Neville Knock-Out

Manchester United's Gary Neville has been ruled out for up to four weeks after suffering a hair-line fracture of the knee while on England duty.



The news will be a further blow to Alex Ferguson whose team already sits nine points behind champions Arsenal.

"Gary has a hairline fracture in his left knee cap and we expect him to be out for between three and four weeks," said a United spokeswoman.

The 29-year-old England defender is expected to miss the Premiership games against Liverpool, Tottenham and Middlesbrough as well as the Champions League game against Lyon.

Fortunately for United, they have a ready made replacement in younger brother Phil, who deputised for his brother in Saturday's disappointing 2-2 draw against Bolton.