UnitedÂ’s long-term goalkeeping hope Ben Foster will be sidelined for a couple of months more, according to the club.
Foster, who injured cruciate ligaments in his knee while on loan at Watford has been out of action since the summer but had hoped to be back next month.
But the club have said that he will have to wait until March before getting ready to return.
Foster is regarded as the future successor to Edwin Van der Sar as United’s No1 – but the injury has been a major setback to the player.