Cresswell Out For Months
leedsunited.com
United do not expect to have Richard Cresswell available until after Christmas with a scan revealing the striker has ruptured a knee ligament.
Cresswell suffered the injury in last week's 3-1 win over Derby County, when a challenge on him saw him last only 25 minutes on his second start following his move from Preston.
The 28-year-old has avoided medial ligament damage though and the news comes as something of a relief - as initial fears were that he would be out for the rest of the season. He will not though require surgery and is expected to be out for around three months.
"Richard is absolutely distraught at the moment because he's not been injured for five or six years," said manager Kevin Blackwell, "then he comes to Leeds and then three weeks into his career he's done his knee in.
"The important thing for Richard now is that he comes to terms with the fact that he's going to be out for a while and doesn't try and rush things."
Cresswell's loss is at least softened by the fact that Blackwell has a number of other strikers available to him after his summer recruitment drive.
Robbie Blake partnered Rob Hulse on Saturday at Watford, whilst David Healy was on the bench alongside a fourth striker, Ian Moore. "This time last year an injury like that might have really hurt us but we have got the people in the club now - for exactly this kind of situation - and they will keep us going," added Blackwell.
leedsunited.com
United do not expect to have Richard Cresswell available until after Christmas with a scan revealing the striker has ruptured a knee ligament.
Cresswell suffered the injury in last week's 3-1 win over Derby County, when a challenge on him saw him last only 25 minutes on his second start following his move from Preston.
The 28-year-old has avoided medial ligament damage though and the news comes as something of a relief - as initial fears were that he would be out for the rest of the season. He will not though require surgery and is expected to be out for around three months.
"Richard is absolutely distraught at the moment because he's not been injured for five or six years," said manager Kevin Blackwell, "then he comes to Leeds and then three weeks into his career he's done his knee in.
"The important thing for Richard now is that he comes to terms with the fact that he's going to be out for a while and doesn't try and rush things."
Cresswell's loss is at least softened by the fact that Blackwell has a number of other strikers available to him after his summer recruitment drive.
Robbie Blake partnered Rob Hulse on Saturday at Watford, whilst David Healy was on the bench alongside a fourth striker, Ian Moore. "This time last year an injury like that might have really hurt us but we have got the people in the club now - for exactly this kind of situation - and they will keep us going," added Blackwell.