Scholes out for 10 weeks

Manchester United's Paul Scholes will be out of action for 10 weeks after suffering medial ligament damage.


Scholes was injured just 16 minutes into the Red Devils' 3-0 Champions League win over Aalborg on Tuesday night and it immediately became obvious that he could not continue. 

Manager Sir Alex Ferguson suggested after the match that Scholes would be missing for about eight weeks but after being assessed by club medical staff on Wednesday, the damage is even worse. Ryan Giggs came on as his replacement for Scholes, and laid on the first goal for Wayne Rooney.

 
plus points 


Sir Alex Ferguson told the club's official website: "There were a lot of plus points but we lost Paul Scholes. 

"We had one or two other injuries. Young Rafael got injured and Rooney has an ankle problem. He felt a weakness in it when he went to receive a ball and we took him off straightaway. 

"So there was maybe a cost to pay for the victory. Nonetheless we have four points now and it's where we want to be." Dimitar Berbatov scored the other goals for United, his first for the club.