Midfielder Erik Friberg did not train on Monday after suffering an MCL strain in his right knee over the weekend, the latest setback for a Seattle Sounders team already dealing with a host of early-season injuries.
Friberg suffered the injury in the 14th minute of the Sounders’ 2-1 loss at Real Salt Lake on Saturday, when he went in for a tackle on RSL’s Jordan Allen. Friberg received a yellow card for the challenge and was immediately hobbled by the collision, and had to be immediately subbed out in favor of second-year midfielder Cristian Roldan.