Manchester United have revealed that Robin van Persie will be sidelined for "four to six weeks" with a sprained knee.
The Dutch striker scored a hat-trick against Olympiakos in the Champions League on Wednesday night but was stretchered off late in the game and was revealed to have suffered a knee problem.
United boss David Moyes initially declared that the injury "did not look too bad" but later revealed that the club would send the 30-year-old for scans on Friday.
After Van Persie had been seen to by the club's medical team, United confirmed that the striker could miss up to six weeks with the knee injury.
Crucially, the problem rules Van Persie out of Manchester United's Premier League clash with Manchester City, as well as both legs of United's Champions League quarter-final tie with last year's winners Bayern Munich, who were paired with Moyes' side on Friday.
The striker had already been ruled out of this weekend's visit to West Ham and will now also miss the games against Aston Villa, Newcastle, Everton and Norwich.
Source: Goal
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