OLE OUT

Last updated : 23 July 2004 By Editor
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could be facing up to three more months on the sidelines
after being told he'll need more treatment on his knee. Speaking before a training session at the NovaCare Complex, manager Sir Alex Ferguson revealed the extent of Solskjaer's injury.

'When Ole went to get treatment at the end of the season he saw a Swedish
specialist, who is reputedly the best in the world, '

'There was a proviso from the specialist there would possibly be a second step.

'That's the second step we are taking now. It is not a shock, only a
disappointment.

'There were no guarantees (after the operation). It was a trial and hopefully there would be success.

'But we feel now that it has not been 100% successful and that he should take
the second phase and go back and see him again.

'It may mean he will be out for five-six weeks. But if it is worse than maybe two or three months.

'Certainly we are in control of the situation. I think we know where we are going with it.'