Southampton's Schneiderlin out for season
West Bromwich Albion's English midfielder Craig Gardner vies with Southampton's French midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin (left) during their English Premier League match at The Hawthorns in West Bromwich on February 28, 2015.PHOTO | JUSTIN TALLIS |
What you need to know:
- Morgan Schneiderlin suffered the injury during during the 2-2 league draw with Tottenham Hotspur last weekend
- Southampton travel to relegation-threatened Sunderland on Saturday
LONDON
Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin will not play again this season, because of a knee problem, the Premier League club's manager, Ronald Koeman, said Thursday.
The 25-year-old Frenchman suffered the injury during during the 2-2 league draw with Tottenham Hotspur last weekend, with subsequent scans indicating he could be out of action for at least a month.
"Morgan will be out until the end of the season, for four or five weeks," Koeman said.
Southampton travel to relegation-threatened Sunderland on Saturday, with the south coast club aiming to continue their push for European football.
The Saints are in seventh place, but only a point behind both Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur.
