffered the injury in Monday's 2-2 match against Newcastle and had to leave the field after just 36 minutes, being replaced by South Korean legionnaire Ji-Sung Park.
"It's a groin injury that may need several weeks to heal," the coach confirmed. "But who knows. We will evaluate everything and announce on Tuesday. I think Ji-Sung Park played well yesterday."
If the forecast that L. Saha will miss only two weeks is true, the player should rejoin the team on January 21, when Arsenal will host the Manchester club in London.
Throughout the first part of the season, "Man Utd" was mainly composed of forwards, including L. Saha, who replaced Dutch forward Ruud van Nistelrooy, who moved to Real Madrid in the summer, and English national team striker Wayne Rooney.
This season, the impressive Frenchman has already scored 8 goals in the Premier League and has also scored 4 times in the UEFA Champions League.
The injury suffered by the Frenchman increased the chances of Henrik Larsson, who is on loan, to debut in the FA Cup third round match against Aston Villa.
In addition, the 65-year-old Scottish tactician has in his arsenal Italian striker Giuseppe Rossi, brought back from Newcastle, and veteran Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, 33, who has already scored 6 goals in the English Premier League.
