BY ASHLEY PREECE
Steven Gerrard has explained how he’s set for crunch talks with Marvelous Nakamba and Aston Villa’s medical staff tomorrow with the Zimbabwe midfielder facing a lengthy spell out on the sidelines.
Nakamba was taken off on the hour at Anfield three days ago with an MRI scan since revealing he’s picked up a significant knee injury.
The 27-year-old went to see a specialist prior to Villa’s 2-0 win over Norwich and Gerrard has revealed that the news isn’t good.
“The best way to put it is that we’ve had confirmation that he has got a knee injury,” Gerrard said, with Nakamba also set to miss January’s Africa Cup of Nations.
The 27-year-old went to see a specialist prior to Villa’s 2-0 win over Norwich and Gerrard has revealed that the news isn’t good.
“The best way to put it is that we’ve had confirmation that he has got a knee injury,” Gerrard said, with Nakamba also set to miss January’s Africa Cup of Nations.
“We’re really going have a serious chat tomorrow in terms of whether we want him to have surgery or whether we’ll manage the injury conservatively.
“We need to now make the best decision which is really frustrating and disappointing because he has been outstanding but we’ll give him every bit of support and care to get him back as safe as possible.”
Asked to elaborate on the time frame of Nakamba’s setback, Gerrard added: “We’ve got a rough idea but I don’t want to get wrong and I don’t want to put unnecessary pressure on the medical staff but he’ll certainly be missing for a number of months.”
Nakamba is now set to miss the Africa Cup of Nations that kicks-off in Cameroon next month where he was expected to be one of the key players for Zimbabwe – BirminghamLive/VicFallsLive