BBC:s Richard Conway skriver sÃ¥ här pÃ¥ sin twitter: “Man Utd’s Darren Fletcher to take extended break from football due to inflammatory bowel condition.”
Det ger oss i dag två fullt friska skolade innermittfältare: Michael Carrick – och Darron Gibson som nu sannolikt får stanna resten av säsongen.
Köper den gamle inte in någon nu gör han aldrig det.
UPDATE!
Från manutd.com:
“On behalf of Darren Fletcher, Manchester United wishes to announce that he is taking an extended break from football for health reasons.
Over the past year he has had several absence periods which we have attributed to a viral illness in order to respect his right to medical confidentiality. Darren has, in fact, been suffering from ulcerative colitis (a chronic inflammatory bowel condition) for some time preceding this.
Whilst he was able to maintain remission of symptoms for a considerable period this has proved more difficult recently and Darren’s continued desire to play and his loyalty to both his club and country has probably compromised the chances of optimising his own health and fitness.
He has therefore accepted medical advice to take an extended break from the demands of training and playing in order to afford the best chance possible of achieving full remission once again.
We request that his privacy is respected and hope that the removal of the additional stress associated with speculation regarding his health will also aid his recovery.”
Alltså en förklaring så god som någon varför han inte spelat de senaste veckorna. Frågan är bara varför han suttit på bänken.
* Läs även detta av Scott på Republic of Mancunia om våra skador senaste tio säsongerna. Sjukt.
