Metatarsal curse strikes Silvestre
12 April 2012
Manchester United defender Mikael Silvestre has been ruled out for six weeks with a broken metatarsal.
The France international picked up the injury in the Barclays Premiership defeat to Arsenal earlier this month.
He becomes the latest member of the United squad to suffer such a setback, following on from the likes of Gary Neville and Wayne Rooney.
It means the former Inter Milan star will not be available again until mid-November, although at least manager Sir Alex Ferguson has ready-made alternatives for the left-back role in Gabriel Heinze and Patrice Evra.
