Berbatov blow for United
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Friday, 03, Apr 2009 10:27
Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov is out for two weeks with an ankle injury.
The Bulgarian will miss Sunday's clash with Aston Villa and both legs of the Champions League quarter-final tie with FC Porto.
Berbatov will also be out for the league game with Sunderland next Saturday at the Stadium of Light.
The 28-year-old picked up the injury in the 2-0 defeat to Fulham a fortnight ago, which forced him to pull out of his country's World Cup qualifiers against the Republic of Ireland and Cyprus.
United boss Sir Alex Ferguson said Berbatov is likely to return for the FA Cup semi-final against Everton on April 19th.
"Hopefully he will be back training with us at the end of next week and he will be okay after that," the Scot said.
Berbatov has scored 13 times in 33 games for the Red Devils since joining from Tottenham Hotspur for £30million.
His absence leaves Ferguson with a major headache for the Villa game at Old Trafford as Wayne Rooney is out through suspension while Carlos Tevez has just returned from playing two World Cup qualifiers in South America.
United could find themselves knocked off the top of the table heading into the match with Villa if Liverpool avoid defeat against Fulham on Saturday.