No long-term damage for Richards
01/11/2007 - 16:10:32Manchester City received some good news this afternoon when it was confirmed that Micah Richards’ knee injury is not serious.
The England international defender was carried off on a stretcher after 73 minutes of last night’s Carling Cup victory at Bolton.
City boss Sven-Goran Eriksson revealed after the match that the extent of the injury would not be known until a scan today.
And a City spokesperson has told the club’s official website, www.mcfc.co.uk: “Micah has bruised his medial meniscus cartilage in his right knee but there is no serious or long-term damage.
“His condition will continue to be assessed on a daily basis.”
