Huddersfield Town and Australia midfielder Aaron Mooy will be out of action until February with a knee injury, ruling him out of the Asian Cup.
The 28-year-old suffered a tear to the medial collateral ligament in his right knee during Huddersfield's 1-0 loss to Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on Saturday.
He is likely to miss at least eight Premier League fixtures in a blow to the Terriers' bid for survival.
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Reports had suggested the Socceroos could select Mooy for their Asian Cup defence, which commences on January 6, with a view to him featuring during the knockout rounds, but the former Melbourne City man dismissed that possibility.