Ireland star Cunningham facing four-month lay-off

REPUBLIC OF IRELAND defender Greg Cunningham will be out for four months after suffering a broken leg playing for Leicester at the weekend.

Cunningham, on loan from Manchester City, suffered a broken leg after Hull’s Liam Rosenior’s late tackle on 62 minutes which earnt him a red card.

Leicester manager Sven Goran Eriksson said: “It’s a broken tibia, which could mean he is probably away for four months.