Fractured cheekbone sees Giggs sidelined for at least six weeks

RYAN GIGGS will be sidelined for at least six weeks after being forced to undergo surgery on a fractured cheekbone.

After an examination by Manchester United’s medical staff following Tuesday’s Champions League encounter with Lille, it was decided the Wales skipper needed an operation on the injury he sustained in a second-half challenge with former Arsenal defender Stathis Tavlaridis.

It would rule the 31-year-old out of the vital encounter with league leaders Chelsea on November 6, plus the remainder of United’s Champions League group phase campaign.