Sporting News · Dec 29, 2016
Pickford out for up to eight weeks
The moment Jordan Pickford sustained his injury. (Getty Images)Sunderland goalkeeper Jordan Pickford has been ruled out for up to eight weeks with a cruciate ligament strain.
Pickford hurt his knee in a collision with Papy Djilobodji as Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored Manchester United's second goal in a 3-1 Premier League defeat on Boxing Day.
The 22-year-old completed the remaining eight minutes of the match but now faces a period on the sidelines.
"Jordan Pickford has good news and bad news," Moyes told a news conference.
"The good news is he hasn't ruptured his ACL, the bad news is he's strained it.