LONDON (AFP) - Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-sung will be sidelined until August after undergoing knee surgery in the United States.
South Korean winger Park faces a race to be fit in time for the start of next season after being operated on by knee specialist Dr Richard Steadman, who helped save the careers of Alan Shearer and Michael Owen.
The procedure, which was completed on Saturday morning, means Park will also miss South Korea's Asia Cup campaign in July.
Park, who suffered the injury against Blackburn in March, will now begin an extensive rehabilitation period before being examined again later this year.
"Ji-sung Park has had a complicated cartilage operation that required an expert in his field," a United spokesman said.
"He will be out for the remainder of the season and we will assess the situation again in August."
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South Korean winger Park faces a race to be fit in time for the start of next season after being operated on by knee specialist Dr Richard Steadman, who helped save the careers of Alan Shearer and Michael Owen.
The procedure, which was completed on Saturday morning, means Park will also miss South Korea's Asia Cup campaign in July.
Park, who suffered the injury against Blackburn in March, will now begin an extensive rehabilitation period before being examined again later this year.
"Ji-sung Park has had a complicated cartilage operation that required an expert in his field," a United spokesman said.
"He will be out for the remainder of the season and we will assess the situation again in August."
Copyright © 2007 Agence France Presse