Speaking at a press conference to preview our Premier League home game with Fulham, head coach Michael Carrick was asked to confirm reports that the 21-year-old will be out for a number of weeks.
“Pat, unfortunately, he’s going to be out for a period of time,” he said. “We’re still working through how long that’s going to be.
“We’ll have to see, [it’s] disappointing, he’s had such a big couple of weeks, Pat. We weren’t sure whether it was a little bit of cramp or whether it was something a little bit more serious and at the moment it looks a little bit more on the serious note.
“So, it’ll be a few weeks for that. How many weeks? We’ll have to wait and see. So, that’s disappointing for all of us really, and for Pat, he’s in such a good place, but unfortunately it is part of football and it’s something we’ve got to work through and get him back as soon as we can.”
