Zlatan Ibrahimovic has knee ligament damage, out until January

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has knee ligament damage, out until January - sources

ESPN.com | April 21, 2017

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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho tells the media he'll provide a further update on the injuries of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Marcos Rojo in a couple of days.

Manchester United forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic has suffered serious ligament damage in his right knee and is likely to be sidelined until January 2018 at the earliest, sources have told ESPN FC.

The 35-year-old has undergone scans in Manchester on Friday after sustaining the injury during United's Europa League quarterfinal victory against Anderlecht at Old Trafford on Thursday.

And the initial fears of manager Jose Mourinho and the club's medical staff have been confirmed, with Gianluca Di Marzio reporting the Swede suffering damage to his cruciate ligament.