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Darren Fletcher's ankle injury threatens disjointed season

Source: The Guardian

Nov 04, 2009

Summary

• Flake of bone troubling Manchester United midfielder
• Scot hopes to postpone surgery until end of the season

Darren Fletcher's growing influence on the Manchester United team is in danger of being undermined by a recurrent ankle injury which is causing him significant pain during matches and will eventually need surgery.

Fletcher, one of the more improved players in the Premier League and among the most influential members of Sir Alex Ferguson's first-team squad, returned to the team for the Champions League tie against CSKA Moscow on Tuesday after missing the previous five matches, having aggravated the injury in the 2-2 draw against Sunderland on 3 October.

"A bit of bone has broken off the back of my ankle and stuck about an inch away, so every time I bend it is causing a bit of pain," he explained. "It has reached the point where striking a ball, or bending the ankle in a flexed position, or pushing off the ground, hurts. I have had an injection to clear it up for a while, but eventually it is going to need to be cleaned out."

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